(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Russian stuff blowing up: Hundreds of Russians reported surrounded in Vovchansk [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-15 A huge fire at a gas storage facility in Saratov, Russia, which is about 850 km southeast of Moscow. The governor of the regions claimed the fire was caused by “an unusual heat, which led to depressurization and combustion," x ❗️A gigantic explosion engulfed a gas storage facility in the Russian city of Saratov The flames rose to dozens of meters. The causes of the accident are unknown. pic.twitter.com/pNF5DMZWWe — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 15, 2024 Keep on hitting it until it’s a smoldering ruin. x Ukrainian forces used over 70 attack drones to target Russia’s Morosovsk Airfield last night, damaging multiple Russian Su-34s. The GUR’s General Budanov says that Ukraine will attack the airfield again, in an interview with the @thewarzonewire. pic.twitter.com/7oMTkoGry7 — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 15, 2024 It is reported that about 400 Russians in Vovchansk are cut off from escape. x 🚨 BREAKING ‼️ The number of Russian in a cauldron in Vovchansk is estimated to 400 by Russian born journalist Nevzorov The Russians are on the brink of surrendering, according to him https://t.co/0C4F4ObPvp pic.twitter.com/SOwrJxT1Wd — PS01 (@PStyle0ne1) June 15, 2024 They can surrender or they can pretend they are at the Alamo. x Ukrainian Armed Forces block Russian units at the Aggregate Plant in Vovchansk According to Russian media reports, the occupiers have been unsuccessfully trying to unblock their military on the plant's territory for two days. Russian soldiers at the plant are constantly being… pic.twitter.com/sGWa9skhwL — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 15, 2024 Surrender is the best option. x #Ukrainians drop "rubles" at the position of the #ruZZians Thus offer to surrender and save their lives. The development is called a "saving ruble". Papers were wrapped in 122 mm projectiles, after which it exploded in the air and scattered them around. pic.twitter.com/KkDZv5PJ2G — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) June 15, 2024 War by other means. Taking down the FSB website was especially sweet. x 💥💥💥 In the largest series of attacks during of the war, Russian hackers against Putin hit: ✅ 🇷🇺 FSB ✅ Moscow Metro ✅ Fare card for Moscow Metro ✅ 🇷🇺 Defense Export ✅ 🇷🇺 Defense Logistics ✅ 🇷🇺 news The sites will return, but the fear will remain. Putin is losing. pic.twitter.com/sz40ypDVcH — Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) June 15, 2024 This report from the Kyiv Independent is a stark reminder how Russians use rape to terrorize and dehumanize. She describes how, days later, after troops attacked and interrogated residents, a drunk soldier started asking the ages of women and girls in the house where Maryna was sheltering. After taking her mother into another room briefly, Maryna says the soldier returned for her, took her into that room while her mother and the children in the house waited in the kitchen, and raped her. “He said that if I resisted, he would shoot me. He also threatened me with his fists. I told him that I was pregnant and that I didn’t want anything, and he said: ‘Don’t be such a tease. If you don’t want to be with me I’ll call 20 people and you’ll be with everyone in turns. So choose, either be with me, or with them.’ I still remember this very foul-smelling alcohol breath. I tried to push him away, and even though he was drunk, he was stronger than me,” she said. This is a very well-written story on life in Kyiv and about the life and death of noted Ukrainian photographer Arsen Fedosenko. This island of normal life was, it should not be forgotten, hard won. That Kyiv was saved by Ukrainian defenders remains the point from which all potential futures in Ukraine now depart. With its air defense in place, it is an unwalled fortress of Ukrainianness. Children go to school, they go to the mall with their friends. People go to work, they go to cafes, they stop in the bookshop — perhaps to choose the latest Ukrainian book about the war, or a selection of Ukrainian literature or history, the revival of which has been bolstered by a decade of Russia trying to steal it from them, again. The primal wail of the air raid siren scratches deep into the psyche, a reminder that these are not normal times. Even in the silence, in the rain, in traffic, in the sound of passing crowds — the phantom alarm is a hollow that the ears strain to fill. Not reacting at all is a badge of resilience. Even the birds continue singing. Everything is the same