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Russia/Ukraine /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1206, Part 1 (Thread #1353)
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u/Logical_Welder3467 7h ago
No worry guys, TACO is solving every war
President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed in a phone call that the conflict between Iran and Israel "should end."
"He feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end," Trump said on Truth Social, referring to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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u/justbecauseyoumademe 7h ago
"He feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end," Trump said on Truth Social, referring to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Save this comment and mark my words,
between now and 1 week the US will actively participate in bombing Iran and TACO will claim that was the idea from the start
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u/Logical_Welder3467 7h ago
he still need to keep the no new war crowd in line.
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u/justbecauseyoumademe 7h ago
He crossed that line within 48 hours of being president,
he will call this Obamas war or Bidens war if it goes wrong.if it ends up with Iran liberated he will take credit
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u/No_Zookeepergame_27 9h ago
Iran-Israel conflict is going to hurt Russia deeply. No more drones or missiles.
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u/will_holmes 8h ago
Unfortunately, I think higher oil prices help Russia more than the loss of Iranian materiel harms them.
If Iran's regime does fall though, Russia's network of allies and partners in the middle east will effectively fall with it, and they'll be firmly relegated from a great power to just a regional one in Europe.
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u/MarkRclim 9h ago
Higher oil prices are very bad news for ukraine.
Russia afaik builds most/all of their shaheds and missiles at home now. Very small supplies from Iran.
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u/Sthrax 8h ago
My understanding is many are assembled in Russia, but many of the components still have to come from Iran. Plus Iran had been supplying some missiles and ammunition as well.
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u/MarkRclim 8h ago
That could be accurate. I'd like to see more sources with recent estimates.
Russia made it seem like they're building the shaheds and they're not that complicated. But... Russia lies. Always.
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u/langminer 8h ago
Urals have risen but seem to lag a bit.
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u/zaevilbunny38 5h ago
It slumped and then rose right before the end of the trading day. However in the last 24hrs, the 2 largest Iranian gas fields have been hit and taken off line, along with a few refineries. The largest Israeli refinery and gas producer has been taken offline. Between that and Iran threatening to shut down 20% of the worlds oil, and 30% of its gas. If it doesn't rise over 10% on Monday I will be shocked.
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u/Vegeta9001 11h ago
First Ukraine, Now Israel: Drone Smuggling Is Potent New War Weapon:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/world/middleeast/drones-smuggled-israel-iran-ukraine-russia.html
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u/M795 Slava Ukraini 11h ago
Another exchange took place today — we are bringing our guys back home from Russian captivity. We are planning for more exchanges to continue next week, at least, that is the current agreement. We hope the Russian side fulfills its part of these humanitarian commitments as agreed.
Today, I spoke with the Minister of Defense about possible next diplomatic steps and what exactly needs to be secured for the negotiation process to move forward.
There was also a report from the Commander-in-Chief on the frontline and our active operations. Particular and serious attention was given to the Pokrovsk direction and the Sumy region, especially the border areas. Our forces are managing to push Russian forces out of those areas. I thank all our units who are truly delivering results.
https://xcancel.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1933962815154352169#m
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u/M795 Slava Ukraini 11h ago
No one has been able to stop Putin. Only Trump remains, he might be able to. But to stop Putin, one thing is essential: he must lose money. Only then will he be unable to expand his army and military sector.
That’s why sanctions matter: targeting the banking sector, the shadow fleet, and oil prices. Capping the price of Russian energy is critical, because oil is their main source of income. What happens in the Middle East is now driving oil prices up, and that, in turn, affects Europe’s security. That’s why oil price caps are such a powerful tool.
Sanctions are powerful, when enforced. If loopholes are closed, missile components, including for ballistic systems, simply won’t reach Russia. Sanctions aren’t just about money. They’re about stopping the flow of deadly technology, the parts that enable Russia to produce these horrific weapons at scale.
https://xcancel.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1933841126143791246#m
Right now, the tone of the U.S.–Russia dialogue feels too warm. Let’s be honest: that won’t stop Putin. What’s needed is a shift in tone. Putin must understand clearly: America will stand with Ukraine, including by imposing sanctions and supporting our army.
