New developments and warnings

In a combat update on the morning of June 24, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that in the previous 24 hours, the country's air force had conducted 13 attacks on personnel positions of Russian forces, according to the Ukrinform news agency.

Additionally, the Ukrainian side stated that Ukrainian missile and artillery units struck four Russian military equipment clusters and personnel, 15 artillery units in firing positions, two electronic warfare systems, and five anti-aircraft missile systems.

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According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian military launched 14 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 3 Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into Ukrainian territory in the previous 24 hours. Russia also attacked the Zaporizhzhia province in southern Ukraine with 4 S-300 missiles.

Ukrainian soldiers fired mortar rounds at Russian positions in the village of Storozhev in Donetsk on June 21.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also stated that Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 14 missiles and 2 UAVs, 1 Ka-52 attack helicopter and 7 enemy reconnaissance UAVs.

According to the combat update, the Russian military also conducted 51 airstrikes and fired 59 multiple rocket launchers at Ukraine in the previous 24 hours.

According to the Ukrainian military, Russian forces continue to concentrate their offensive efforts towards the cities of Lyman, Avdiivka, and Marinka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, and more than 28 military clashes have occurred there in the past 24 hours.

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Neither side commented on the information provided by the other.

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US National Security Advisor dodges questions about Ukraine's counterattack?

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby declined to say on June 23 whether the US was concerned about a Ukrainian counterattack against Russian forces, according to RT.

Speaking to reporters, Kirby was asked whether the White House was concerned that the Ukrainian offensive was "moving slower than desired," as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had acknowledged earlier this week.

Kirby replied, "I certainly don't intend to stand here and talk to the Ukrainian offensive campaign. They're the ones doing it."

However, Kirby went on to explain why Ukrainian soldiers and armored vehicles have repeatedly failed to penetrate Russia's multi-layered defense network, stretching hundreds of kilometers along the front line in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Russia's defense system poses a challenge to Ukraine.

"Sometimes your plan doesn't always go exactly as you expect, but that's something to be aware of when you're in conflict. Again, what we'll be focusing on is ensuring that they ultimately succeed," Kirby emphasized.

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Russia issues new warning to the West.

The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the West on June 24 against exploiting the insurgency led by the Wagner mercenary group to achieve what Moscow considers its "anti-Russian" goals, according to AFP.

"We warn Western countries against any suggestion of exploiting Russia's domestic situation to achieve their anti-Russian goals," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"All the objectives of the special military operation (of Russia in Ukraine) will be achieved," the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.

36,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained in the West have returned, ready to counterattack.

Earlier that day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine was taking advantage of the internal turmoil in Russia to concentrate its forces in an attempt to retake Bakhmut, a key city in the Donbass region that Kyiv lost control of in May, according to RT.

Earlier, on the night of June 23, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, a key Russian force in the Bakhmut conflict, called on rebel forces to fight against the Russian Ministry of Defense after a conflict arose between the two sides.

Meanwhile, on June 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on the Telegram messaging app that what was happening in Russia had exposed Moscow's weakness in relying on mercenaries.

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev declared on June 24 that Russia would not allow an uprising led by Prigozhin to turn into a coup or a global crisis, according to TASS news agency.

See also : Wagner Group leader issues strong statement after being accused of rebellion by Russia.

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Russia warns of a Ukrainian counterattack.

Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on June 23, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that the counterattack by Ukrainian armed forces was entirely self-destructive, according to TASS news agency.

"The Ukrainian armed forces have been conducting a suicidal counterattack against Russian positions for almost a month now; they have lost tens of thousands of mobilized soldiers and hundreds of armored vehicles," Nebenzya said.

"Now they face a bigger task: how to create victory from complete defeat and failure. Struggling to accomplish this task alongside them are Washington, London, and Brussels, which never thought of Ukraine in this way and its interests," Nebenzya stated.

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Meanwhile, Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Valeriy Zaluzhnyi told Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on June 24 that Ukraine's counteroffensive "is proceeding according to plan."

"We discussed the situation along the entire front line in detail. I told him about the offensive actions of our units. I informed him that the operation was proceeding according to plan," Zaluzhny wrote on social media, according to AFP.

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