[Korrespondent] 23:05 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin confirmed that the third meeting in the Ramstein format, which will be attended by ministers from more than 40 countries, will be held in Brussels on June 15: "I will go to Brussels to organize the next personal meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine. There will be defense leaders from literally all over the world to discuss the current crisis in Ukraine against the backdrop of Russia's unprovoked invasion."
22:24 Reznikov proposed creating a trust fund for Ukraine in the EU: "There are states, for example Luxembourg, that are ready to invest in security - to help Ukraine. But they cannot, because they do not have the weapons that we need. A good solution would be to create a trust fund in Europe and that could be the next step."
22:09 The "DNR" stated that Ukraine is shelling the center of Donetsk - the Voroshilovsky district, as well as the Kirovsky district from Gradov.
21:46 Lavrov said in an interview with the Bosnian-Serb television and radio company that the West does not allow Ukraine to negotiate with Russia. He also complained that NATO "bluntly and rudely" told Moscow that the expansion of the alliance and the possible participation of Ukraine in it does not concern Russia.
21:00 The "Prosecutor General's Office" of the so-called "DNR" stated that according to the results of the trial of the "mercenaries" from Britain and Morocco who fought in the Ukrainian troops, they could be sentenced to death.
20:53 Turkey expects to determine a mechanism for the export of grain from Ukrainian ports during Lavrov's visit, which is scheduled for June 8, said spokesman, Erdogan's chief foreign policy adviser Ibrahim Kalyn. In his opinion, it will take 3-5 weeks to start the process.
20:19 Reznikov at the GLOBSEC-2022 International Security Forum: "Russia continues to make efforts to occupy our entire state. It is still impossible to predict when the war will end, but my optimistic forecasts are that it can really be done this year." He stressed that Poland, the Baltic countries, Slovakia and others could be next, so "we must stop Russia and contain it in the future."
The head of the Defense Ministry also said that the Russian military is not a regular civilized army, but murderers, marauders and rapists: "This is not the second army in the world. We call them orcs."
20:10 The Ukrainian military is taking measures to return Severodonetsk under the full control of Ukraine and are confident that "everything will succeed," said the head of the city's CAA Alexander Stryuk on the air of the telethon: "There was a certain military success on the part of the orcs, who managed to enter the city and capture quite a significant part, almost dividing in half, if we are talking about residential areas, where they can feel confident.But our military managed to regroup, build a line of defense.And now all the necessary measures are being taken to still return the city under the full control of Ukraine. The city remains Ukrainian."
"Our military is taking all appropriate measures to push the enemy out of the city, positional street battles are being carried out. This is accompanied by constant artillery shelling. The situation is quite tense, but there is hope and confidence of our armed forces that everything will work out," Stryuk added.
20:05 The transfer of one railway line to the EU standard will cost Ukraine from 2 to 3 billion dollars, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said in a comment to the FT. According to him, additional investments are also needed to increase the throughput at border crossings.
20:03 The city of Liman in the Donetsk region no longer exists, Mayor Alexander Zhuravlev said: "The city simply does not exist, the rashists have completely destroyed it."
19:17 The head of the Odesa OVA Maxim Marchenko said that as a result of a cruise missile attack on the region, the warehouses of an agricultural enterprise were damaged, two people were injured. But the Ukrainian air defense units shot down the Forpost unmanned aerial vehicle.
19:02 The International Legion of Terror Defense, in whose ranks volunteers from other countries are fighting for Ukraine, reported new deaths. In particular, volunteers from the Netherlands, Germany, France and Australia died.
18:49 On Saturday, June 4, the enemy launched four missile strikes from the Tochka-U tactical missile system in the areas of the cities of Bakhmut, Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka and Lisichansk. In addition, the Russian invaders launched missile and air strikes on the cities of Slavyansk and Soledar, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
In the Donetsk region, the enemy fired at the settlements of Nikolskoye, Krasnogorovka, Veseloye and Novoselovka. He used the armament of Su-25 aircraft in the areas of Novomikhailovka, Maryinka. Rocket and air strikes were carried out on Kurakhovo.
In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Severodonetsk, Lisichansk, Ustinovka and Toshkovka from cannon artillery and multiple rocket launchers. Inflicted air strikes by Ka-52 helicopters near Gorny, Yakovlevka and Mirnaya Dolina, and by Su-25 aircraft - in the Ustinovka area. In the Liman direction, the enemy used artillery near Svyatogorsk, Starodubovka and Nikolaevka.
