Americans who left to fight with Ukrainian forces have been missing for several days, announced their relatives and elected members of the House of Representatives, Wednesday, June 15. Alexander Drueke and Andy Tai Huynh, both from the state of Alabama, took part in the fighting north of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Alexander Drueke’s mother told US broadcaster CNN they were “presumed prisoners of war, but [que] this n'[avait] not been confirmed”. Follow our live.
US announces new tranche of military aid, worth one billion dollars. She understand “additional artillery and coastal defense pieces, as well as ammunition for artillery pieces and advanced rocket launchers that the Ukrainians need for their defensive operations in the Donbass”said Joe Biden.
Two key cities of Donbass at the heart of the fighting. “The enemy has concentrated its main strike forces in the north of the region [de Lougansk] and attempts to attack in nine directions simultaneously”, said the Chief Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday evening. The fighting mainly takes place in two strategic cities, Lyssychantsk and Sievierodonetsk.
Ukrainians entrenched in the Azot factory. Ukrainian forces were pushed out of downtown Sievierodonetsk. In particular, they entrenched themselves in the Azot chemical plant, with more than 500 civilians inside, according to the mayor of the city.