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UA-RU | June 1st-30th | REPORTS

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Backed by the statements of both side and especially by video footage, it is certain that Ukrainian forces successfully crossed the Dnipro river at the Antonovsky Bridge and established a bridge head.

Russian forces will soon have to decide whether to mount a counteroffensive or to blow up the Konka Bridge south of it.

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UPDATE/ 2230 UTC 26 JUN/ Frontline sources report a strong Russian counter-attack is in progress on the M-14 HWY axis north of Oleshky. The status of the UKR bridgehead will be updated as information becomes available.

Russians launched a counterattack from Oleshky against the Ukrainian bridge head at the destroyed Antonovsky Bridge, but a remotely placed mine eliminated the BMD-2 almost immediately after the Russin IFV crossed the Konka Bridge.

 
Interesting report from Sky (you’ll have to go to the original article to see the tweets they reference).

Something 'significant' to come from Putin

We have heard the thoughts of Moscow correspondent Diana Magnay on Vladimir Putin's speech last night - she described it as "a strange halfway house, saying lots and nothing at all".

She suggests we might learn more when Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko conducts his Q&A with journalists later today.

As always, Mr Putin's remarks have been picked through by every journalist and commentator that focuses on this conflict - with many agreeing with Magnay that something significant may have remained unsaid.

Michael McFaul, a professor of political science and former US ambassador to Russia, says the Russian president appears to be "preparing for a big fight" - click through to read his thread below.

Kyiv Post correspondent Jason Jay Smart suggests something was omitted from Mr Putin's speech - and like Magnay, he thinks we could learn more later today.

"It looked pre-recorded and as if it cut-off before it was finished…" he tweeted.

"What is the second, 'urgent', part of the speech that we have not yet seen?

"Tomorrow [now today] Lukashenko is to also give a 'historic' speech.

"HYPOTHESIS: Following Putin's meeting with his National Security Council (RIGHT NOW), Part II of Putin's will appear - and it really will be important.

"Putin is at his weakest point ever. He knows that if he does not create a significant paradigm shift, as soon as possible, he can lose control of Russia."

Meanwhile, R.Politik, which offers independent analysis of Russian politics, is not convinced Mr Putin has done with Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin just yet - and suggests the mindset of the Russian elite may have shifted after Saturday's mutiny.

"Although Prigozhin has retreated, he is now a figure of a completely different scale," they write.

"Putin will need to address this, weighing all the risks of a possible negative reaction from Prigozhin's sympathisers among the nation at large.

"The elites may have exhaled a sigh of relief, but they remain in a state of silent shock. Many are grappling with how fragile the entire 'construction' has proven to be.

"Asking themselves the question, how was it possible to get out of such mutiny unpunished, many come to realise that much more is now allowed than might have seemed."

Finally, Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief for the FT, has this analysis of Prigozhin's standing following his actions at the weekend...

 
📢 The US does not see any signs that russia is going to blow up the Zaporizhzhia NPP or use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, - White House National Security Council representative John Kirby."We’ve seen these reports. As you know, we can monitor radioactivity near the station, and we have seen no indication that this threat is imminent. But we’re watching this very, very closely... We see no indication that there is any intention to use nuclear weapons on the territory of Ukraine".

 
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