as the moment before. “If you hear the sirens, you are still alive.” …. Fedosenko had a knack for war photography, unflinching under fire, always looking for the moment that needed to be captured on film. He quickly became the soul of the team, a steady, professional presence whatever the circumstances. No matter where he went, his teammates say, he had a thousand different conversations with the soldiers and civilians caught up in the war — conversations about better times, and the future, and dreams of everything that Ukraine would be. The soldiers he served with say they never saw him sad — concerned, maybe worried, but never sad. Fedosenko brought sunlight with him where sometimes there was none to be had. ... Arsen Fedosenko traded a life of capturing beauty for a life of capturing the love and terror and loneliness and brotherhood of war. He showed us faces, sacred objects, joy, devastation, the vast and the small. He showed us moments of a war too immense to conceptualize in a way we could see clearly if we chose to look. He showed us who and what to fight for. He knew the war for what it was — and what it was for. He never looked away. He knew Ukraine will win. Aside from the roughly thousand-a-day losses of soldiers it amazes me how Russia can afford to lose so many artillery systems. x Russia's estimated losses on day 843 of its full-blown war against Ukraine We adjusted our baseline numbers for MLRS & artillery -earlier, towed mortars were mistakenly counted as MLRS. As a result, MLRS destruction is now 26%. Many thanks to our reader who reported the mistake! pic.twitter.com/6ycODwn1Xw — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 15, 2024 Russia must be worried about losing Crimea down the road. They did this same kind of art theft before pulling out of Kherson as well. x russian occupiers in Crimea are preparing to take all museum collections from the peninsula to russia. The heads of museum institutions of Crimea received a letter from the so-called "Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Crimea". Managers were ordered to prepare museum… pic.twitter.com/LUPKRvov5b — Ukraine Front Line (@EuromaidanPR) June 15, 2024 Not many things would burn for that long other than maybe a huge pile of old tires. x Three days of flames: firefighters in the #Kyiv region finally managed to extinguish the industrial facility attacked by Russia on June 12 The effort involved 249 people, 98 units of equipment, and 5 fire trains, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported. 📷: SES pic.twitter.com/YwQ8wdrcQT — KyivPost (@KyivPost) June 15, 2024 Adios. This incident is reported to have happened in Gorlovka. x 🎯 A very famous russian propagandist Valery Kozhin paid the price of visiting occupied Donetsk region. According to reports, he and other orcs were drunk and displayed fireworks in celebrating russia day when HIMARS visited their base and killed everyone💀☠💀 pic.twitter.com/HYO0aoXiFT — Азов South (@Azovsouth) June 13, 2024 These clueless idiots think Russia is a place where you can appeal to the authorities and get justice. Hahahahahahahaha The men were kidnapped from Russian territory and transferred to Ukraine, despite all of them having medical certificates and injuries. Some do not have the right to carry weapons due to psychological problems. But Putin needs meat. x The mobilisation is going according to plan: Russian servicemen of an assault company are turning to the prosecutor’s office demanding an explanation for their presence in Ukraine. The men were kidnapped from Russian territory and transferred to Ukraine, despite all of them… pic.twitter.com/h5yKZiHhHT — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) June 15, 2024 Putin did this. x This little girl had faced unimaginable challenges. Despite all she had endured, she is smiling. She is a symbol of unyielding strength. No child should have to go through such ordeals. This is the result of a man's madness. Putin is a criminal.#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/THOAUOrb17 — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) June 14, 2024 Dad’s home. x " I was a little sad, until you come". ❤️🇺🇦 Source: k9militaryodin / TikTok pic.twitter.com/9d24vtRLIk — Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) June 15, 2024 Puppy on patrol. x Бадьорого, вільні люди вільної країни! Сонячних безпечних вам вихідних. Тримаємо стрій і не забуваємо про наших воїнів! Разом переможемо! ☀️🫶🏻🐶🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/3qv3Tf7GYK — Aurora Borealis 🤫 (@aborealis940) June 15, 2024 All kinds of animals in Ukraine need rescuing. 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