Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,211

On Thursday, June 19, this is how things are going.

Fighting

130 people were hurt in a massive Russian attack in Kyiv earlier this week, and 28 of those died. Rescue work is still being conducted.
According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, 440 drones and 32 missiles carried out the attack.
Although video footage showed the attack levelling parts of an apartment block in the Ukrainian capital, Moscow described the attack as precision strikes on “military-industrial facilities in the Kyiv region.”
Russia claimed to have taken control of Novomykolaivka, a village in the northeast of Sumy, where Russian forces have launched a new offensive. Since the Russian invasion of the region in 2022, fighting has been raging there.

Vladimir Putin, the head of Russia, rebuffed speculations that he was planning to attack the NATO military alliance during a late-night press conference. He claimed that Russia was not threatened by the military bloc and its rearmament.
If Germany supplied Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles, Putin said he would think it would play a direct role in the Ukraine war. Despite repeated requests from Ukraine, Germany’s Ministry of Defense stated earlier this month that it did not intend to do so.
Putin added that he does not believe that Germany is a “neutral state,” but rather a “party supporting Ukraine, and occasionally as compliciters in these hostilities.”
Putin acknowledged that he was unsure about Germany’s role as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict despite his remarks and that he was open to meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Putin has offered to meet with Zelenskyy only during the “final phase” of the conflict resolution talks. Putin and the Ukrainian president met at a summit in Istanbul last month, but he turned down the invitation.
Zelenskyy is reportedly planning to attend a NATO meeting in The Hague next week where members will discuss boosting defense spending to 5% of GDP.

77 people, 39 businesses, and 200 vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers have been subject to new sanctions from Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to support Ukraine with an additional $ 1.47 billion in military support in addition to the sanctions.

Source: Aljazeera