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The Russian army launched a new missile strike on Kyiv on the night of June 15. Iskander ballistic missiles, Kh-101 cruise missiles, Zircon hypersonic missiles, and Geran-2 drones were used in the attack. According to media reports, more than 40 targets were hit in the strikes. Numerous fires were reported in the city. The cities of Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Dnipro were also hit.

 

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Strikes by two Russian 3K22 Tsirkon hypersonic missiles during a combined strike on Kyiv on the night of June 15. The missiles' speed is so high that they are practically invisible. The video also shows the launch of a Ukrainian Patriot air defense missile at a high-altitude target. Russian Geran drones, Kh-101, and Iskander missiles were also used in the attack on Kyiv; their strikes are shown in the second part of the video. The video has been abridged, showing only the moments of the missile impacts.

 

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Analysts say Moscow is resorting to increasingly desperate measures to shore up its forces, and Putin will likely be forced to make more unpopular decisions this year if he wants to continue his invasion of Ukraine.

After all, if a potential military recruit was unwilling to take a hefty signing bonus last year, it is unclear what would make them change their mind now, especially given reports of poor treatment on the front lines and of soldiers bribing their officers to avoid being sent on certain-death ground missions.

 

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English newspaper 'The Times' is paywalled. However it has this headline regarding the governor of the Russian central bank

Russia’s bank chief vanishes after ‘giving Putin a Ukraine ultimatum’​

Conspiracy theories swirl over Elvira Nabiullina, the relative liberal on whom the president has depended to keep the economy afloat​



With base rate to be announced June 19, if she does not show up to make the announcement it seems likely that Putin has taken over setting base rate. Reminds me of when Hitler appointed himself commander-in-chief when things were going badly in World War 2. I wonder if Putin could do better running Russia's central bank than Hitler did running the army.





 
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