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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 17.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 17 Jun 2023
• Russian Strikes, Shelling Kill Civilians In Kharkiv And Kherson As Fighting Under Way In Eastern, Southern Ukraine RFE/RL 17 Jun 2023 -- Russian missile strikes and shelling killed at least six people over the past 24 hours in Ukraine, regional officials said, as the Ukrainian military reported limited advances in its recently launched counteroffensive to regain territory occupied by Russia since the start of its unprovoked invasion.
• Latest in Ukraine: Putin, Zelenskyy Reject African Peace Initiative VOA 17 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a peace initiative brought to St. Petersburg on Saturday by a delegation of African leaders hoping to see an end to Russia's war on Ukraine.
• Latest in Ukraine: Biden Says US Won't 'Make it Easy' for Ukraine to Join NATO VOA 17 Jun 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration would not "make it easy" for Ukraine to join NATO, noting the war-ravaged nation must meet the same standards as other member states.

Ukraine

• I would like to thank all partners who this week took new steps in supporting our state and people - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 17 Jun 2023
• Zelensky dimisses Trump's claim to restore Ukraine's 'peace in 24 hours' Press TV 17 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has dismissed former US President Donald Trump's promise to immediately end the war and restore peace in Ukraine if he returns to power in the 2024 US presidential election.
• Ukraine's Zelensky snubs African leaders' peace bid by anti-Russia remarks Press TV 17 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rebuked visiting African leaders in their bid to ease tensions in the country's raging conflict with Russia and insisting on the need to "free out land."
• Nearly 200 settlements in Ukraine affected by Kakhovka dam destruction: PM People's Daily 17 Jun 2023 -- Nearly 200 settlements have been affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Friday.

Russia

• 'Using nuclear war to save the world is like using a guillotine for a headache': Russian experts respond to call for atomic strike RT 17 Jun 2023 -- Professor Sergey Karaganov's "Tough-but-necessary decision" article - which claims that by using its nuclear weapons, Russia could save humanity from a global catastrophe - has provoked plenty of reaction domestically.
• Russia destroyed Ukraine's drones targeting oil refinery: Moscow Press TV 17 Jun 2023 -- Russia said its air force has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery in the southern border region of Bryansk.
• Ukraine Demilitarization Mainly Completed as Kiev Using Own Weapons Much Less Sputnik 17 Jun 2023 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that Ukraine's demilitarization had been mainly completed as Kiev was using its own weapons much less and deploying more weapons supplied by the West.
• Putin: Kiev Threw Possible Russia-Ukraine Settlement Deal 'Into Dustbin of History' Sputnik 17 Jun 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the African delegation with the draft of the Istanbul agreement on the Ukraine settlement, which, as the Russian president said, specifies everything from the number of armed forces to units of military equipment and personnel.
• Russia Launched Group Strike on Decision-Making Center of Ukraine's Armed Forces Sputnik 17 Jun 2023 -- The Russian military carried out a group strike with long-range precision weapons on one of the decision-making centers of the Ukrainian armed forces on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Russia Repels Ukraine's Drone Attack on Druzhba Pipeline in Bryansk Region Sputnik 17 Jun 2023 -- Russian air defense repelled Ukraine's overnight drone attack on the Druzhba oil pumping station in the Novozybkovsky district of the Bryansk Region, governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Saturday, adding that three aircraft-type drones had been downed.
• Russian Forces Repel Attacks From Ukrainian Assault Groups, Blow Up Stronghold Sputnik 17 Jun 2023 -- Units of the Russian 'Yug' Group of Forces have repelled attacks of Ukrainian assault groups near five different villages in the Artemovsk area, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
• 'Everyone For Themselves': Attacks In Border Towns And Cities Bring The War To Russia's Doorstep RFE/RL 17 Jun 2023 -- Following a spate of recent attacks in the region, Sergei says he decided to make the journey from his home in St. Petersburg to the city of Belgorod, which is only 40 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, looking to join the local territorial defense unit.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement to the media following the meeting of President of Russia Vladimir Putin with heads of African states' delegations, St Petersburg, June 17, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Jun 2023
• Putin and African Delegation Discuss Ukraine Conflict, Developing Relations and BRICS Sputnik 17 Jun 2023 -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Senegalese leader Macky Sall, Comoros President Azali Assoumani and Zambian head of state Hakainde Hichilema, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the foreign minister of Uganda, and the Congolese minister of state participated in the talks.

United States

NATO

• Ukraine's accession to NATO not easy: Biden Press TV 17 Jun 2023 -- US President Joe Biden has said that Ukraine's accession to NATO is not easy and to gain membership Kiev requires to make special arrangements in this regard.

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• African Delegation Presses Putin To Seek 'Path To Peace' In Ukraine, Offers Mediation RFE/RL 17 Jun 2023 -- The delegation of African leaders visiting St. Petersburg for talks with President Vladimir Putin said the war in Ukraine not only affects Russia and the region but is also taking its toll on the rest of the world, as group members said they sought to said a "clear message" to the Kremlin chief to take the "path to peace."
• South African Spox Blasts Missile Attack Claim During Kiev Visit as 'Deliberate Misinformation' Sputnik 17 Jun 2023 -- Five African leaders and other officials are traveling to Ukraine and Russia on Friday and Saturday, seeking a roadmap for peace in the region.
• Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on intentions to hold "elections" in occupied territories of Ukraine European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Jun 2023 -- This week, the Central Election Commission of Russia decided to hold "elections" in September in the territories of Ukraine that Russia temporarily militarily occupies, in yet another violation of international law.

News Reports

• Bribery Defendant Used Ukrainian Military 'Aid' Mission To Flee Prosecution, Investigation Finds RFE/RL 17 Jun 2023 -- A letter from the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency to the State Border Service allowed a Ukrainian politician facing trial on bribery charges to leave Ukraine on a supposed business trip, becoming a fugitive from justice, Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, has found.