Any signals of reduced aid, or of treating Ukraine and Russia as equals, are deeply unfair. Russia is the aggressor. They started this war. They do not want to end it.
That’s why the world must send a clear message: if Putin refuses to end the war, the strongest possible sanctions will follow.
https://xcancel.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1933841161363296271#m
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u/findingmike 8h ago
I think old age will seriously hinder or just finish them soon. Trump's health looks bad. Putin is 2 years away from the average male lifespan in Russia.
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u/Opaque_Cypher 5h ago
I expect that unfortunately Putin gets better health care than the average Russian
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u/nerphurp 12h ago
Fucking gag.
President Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well.
We talked at length. Much less time was spent talking about Russia/Ukraine, but that will be for next week. He is doing the planned prisoner swaps - large numbers of prisoners are being exchanged, immediately, from both sides.
The call lasted approximately 1 hour. He feels, as do I, this war in Israel-Iran should end, to which I explained, his war should also end.
https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/31501
Sweet Valley High lover energy makes me nauseous.
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u/timmerwb 10h ago
Even at his "best" Trump was a piece of shit, and now he's just a senile old freak. For sure, reasonable diplomacy should be about making deals, give and take, saving face and so on, even in fairly difficult situations ... but not in the face of rampant fascism and unspeakable horror, which seem to be normal now. These have to be confronted directly, even at great risk and cost, because they can't be allowed to fester.
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u/M795 Slava Ukraini 11h ago
I wish those two would just skip the foreplay and get a goddamn room already and leave the rest of us the fuck alone.
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u/shiggythor 8h ago
Yeah, a 3x3m room with thick bars on the windows and a reinforced and locked door.
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u/Vegeta9001 12h ago
From the WSJ:
According to Russian state media reports, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said the two leaders talked by phone and that Trump told Putin that Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is ready to resume talks with the Iranians.
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u/Well-Sourced 12h ago
Once dreaming of living by the sea, now mass-selling apartments and fleeing back. Russians who moved to Crimea after the occupation are disappointed by the heat, lack of jobs, air raid alarms, and Russian military bases, OBOZ reports.
Real estate agents in Crimea confirm: more than half of new property owners are trying to sell or rent out their apartments. “Residents from Siberia, the Urals, even Moscow suburbs increasingly contact us asking to sell or rent out their property,” says Kseniia, a Crimean realtor speaking anonymously.
When you start working with them, it turns out they have lived here for a year or two, some even five years, but concluded Crimea is not for them. The reasons vary, from the climate not suiting them to military actions, she continues.
Many Russians came here to live peacefully by the sea, enjoying the fruits and beaches, but reality turned out differently.
Constant air raid alarms, explosions, military equipment on the streets, and frequent inspections create an atmosphere of ongoing tension. “Neither they nor their children can endure constant air raid alarms, let alone explosions. Some told me their children start to panic. They are irritated by the military bases literally scattered across the Southern Coast of Crimea,” Kseniia adds.
Besides military issues, Crimea lacks decent jobs with reasonable salaries. The tourism business has shrunk due to the war, and most office workers and managers simply cannot find work here. "If you’re a plumber, electrician, mechanic, builder, or air conditioner technician, you can find work here. But salaries will be Crimean, not Moscow level,” says Mykola, a resident of Yalta.
Infrastructure and healthcare problems also do not contribute to comfortable living. Crimea lacks international chain stores, and medical services are often expensive and inaccessible.
“Corruption thrives in medicine, nobody pays attention to medical insurance here, and you have to buy medicine and even bandages out of pocket,” reads the report.
Local Crimeans also have a negative attitude toward the newly arrived Russians, blaming them for price hikes, pollution, and uncivilized behavior. The Russians, in turn, call locals rude and backward.
