(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Ukraine Invasion Day 840: continued fighting in Vovchansk [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-11 Russia loses as many people in the war against Ukraine in 4 months as in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Ukraine's Eastern Air Command reported that Ukrainian forces shot down two Russian Kh-59/69 cruise missiles over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during the day on June 11.[59] The Russian MoD posted footage purportedly showing a Russian strike against a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft at the Dovhyntseve airfield in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, although ISW has not observed confirmation of this claim.[60] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Russian missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure has severely damaged Ukraine's electricity generation. Zelensky stated on June 11 at the Ukraine Restoration Conference in Berlin that Russian strikes against Ukraine have destroyed 80 percent of Ukraine's thermal electricity generation and one third of its hydroelectric generation.[61] Zelensky reiterated that Russian drone and missile strikes against energy infrastructure, presumably in 2024, have destroyed nine gigawatts of Ukraine's energy generation capacity and noted that Ukraine's peak energy consumption was 18 gigawatts in Winter 2023-2024.[62] Zelensky stated that Ukraine will generate up to one gigawatt of gas-fired power generation by the end of 2024 and another four gigawatts in coming years.[63] Advisor to Ukraine's Energy Minister Lana Zerkal noted that Ukraine will not be able to build up to one gigawatt of gas-fired power generation by the end of 2024 and that building up to four gigawatts is an unrealistic expectation given the limited energy equipment manufacturers.[64] www.understandingwar.org/... x 🇪🇺🇵🇱 The second Saab 340 aircraft with AEW radar, manufactured in Sweden, has arrived in Poland, and will soon be steamrolling the NATO's Eastern Flank 🫡 pic.twitter.com/5ImvXOEufX — Intermarium 24 (@intermarium24) June 11, 2024 Key Takeaways: Ukraine's Western allies continue to provide monetary and military assistance to Ukraine, including air defense systems. The Kremlin continues efforts to codify legal instruments and repressive measures intended to broadly censor foreigners and foreign organizations in Russia. A prominent Kremlin-awarded Russian milblogger channel announced that it opened a second "media school" in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, likely to support Kremlin efforts to expand its influence in the international information space, particularly in Central Asia. Danish authorities arrested a Danish-Russian dual citizen accused of having connections to Russian intelligence services, which is likely part of the Kremlin's continued efforts to re-intensify its hybrid campaign against Western countries. Kremlin newswire TASS reported on June 11 that the former Head of the Russian Ministry of Defense's (MoD) Military Academy, Grigory Molchanov, was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council. Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Kupyansk and northwest of Avdiivka. Russia may have suffered a damaged or destroyed military naval vessel in the Barents Sea. Belarusian officials continue to implicate themselves in the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Belarus and their re-education in Belarusian programs. x ⚡️ WAR IN #UKRAINE - JUN 11, 2024 ■ Engagements at 7-day average, casualties below at 1.1k ■ Equipment above average; record special equipment losses, 5 air defence systems hit & plane downed ■ Improved strike ratio despite an increase in 🇷🇺 strikes See dashboard for further… pic.twitter.com/AdvMTZzZDe — Ragnar Gudmundsson 🇮🇸🇺🇦 (@ragnarbjartur) June 11, 2024 Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions in the Lyptsi direction (north of Kharkiv City) amid continued fighting in northern Kharkiv Oblast on June 11. Geolocated footage published on June 10 shows that Ukrainian forces have regained positions along the O-212553 Lyptsi-Kharkiv City road southeast of Hlyboke (northeast of Lyptsi).[27] The Russian MoD and several Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in the Lyptsi direction, particularly near Hlyboke, which is consistent with the available geolocated evidence.[28] Russian and Ukrainian sources also reported continued fighting in Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv City), particularly in the area of the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant, and near Tykhe and Vovchanski Khutory (both east of Vovchansk) on June 9 and 10.[29] www.understandingwar.org/... The Russian MoD and several Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in the Lyptsi direction, particularly near Hlyboke, which is consistent with the available geolocated evidence. Russian and Ukrainian sources also reported continued fighting in Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv City), particularly in the area of the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant, and near Tykhe and Vovchanski Khutory (both east of Vovchansk) on June 9 and 10. Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Kupyansk amid continued Russian ground attacks along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on June 11. Geolocated footage published on June 11 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced east of Stepova Novoselivka (southeast of Kupyansk).[30] The Russian MoD and Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized the disincorporated settlement of Tymkivka (just west of Orlyanka [east of Kupyansk]) and Myasozharivka (west of Svatove).[31] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces also advanced near Ivanivka (southeast of Kupyansk) and Andriivka (west of Svatove).[32] ISW has not observed visual confirmation of any of these claims. Fighting continued northeast of Kupyansk near Synkivka; southeast of Kupyansk near Pishchane, Berestove, Stepova Novoselivka, and Stelmakhivka; northwest of Kreminna near Duzhelyubivka, Hrekivka, and Nevske; west of Kreminna near Torske and Terny; and southwest of Kreminna near Hryhorivka and the Serebryanske forest area on June 10 and 11.[33] Elements of the Russian 2nd Artillery Brigade (2nd Luhansk People's Republic Army Corps [LNR AC]) are reportedly operating near Berestove.[34] www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... On the Avdiivka front, Sokil and Novooleksandrivka are in serious trouble as Russian forces assault the settlements x The Ukrainian military is working to exhaust and deter Russian Armed Forces, successfully shooting down a Russian attack aircraft in the Pokrovsk sector.https://t.co/eTc3VMNuIe — The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine) June 11, 2024 x Germany will hand over third Patriot air defense system, IRIS-T units, Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine in coming weeks and months, Scholz announced. https://t.co/1TplCznh0H — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 11, 2024 x Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said that due to the Russian attacks on 🇺🇦energy infrastructure, Ukraine will receive 500 million euros for the repair of damaged energy facilities and thousands of solar panels and power generators. She also… pic.twitter.com/TyhF4xItBh — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 11, 2024 x In yesterday's European elections, I suffered a crushing personal defeat - along with my comrades in Greece & Germany. Our sick societies, caught up between the radical centre & neofascism, cannot help a dying Palestine, a war-torn Ukraine, our own people. But fight on we must! — Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) June 10, 2024 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/11/2246077/-Ukraine-Invasion-Day-840-continued-fighting-in-Vovchansk?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/