On Saturday, Ukrainian officials released photos showing troops raising the national flag over the city of Kupyansk, home to a major rail hub that supplied Russian troops in northeastern Ukraine, and the collapse of the Russian front line could be a total rout for Putin. troops in the area. Kupyansk would so far be the most important achievement in the extraordinary Ukrainian offensive this week, which caused the collapse of the Russian front in the Kharkiv region.

Highlights of Saturday, the 199th day of the Ukrainian war, LIVETEXT:

12:34 pm Oleksiy Reznikov says that after Russia’s defeat, a new “Nuremberg” process awaits, Kyiv Independent writes.

“I am convinced that the tribunal and the future “Nuremberg” are waiting for everyone, even if they are judged in absentia or posthumously,” the Minister of Defense of Ukraine told RBC Ukraine.

12:13 pm The UN says it has documented “torture and ill-treatment” of prisoners of war held by Russian forces in Ukraine.

The organization also says it has confirmed at least 5,767 civilian deaths and 8,292 wounded, adding that the real numbers are “likely much higher.”

The conclusions were made public on Friday during an information session in Odesa by the head of the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, Matilda Bogner. (Guardian)

12:01 amVladimir Putin voted electronically on Saturday in municipal and regional elections that began in Russia on Friday and will end on Sunday.

11:32 am Phillips O’Brien, professor of strategic studies and editor-in-chief of the scientific journal War in History, published on Twitter interesting note about the current Ukrainian offensive.

“What makes Ukrainian strategic planning over the last few months so remarkable is that they seemed to understand all of the fundamental weaknesses of the Russian military and developed and implemented a plan to exploit them to their full potential.

Those interested in strategies of all kinds and at all levels will study Ukrainian plans for decades.”

A new assessment of the losses of the Russian army over the last day

11:07 amGerman Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock arrived in Kyiv on Saturday with a surprise visit to “prove that Ukraine can count” on Berlin’s support.

10:57 am According to the Ukrainian military, over the past day, the Russian army lost 350 soldiers, 14 tanks, 9 armored personnel carriers, 22 artillery installations, 5 rocket salvo systems, 3 anti-aircraft systems, 1 helicopter, 10 drones, and 27 units of equipment and tank trucks. , and 1 cruise missile was shot down without reaching the target.

10:40 in the morning The extraordinary progress of the Ukrainian offensive in Kharkiv, shown by two maps, one with the situation for Monday, the other with the situation for Friday:

Kupyansk was captured at night, the Russians barely resisted

10:11 am Information and images (unconfirmed) in social networks indicate that the Ukrainians have already captured Kupyansk at night.

It should be noted that last week this city, which is important for the logistical support of the Russian army, was 60 kilometers behind the front.

Russian troops practically did not resist, says the military correspondent of the Kyiv Independent.

09:50The recapture of Kupyansk by the Ukrainian army will be a significant blow to the Russian troops, as it is a logistical supply point for the occupying forces in Donbas, the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain claims.

09:11 Institute for the Study of War: On Friday, in a counteroffensive in Kharkiv, Ukrainian troops captured 2.5 thousand square kilometers.

Russian troops are about to find themselves in the Izyum cauldron, – ISV. Also, although there is little information, the Ukrainians are also continuing their counteroffensive on Kherson.

08:46Ukrainian army: Russia is sending 1,300 Chechen soldiers to the Kherson region.

The military has been sent to support Russian troops in the occupied territories of the Kherson region in the face of a counteroffensive in the south, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday morning. (Kyiv Independent)

08:38 Anthony Blinken: Putin uses energy as a weapon “when Russia fails to achieve its goals on the battlefield.”

The US Secretary of State said that “Putin is counting on the Kremlin to be able to force other countries to comply” but “already lost that bet”.

Blinken also said that U.S. support for Ukraine is “unwavering” and that the U.S. will do everything it can to help Europe cope with high energy prices this winter.

A quick summary of recent developments regarding the Russian invasion:

• Zelensky noted that Ukrainian troops liberated more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region, and fighting continues in the east and south of Donbas.
• The President of Ukraine met with the head of the Turkish defense company Baykar and announced that it will create a factory for the production of drones in Ukraine.
• EU energy ministers have instructed the European Commission to continue imposing restrictions on the revenues of non-gas electricity producers who benefit from rising energy prices by abandoning the price cap on Russian gas.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that the agreement on unblocking the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea is being implemented “poorly” and its extension, which should take place at the end of November, will depend on how it will be implemented.
• A senior U.S. official said the U.S. is working with the United Nations to address Russian complaints that sanctions are blocking its food and fertilizer supplies, even though Moscow’s exports have not been affected.
• Bombing destroyed energy infrastructure in the town of Energodar, home to staff at the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, posing a growing threat to the plant, the UN nuclear agency said.
• According to a report published by the World Bank, Russia’s invasion has cost Ukraine more than $97 billion in direct losses as of June 1, as well as $252 billion in disruptions to its economic flows and production and additional war-related costs. The Government of Ukraine and the European Commission.
• 27 EU finance ministers have given the green light to a new five billion euro aid to Ukraine to help it cope with the consequences of the war.
• The European Commission is asking EU and Schengen countries to “thoroughly review” visas issued to Russians to ensure they do not pose a security threat.
• NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday called on allies to supply Kiev with winter equipment such as clothing, tents and generators to allow Ukrainian troops to continue fighting the Russian invasion in the cold season.

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