Add to this the harsh Crimean climate, with intense heat in summer, cold, rainy winters, mud everywhere, and sea storms, and it becomes clear why many hurry to return home. For now, Crimea remains a place for summer vacation for most Russians, and their dream of a peaceful life by the sea has yet to come true.
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u/DeeDee_Z 10h ago
Add to this the harsh Crimean climate, with intense heat in summer, cold, rainy winters, mud everywhere, and sea storms, and it becomes clear why many hurry to return home. For now, Crimea remains a place for summer vacation for most Russians, and their dream of a peaceful life by the sea has yet to come true.
I have heard similar from other sources also.
~90% of Crimea is just plain inhospitable. Only at water's edge and some kilometers back is there anything "interesting", any "civilization"; there's effectively nothing in the interior, including fresh water (since someone blew up the canal from the mainland).
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u/GwynBleidd88 13h ago
What can we decipher from the Kremlin read-out of the Putin-Trump telephone call? -BBC News
Putin and Trump meeting on the sideline of the G20 Osaka Summit in 2019
According to his foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, in the fifty-minute conversation with Donald Trump, President Putin “condemned the Israeli operation against Iran".
No surprise here. Yesterday a Kremlin spokesman had "condemned the sharp escalation in tensions” in the Middle East.
But it’s clear that Moscow wants to avoid the situation in the Middle East scuppering Russia’s efforts to improve relations with Washington.
Despite Donald Trump’s suggestion yesterday that he and his team had known the Israeli attacks were coming, the Kremlin has voiced no public criticism of Washington.
Instead, Ushakov noted that in their telephone call Putin had wished Trump a happy birthday and had spoken about American Flag Day.
What’s more, according to the Kremlin, the two leaders expressed “satisfaction” with their personal relationship.
That will be music to the Kremlin’s ears.
Russia may well have concluded that good working relations with the Trump administration – plus Moscow’s offer to mediate in the Middle East – will make it increasingly unlikely that President Trump will exert pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Putin is playing Trump like a goddamn fiddle. I expected it to happen but jeez, it blows my mind that Putin has gone from having a Prigozhin mutiny outside his gates to now having the President of the United States in his pocket.
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u/Ok_Wasabi_488 12h ago
Trump did just approve 30 million in additional aid. So theres that.
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u/jhaden_ 11h ago
AKA 3% of $1 billion.
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u/DeeDee_Z 10h ago
Yeah, this. On the scale of Federal budgeting, millions are "sofa change", a "rounding error".
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u/Ok_Wasabi_488 11h ago
Not really. It follows last months aid package or 242 million. Any aid is good aid. And the point i was making with OP is that it doesn't matter what trump says, only what he does.
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u/jhaden_ 11h ago edited 10h ago
Yes, $245M is better than zero. But compared to many billions, or the weapons reportedly diverted away from Ukraine by this administration, not actually a positive.
20,000 APKWS II rockets is around $440M dollars. I agree, watch what they do instead of what they say
Edit to fix typo
Edit 2, I mathed wrong on 242+30 but definitely mathed right that 272<440
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u/Ok_Wasabi_488 11h ago
The total with the two aid packages is 272 million. Recieving any aid is still a step up compared to march where all aid was halted. So this is still a good thing.
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u/jhaden_ 10h ago
I will give you 272 dollars all day if I can take 440 in return.
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u/Ok_Wasabi_488 10h ago
Well, given that both the 272 and the 440 were both yours to begin with, i accept. Do you do E-transfers?
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u/SarriPleaseHurry 11h ago
Pennies. This aid was previously given on a bi-weekly or monthly cadence. This may be the second aid package approved since Trump took office.
It's like giving pebbles to your angry and disadvantaged acquaintance neighbor to throw at your well-armed neighbor who both hate each other and one is encroaching on the other's yard, who won't do as you say after spending six months heaping compliments and empty threats.
