News about the Russia-Ukraine war: That happened on Monday night (June 27)

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A cyclist between two destroyed military vehicles in Lysychansk (June 11)

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What has happened in the past few hours

After Russian troops captured the city of Sievjerodonetsk in eastern Ukraine,

continued.

The enemy, with the support of artillery, is increasingly trying to block the strategically important city from the south, the Ukrainian general staff said on Sunday evening.

Civil and military infrastructure were also hit.

The information could not be independently verified.

In the Luhansk region, Ukrainian troops now only control the city of Lysychansk.

There, however, Russian soldiers have already advanced to the outskirts of the city.

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has again been attacked in the

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This was announced by representatives of the Crimean peninsula, which was incorporated by Russia, on Sunday evening, as reported by the Russian state agency TASS.

The officials blamed Ukraine for the attack.

That couldn't be verified.

There were no injuries, it said.

It was unclear whether a fire broke out.

Just last Monday, three drilling platforms in the Black Sea were attacked with rockets.

The originally Ukrainian facilities were occupied in March 2014 as part of the annexation of Crimea.

Canada

on Sunday .

According to the Canadian Navy, HMCS Kingston and HMCS Summerside joined two frigates that are already in the region to strengthen NATO's eastern flank.

The four-month mission is part of the "deterrent measures in Central and Eastern Europe" that were initiated in 2014 after the Russian annexation of Crimea.

According to the information, the Canadian ships were put on "high alert" in order to be able to "quickly and effectively" support all NATO operations.

They should therefore take part in mine clearance exercises by October.

That says Kyiv

The Ukrainian President sees Ukraine in a difficult phase of the war.

For the first time in three weeks, the capital Kyiv was fired at with rockets again at the weekend.

Added to this is the military defeat in the city of Sievjerodonetsk in eastern Ukraine.

In his daily video speech on Monday night, Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the people of neighboring Belarus not to be drawn into the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.

"The Kremlin has already decided everything for you," he said, looking at Moscow.

“But you are not slaves and cannon fodder.

You mustn't die."

Background: On Saturday, Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko met again with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin chief announced the delivery of Iskander-M missile systems to Belarus, which can also be equipped with nuclear warheads (you can find out more about the Iskander missiles here).

According to the latest information from Kyiv, Russian troops recently also attacked Ukraine from Belarus.

The country is a close ally of Russia.

Now Zelenskyj said: »I know that the people of Belarus support us, only us, not the war.

And that's why the Russian leadership wants to drag you into a war."

At the same time, Zelenskyj called for more weapons again in view of Russian attacks.

Any delay in arms deliveries to Ukraine is an invitation to Russia to strike again.

"We need powerful air defense - modern, effective." There are already agreements with partners, but they have to move faster.

International reactions

EU Commission President

is convinced that Russia's president "can no longer win this war".

In the ARD "Tagesthemen" she also said that Russia must suffer a "strategic defeat".

Von der Leyen also spoke out on ZDF against a boycott of the G20 summit in the fall - even if Putin were to attend the next meeting.

"We have to think very carefully about whether we paralyze the entire G20, I'm not advocating it," she told the "heute journal".

"In my opinion, the G20 is too important, also for the developing countries, the emerging countries, for us to let this body be destroyed again by Putin."

The next summit of the 20 most important industrialized and emerging countries will take place on the Indonesian island of Bali in mid-November.

The group also includes Russia, so Putin's participation is possible.

It is important to "tell Putin to his face what we think of him and what we think of this type of action," said von der Leyen, referring to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

"One thing is very clear: There will be no 'business as usual'." You can read more about von der Leyen's statements here.

British Prime Minister

spoke to US broadcaster CNN about the war in Eastern Europe, among other things.

Johnson said a Russian victory in Ukraine would be "absolutely catastrophic."

Should Putin succeed in his invasion, it would set a dangerous precedent.

“You can see the consequences, the lessons to be learned.

This is ultimately catastrophic, not only for democracy and the independence of the countries, but also for economic stability.«

The

, sees the greatest danger of a military escalation with Russia on NATO's north-eastern flank.

"And that's why the point of credible deterrence in this region is a very central point for me.

The presence of land forces plays a central role here," said the lieutenant general in an interview with the German Press Agency.

There will also be increased exercises for national and alliance defense in his command.

"We haven't trained this kind of intensive warfare here before," said Schuett.

»There is a need to adapt existing structures and procedures.«

What is still happening today

• On the second day of the G7 summit in Bavaria, the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine will be one of the dominant topics: This morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is due to join the deliberations of the heads of state and government.

• In Luxembourg today the energy ministers of the EU countries are discussing the energy situation in the EU in connection with the war in Ukraine.

• According to his spokesman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet with the heads of government of both countries on Tuesday in the dispute over NATO membership between Finland and Sweden.

  There should also be talks at ministerial level in Brussels on Monday, Ibrahim Kalin told the Habertürk broadcaster.

  Turkey has opposed membership of both states.

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