In the Donetsk direction, the invaders are trying to contain the Ukrainian forces by violating the logistics system. Fighting continues to establish full control over Severodonetsk.
17:36 The EU has already started working on the next package of sanctions against Russia, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski told PAP. He made it clear that the main areas of restrictions should be gas supplies and expanding the list of banks that will be disconnected from SWIFT. The issue of confiscation of Russian frozen assets is also being considered, which can then be used to strengthen the defense and post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. According to Yablonsky, the European Union also stepped up pressure on Hungary, which blocked the inclusion of a number of items in the sixth sanctions package.
17:32 Pope Francis said in response to a question from a Ukrainian child during a meeting in the courtyard of San Damaso that "I would like to go to Ukraine, but we need to wait for the right moment." The pontiff added that he would soon meet with the Ukrainian authorities to find out if his visit to Ukraine was possible.
17:30 On the front line in the Zaporozhye region on June 2, an exchange of bodies of the dead military between Ukraine and Russia took place. As a result of negotiations with the participation of the Commissioner for People Missing in Special Circumstances, an agreement was reached on the exchange of bodies according to the formula "160 to 160". The operation was carried out by the Ministry for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the Security Service of Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies of Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry reported.
17:26 Zelensky commented on the shelling of the Svyatogorsk Lavra in the Donetsk region by Russians: "The invaders know exactly what object they are shelling. They know that there are no military targets on the territory of the Svyatogorsk Lavra. They know that about 300 laymen are hiding there from hostilities, including 60 children. But all the same, the Russian army shells the Lavra, like the entire Donbass. Like any other territory and any other object of Ukraine that it can reach. They don’t care what exactly they turn into ruins.”
The President recalled that on May 31, the Verkhovna Rada appealed to UNESCO with a demand to deprive Russia of membership in the organization. According to him, Ukrainian diplomacy is working on this: “No state, except Russia, has destroyed so many monuments, cultural and social objects in Europe since the Second World War. Every church burned by Russia in Ukraine, every school blown up, every destroyed the memorial proves that Russia has no place in UNESCO. What can we talk about with a barbarian state, with a terrorist state? About what artillery shells are better to destroy historical heritage? We expect a logical and fair answer from the UN and UNESCO. This is the United Nations , and its charter does not provide for association with terrorists.The isolation of Russia must be complete,
17:19 Kuleba commented on Macron's call not to humiliate Russia: "Calls to avoid humiliating Russia can only humiliate France and any other country that calls for it. Because it is Russia that humiliates itself. We are all better off focusing on how to put Russia in its place. It will bring peace and save lives."
16:44 The first Russian bank came to the occupied territory of Donetsk region. As Piotr Andryushchenko, adviser to the Mayor of Mariupol, said, the Russian Promsvyazbank opened in the region. It should ensure, in particular, the mass issuance of Mir cards.
16:33 The second vessel under the flag of Russia has entered the water area of the Mariupol port and is moored for loading rolled metal products, Piotr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of the city, said.
16:22 The Ukrainian military hoped to the last that Russia would start active hostilities precisely on the territory of Donbass. According to Brigadier General, commander of the Pivnich operational-tactical group Dmitry Krasilnikov, the JFO forces were absolutely ready for an enemy attack there. "Until the end, we believed that our enemy would not go into large-scale aggression on all fronts, along all lines. We hoped for the best, but prepared for the worst," he said.
16:08 Ukraine has offered India to become one of the guarantors of the country's security, writes The Hindu. "We also expect India to take an active part in post-war construction. We also expect more humanitarian aid, medical supplies, and some technical and financial assistance," a diplomatic source told the publication.
16:04 The flag that fluttered over Azovstal and was taken out of the surrounded Mariupol along with the last defender will become one of the main exhibits of the exhibition Ukraine - the crucifixion of the Museum of the History of Ukraine. The flag was handed over to the museum by the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov. "This flag is a symbol of valor and heroism of all those who were at Azovstal," he said.
15:31 Russians continue to fire at residential quarters of Nikolaev: this morning the Ship area once again suffered. As of 15:00, three dead are known (two of them died at the scene of shelling, one died on the way to the hospital). Also, four more people were injured, doctors are fighting for their lives, said the mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich. It is preliminary known about three damaged high-rise buildings.