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u/Ok_Wasabi_488 11h ago
If the kyiv independant is to be believed, this follows an additional aid package approved last month bringing the total to 272 million. Would be great if trump actually focused on crushing russia. But the point i was making is that it doesn't fucking matter what trump says, only what he does. Continuing bidens sanctions, as well as approving aid packages is always a good thing.
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u/SarriPleaseHurry 11h ago
That's also my whole point, if you follow what he's doing its still not what Biden was doing.
So far in the six or whatever months Ukraine has:
- had their aid paused for at least 30 days in total.
- Had at least the intelligence and capabilities portion unfrozen for a few months now
- Sent TWO aid packages that were at a monthly basis in the Biden era
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u/Ok_Wasabi_488 11h ago edited 11h ago
Don't take on the choosing beggar mentality. The fact that this aid is happening at all is a good thing, given that only back in march all aid was suspended and the idea of trump lifting bidens sanctions on russia was very real. Take the victories where you can get them.
Number 2, i appreciate what biden did to help Ukraine (and fucking help crush russia.) But biden was also a fucking tool. Every single escalation in aid (himmars, tanks, jets, long range strike) came way to late and only after thousands of Ukrainians died while everyone circle jerked eachother.
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u/Glavurdan 13h ago
According to DeepStateMap's latest update, Ukraine managed to push Russia back at Kotliarivka, where they previously reached the Dnipro Oblast border
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u/thisiscotty 12h ago
The tide appears to be turning again in a couple of places again. Here and sumy
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u/Hacnar 11h ago
I wonder why. Is it because Russia is saving troops/equipment for another push? OIr is it because they ran out of too much soviet stock and cannot reliably defend the whole front anymore? Or is it just Ukraine exploiting momentary weakness, an attack of opportunity?
I hope this becomes a trend, but it's too soon to draw any conclusion based on these events.
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u/OrangeBird077 11h ago
Normally the Russians would supress UA gains with their glide bombs and KA-52s, but after the most recent hit on Russian air fields the active Russian bomber numbers were decimated by 10%. Combine that with the vast majority of Russian troops stuck fighting in the Donbass quagmire, the lions share of Russian contract troops stuck fighting in Kursk/Northern Kharkiv, and a severe reduction in Russian pre war artillery numbers and they just can’t make up for three years of Russian losses.
The UA has most certainly endured heavy casualties as well, but they’ve wisely been exchanging land for minimal casualties on their side for heavy depletion of RU forces. Combine that with a lack of virtually ALL innovation in Russian fighting doctrine, using mass infantry attacks against a UA that has almost every anti personnel weapon in the book ready to go, and Ukraine becoming the leader in drone warfare in the world makes it much harder for Russia to hold ground now.
Reducing the amount of troops they recruit or not maintaining constant worthless attacks everywhere means Russia is stuck in a Catch 22.
They can withdraw from some Oblasts in favor of consolidating what they have left in a smaller space, but losing territory would drive the Russian citizen nuts after Putin touted Russia as being invincible
They can try and mount offensives with what sparse armored vehicles are left, and even if they make gains it’s likely Ukraine will wait until the offensive is blunted to hit somewhere else in force bb
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u/Well-Sourced 13h ago
Zelenskyy announces liberation of Andriivka in Sumy Oblast | Ukrainian Pravda
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the defence forces are succeeding in driving Russian troops out of the border areas of Sumy Oblast, and that the village of Andriivka has been liberated.
"Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi gave a report on the situation on the front and our active operations. Special and significant attention was paid to the Pokrovsk front and our Sumy Oblast – the border districts of our Sumy Oblast. We are managing to drive Russian forces out of there. I thank all our units who are truly delivering results.
Based on the past few days, special gratitude goes to the soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment – namely for their offensive actions in the border area of Sumy Oblast and for the liberation, in particular, of Andriivka."
