What a weekend for Wagner, elections after the war, exclusive with Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi

Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Monday, June 26, 2023.

●      After striking deal with Putin, Prigozhin and his fighters abandon march on Moscow
In a bizarre turn of events, Wagner mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 24 abruptly called off his fighters’ march on Moscow, saying he had reached agreement with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to avoid “bloodshed.”

●      Russians flee abroad in droves as rebellion erupts at home
Amid the armed rebellion in Russia by Wagner mercenary company leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russians are actively buying air tickets for destinations abroad, Russian news outlet Baza reported on June 24.

●      Ukraine’s military intelligence comments on Prigozhin's rebellion
The rebellion against the Russian military leadership led by the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is a consequence of conflicts between various groups in Russia, a Ukrainian military intelligence spokesperson said on June 24.

●      Prigozhin may have been offered dismissal of Shoigu and Gerasimov, says SBU
Wagner Group mercenary's leader Yevgen Prigozhin may have been promised that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other top military officials will be dismissed in exchange for ending his mutiny, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on June 25.

●      Zelenskyy comments on military rebellion in Russia
The longer Russia keeps its troops and mercenaries in Ukraine, the more chaos and problems it will have for itself, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on June 24, commenting on the ongoing armed conflict in Russia.

●      Wagner destroyed seven Russian aircraft during Prigozhin's rebellion — Air Force
During the rebellion of Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, his militants destroyed seven Russian aircraft after launching preemptive strikes against them, the spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ihnat said on national television on June 25.

●      Shocking photos of shallowed Kakhovka Reservoir published online
The Kakhovka Reservoir has turned into a desert after the Russian military demolished the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and dam, a shocking photo posted by Ukrainian journalist and blogger Denys Kazansky on Telegram on June 25 shows.

●      Ukraine to hold elections after war ends, says Zelenskyy
Elections in Ukraine will be held in 2024 only if martial law is ended by then, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the BBC on June 22.

●      Russians claim to have killed teenage ‘partisans’ in Berdyansk
Two Ukrainian teenagers have been murdered by Russian invasion forces in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Berdyansk in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Vladimir, a representative of the occupation administration of Zaporizhzhya Oblast has said.

●      Germany to donate to Ukraine 45 more Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns by year end
Germany plans to transfer to Ukraine 45 more Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns this year, Christian Freuding, Head of the Special Staff Ukraine at the German Federal Ministry of Defence said in an interview with Welt am Sonntag outlet on June 24.

●      Death toll in Kyiv’s Solomyanskyi District from Russian missile strike rises to five
The bodies of two more people have been found under the rubble of a building in Kyiv's Solomyanskyi District hit by the fragments of a Russian missile in the early hours of June 24, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on June 25.

●      When will Ukraine have its own long-range missiles?
Although Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov recently expressed optimism for the development of a Ukrainian missile with a range of up to 1,000 kilometers, available information suggests that there is still a long way to go, an expert has told NV.

●      EU approves massive expansion of artillery shell production
EU member states have approved a project that envisages expanding the production of artillery shells to one million units per year, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU announced on Twitter on June 23.

●      Chief Rabbi of Ukraine on Russian anti-Semitism – interview
In an interview with NV Radio, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Yaakov Dov Bleich argues that Russians may blame their country’s Jewish community for the military defeat in Ukraine.

●      Ukraine on top of medals table at European Games after day two
The Ukrainian team tops the medal table at the European Games in Poland after day two, having won four golds and two bronzes.

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