Officials in several Ukrainian provinces confirmed on the morning of June 22 that in the previous 24 hours, Russian attacks on Ukraine had killed eight people and injured 19 others.
Russia has attacked targets in 14 Ukrainian provinces, including Chernihiv, Sumy, Odessa, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk, according to The Kyiv Independent . The casualties were reported in four provinces: Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk.
Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk region fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system at Russian soldiers
Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced on June 22 that Ukrainian air defense forces had shot down all 13 attack drones and 12 out of 16 missiles launched by Russia on the night of June 21 and early morning of June 22. The attack caused damage to energy infrastructure in several regions of Ukraine, according to The Kyiv Independent .
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on June 22 that its forces had used long-range missiles launched from aircraft, warships, and drones to attack energy facilities in Ukraine that they said supported military production, as well as ammunition and air weapons depots supplied to Ukraine by Western countries, according to RT.
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The Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the latest attack was in response to “attempts by the Kyiv authorities to cause damage to Russian energy facilities.” Ukraine has carried out drone attacks on Russian oil facilities in recent months, including those far from the border, according to RT.
The Russian Defense Ministry also announced that within 24 hours, Russian forces repelled seven Ukrainian counterattacks, causing Ukrainian forces to lose more than 200 servicemen and shoot down 48 drones, according to TASS News Agency.
As of late June 22, there was no information about Ukraine's or Russia's reaction to each side's statement.
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Ukraine attacks air defense systems in Russia?
Pepel, a media organization based in Russia's Belgorod province, reported on June 22 that the Ukrainian military allegedly hit a Pantsir S-1 air defense missile system in the village of Dubovoe in Belgorod province at noon the same day, according to The Kyiv Independent news site.
According to Pepel, the Pantsir system was hit by a cluster bomb but the control team survived.
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Earlier, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on the Telegram messaging app that Russian air defense forces were active in the area at around 12:20 p.m. Gladkov also wrote that the air target was shot down as it approached the city of Belgorod, and that preliminary information showed “no casualties or serious damage.”
As of late June 22, there was no information about the reaction of the Russian Ministry of Defense or Ukraine.
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Mediazona identifies names of more than 56,000 dead Russian soldiers
Through open-source research, Mediazona, an independent media organization in Russia, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 56,858 Russian soldiers killed since Russia began its military campaign in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Since Mediazona's last update in late May, the names of 2,677 Russian soldiers have been added to the casualty list, according to The Kyiv Independent .
Journalists from Mediazona and BBC Russia note that the actual figure could be significantly higher as their verified information comes from public sources such as obituaries, information from regional newspapers and announcements from local authorities.
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Since Russia began its military campaign, more than 3,600 officers, including 424 with the rank of lieutenant colonel or higher, have been killed in combat in Ukraine, according to The Kyiv Independent .
As of late June 22, there was no information about Russia's reaction.
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F-16 fighters forced to fly low if deployed over Ukraine?
So far, the Russian tactic of using multirole fighter jets to drop guided glide bombs has proven effective. The bombs have a range of 40-65 km, beyond the interception range of most Ukrainian fighter jets and anti-aircraft missile batteries.
Therefore, the F-16 fighter jets that the West has pledged to deliver to Ukraine could be the solution to intercept Russian bombers. However, according to analyst Justin Bronk from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), based in London, each F-16 sortie will face challenges from Moscow's air defense system, especially the S-400 batteries, with a range of 400 km.
Bronk pointed out that if the F-16s were to be deployed to intercept the Russian bombers, the Ukrainian pilots would have to fly low to avoid being targeted by air defenses. However, this would reduce the effectiveness of the AIM-120D air-to-air missiles normally equipped on the F-16s, according to Forbes on June 17.
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