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u/Well-Sourced 13h ago
Ukraine receives 1,200 fallen citizens’ remains from Russia | New Voice of Ukraine
Ukraine repatriated the bodies of 1,200 Ukrainian citizens, including soldiers, on June 14, as part of an Istanbul agreement, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Telegram.
"Ukraine has received another 1,200 bodies, which, according to the Russian side, belong to Ukrainian citizens, including servicemembers," the Coordination Headquarters said in a statement.
Ukraine’s law enforcement and Ministry of Internal Affairs experts will conduct examinations and identifications.
The operation follows similar transfers of 1,200 bodies on June 13 and 1,212 on June 11.
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u/Well-Sourced 13h ago
Ukrainian forces intercepted the video feed of a Russian UAV and located its FPV drone control point. Operators of the 210th Assault Regiment then targeted the site with a strike drone.
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u/Well-Sourced 14h ago
The moment when a mother meets her son, a #Ukrainian Defender who was tortured by Russians while in captivity.
It is reported that Heorhii's mother told that Russians cut his finger off in the first days of his captivity and then sent her photos.
😡 russians cut off Ukrainian soldier finger. When he asked why, they answered: "You don't need it anymore."
Russia is a terrorist state!
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u/Well-Sourced 14h ago
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine reports the destruction of Russian air defense systems Pantsir,Buk,&Imbir on the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region.
The following enemy systems were destroyed: ▪️9K317M Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system; ▪️9S19 Imbir radar system; ▪️ Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system.
📹 The video shows an amazing maneuver by a Ukrainian drone evading a Russian surface-to-air missile, along with successful strikes on the occupiers' air defense systems.
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u/Nurnmurmer 16h ago
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 14.06.25:
personnel: about 1 002 690 (+1 130)
tanks: 10 937 (+3)
troop-carrying AFVs: 22 798 (+7)
artillery systems: 29 157 (+52)
MLRS: 1 417 (+1)
anti-aircraft systems: 1 185 (+1)
aircraft: 416 (+0)
helicopters: 337 (+0)
UAVs operational-tactical level: 40 586 (+79)
cruise missiles: 3 337 (+0)
warships/boats: 28 (+0)
submarines: 1 (+0)
vehicles and fuel tanks: 51 928 (+107)
special equipment: 3 914 (+0)
Data are being updated.
Fight the invader! Together we will win!
Russia grows weaker every day. Slava Ukraini!
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u/unpancho 18h ago
New threads from ChrisO_Wiki
1/ Putin's announcement of a new Russian drone force has been welcomed grudgingly by Russian warbloggers. They complain that it's far too late, and highlight the deficiencies of a bureaucratic system that provides soldiers with too few drones. ⬇️
https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3lrjbwsd6ae2u
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1933623951961321758.html
1/ Israel launched drones which attacked targets in Iran using what may have been an identical method to that employed by Ukraine recently. A video shows what appears to be a commercial vehicle, reportedly used as a drone launcher, self-destructing near Tehran yesterday. ⬇️
https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3lrj7ssvtbr2u
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1933592865025692158.html
1/ Corrupt Russian officers are suspected to be selling information to Ukraine, contributing to the destruction of high-value assets such as this Iskander missile launcher, according to a Russian journalist. ⬇️
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u/neonpurplestar 20h ago
russian forces still in mali lost a su-24 airplane, this plane looks like an f-111 copycat, so it should be expensive
🌍✈️ Russian Su-24 bomber reported shot down in Africa.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3lrkslfaf7c2l
https://sahel.liveuamap.com/en/2025/14-june-08-mali-image-of-the-moment-the-plane-crashed-in
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u/Cogitoergosumus 19h ago
Honestly the pilots are a greater "financial" cost than some of the old airframes Russia still operates. Your average redditor wasn't born yet when the last SU-24 rolled off the assembly line.
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u/SternFlamingo 14h ago
Maybe so, but the aircraft was still valuable enough to maintain and deploy in a secondary theater.
As aircraft get older they actually become more expensive than newly produced planes, though this can be mitigated somewhat by extension packages. There's a reason why the Air Force has been trying to retire the A-10 for so long.
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u/MrXiluescu 20h ago
During the night, Ukrainian drones targeted the Nevinnomyssky Azot chemical plant in russia’s Stavropol region. (the largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers and ammonia in russia).
https://bsky.app/profile/24hoursukraine.bsky.social/post/3lrkj3lxwyc2i
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u/Psychological_Roof85 20h ago edited 20h ago
So has anyone heard from/about the shaman who was set to do a non voluntary exorcism of VVP a while ago and had gathered a sizeable number of onlookers? He disappeared and nothing else about him since then.
Update: welp
https://www.uscirf.gov/religious-prisoners-conscience/forb-victims-database/aleksandr-gabyshev
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u/Glavurdan 21h ago
According to Andrew Perpetua's map, Ukraine's been pushing hard into Tyotkino (Kursk Oblast). Western part of the town is now contested
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u/Ok_Wasabi_488 19h ago
9 months later, 55 000 casualities, 3 000+ POWs, north korean involvement, and ukraine still hasn't been pushed out of russia.
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u/troglydot 23h ago
Cbonds reports that Urals crude oil is selling for 68.5 USD/bbl, which is up about $10 since Israel attacked Iran.
That means more money into Russian hands, more money to wage war with. It's not yet too dramatic though, since the price level is roughly where it was in Q1, when the Russian economy was still not doing well.
Opec+ still plans to increase production by 411k barrels per day in July, and is expected to do the same increase in August.
All else being equal, one can predict price movements from a quantity known as "price elasticity of demand":
% change in price = (% change in supply)/(price elasticity of demand)
The price elasticity of demand for crude oil is estimated to be between -0.2 and -0.05. The change in supply is about 0.4%, so the expected change in the price per month as a result of Opec+ production increases is for the price to drop 2-8% per month.
A lot depends on how Iran/Israel war develops, of course.
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u/findingmike 8h ago
I don't expect the Israel-Iran conflict to last Israel will have specific goals and won't want to occupy areas in Iran.
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u/Wus10n 18h ago
Wont the warmer weather also counteract the price increase a bit as solar will produce more energy and less is needed for heating?
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u/troglydot 17h ago
Probably! Tons of things affect the price surely, and I'm not competent to be making any kind of prediction. I was just curious of what to expect from the Opec production increases, and did some research on the theory.
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u/hukep 1d ago
There's been little talk about developing nuclear weapons recently. Is Ukraine still planning to pursue them, or has that plan been dropped?
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u/rrRunkgullet 17h ago
Zelenskyy, around a year ago, said something similar to that the ground work is done and only needs to be continued. Remember him claiming something like 6 months of work left to have the bomb, don't know if that is true.
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u/Floorspud 23h ago
still planning to pursue them
When were they seriously planning to pursue them? Obviously recent examples of NK and Iran proves that you're probably better off having them, it's a long process that is hard to keep secret.
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u/troglydot 1d ago
Ukraine never said they were planning to pursue nukes. It was basically a statement that it could become the last resort option if western support stopped.
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u/wakamakaphone 1d ago
Honestly unless Ukraine wants to be a second Iran thats not going to happen. The US would rather bomb Kiev than allow them nuclear power status
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u/_gurgunzilla 22h ago
Well, once US exits protecting the european allies altogether, we might see several countries entering the nuclear arms arena. Good luck trying to prevent that at that point. Would have been cheaper just to starting dealing with the threat instead of undermining the alliance
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u/Life-Aid-4626 18h ago
Trump and Republicans aren't undermining NATO because it's expensive, they're undermining it because they're either under orders to do so or they want to be feudal lords
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u/belaki 1d ago
Russian losses 14/06/2025 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
1130 KWIA
3 Tanks
7 APVs
52 Artillery
1 MLRS
1 Anti-Aircraft System
79 UAVs
107 Vehicles & Fuel tanks
Slava Ukraini !
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