14:19 In Svyatogorsk, Donetsk region, as a result of shelling by the invaders , the wooden All Saints Skete of the Svyatogorsk Lavra caught fire.
13:40 Norway has decided to permanently deploy the US military at its bases. The corresponding initiative was supported by the Parliament.
13:23 In Kherson, under the guise of a humanitarian aid center, collaborators opened a branch of United Russia. Party secretary Andriy Turchak, who came to "help", said that the townspeople would be sent "to work on the restoration of Mariupol's infrastructure," Stratcom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
12:56 Stefanchuk, during a meeting with German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht, asked to provide Ukraine with submarines. "I do not rule out receiving submarines from Germany, because we are ready to become the defensive eastern border of the whole of Europe," Stefanchuk said after talking with Lambrecht.
12:17 In the village of Lazurnoye, Kherson region, where many boarding houses and recreation centers are located, the Russians mined the beach, because of which three people died by blowing themselves up, the regional prosecutor's office said.
11:48 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of June 4. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Zaporozhye direction.
- personnel - about 31,050 (+100) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1376 (+9),
- armored combat vehicles - 3379 (+13),
- artillery systems - 680 (+5),
- MLRS - 207 (+0),
- air defense systems - 95 (+0),
- aircraft - 210 (+0),
- helicopters - 175 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 540 (+5),
- cruise missiles - 122 (+1),
- ships/boats - 13 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2337 (+8),
- special equipment - 52 (+1).
11:13 Switzerland has allowed the supply of parts for military equipment to Ukraine, the country's Federal Council said. The government has examined two requests for Swiss companies to export spare parts and components to arms companies in Germany and Italy. In the first case, we are talking about the components of anti-tank launchers, in the second - air defense systems. It is noted that such activities do not contradict the principles of Swiss neutrality.
11:01 British intelligence considers the combination of air and artillery strikes a key factor in the latest tactical successes of the Russian Federation in eastern Ukraine. The review notes that with the shift in operational focus to the Donbas, Russia has been able to increase the use of tactical aircraft to support its creeping advance, combining airstrikes and massive artillery fire.
10:28 The US military is in touch with their Ukrainian counterparts every day. Personally, this is done by Major General David Baldwin, who heads the State War Department, which includes the ground forces and the air national guard, CNN reports. According to the publication, Baldwin conducts video calls with the top leadership of the Ukrainian armed forces about once a week and exchanges text messages every day.
At the headquarters level, Brigadier Generals and Colonels of the Guard are working with Ukraine's defense attaché and Ukrainian leaders to refine their requests for weapons systems, Baldwin said. The major general also said that Ukrainians are being trained in Western weapons systems, and "Ukrainians grasp very quickly."
10:24 An enemy plane was working on the territory of the Sumy region this morning. Four explosions were in the territory of the Sumy region, and six launches of unguided rockets that exploded in the vicinity of border settlements were also recorded. There were no civilian casualties, the interior ministry said.
10:21 The Russians are throwing all their reserves at Severodonetsk - now this is their main goal, said the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai. He also said that the Kadyrovites, who usually do not fight on the front line, lost fighters in the regional center. "They are bringing in fighting Buryats, who are not human in their attitude and behavior," Gaidai added.
The humanitarian situation, according to him, is difficult: food and medicine cannot be delivered to Severodonetsk, and aid is still being brought to Lisichansk and Gornaya communities.
10:17 The Vatican issued a special silver coin dedicated to Ukraine. All profits from sales will go to help Ukraine. The cost of one coin is 50 euros.
10:09 In the Kharkiv region, as a result of Russian shelling, seven fires broke out, at least one person died, three were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
10:00 In Mariupol, after the publication of data on the bodies of those who died under the rubble, the occupiers began to demolish houses without sorting the rubble. The first houses at 56-60 Unity Avenue under heavy guard with the involvement of "state volunteers" have been demolished, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. According to him, data on the new bodies of the dead cannot be obtained due to the fact that after the demolition everything is taken to the dump of the Levoberezhny district. If there were corpses in the buildings, then they, along with the garbage, were unloaded at the landfill.
09:34 A group of five large landing ships, assembled from three fleets of the Russian Navy, entered the Black Sea, Krym.Realii reports.
09:15 US officials have been meeting regularly with British and European counterparts in recent weeks to discuss a possible framework for ending the war in Ukraine through negotiations, CNN reports, citing sources close to the talks. In particular, the four-point plan proposed by Italy was discussed, which includes Ukrainian neutrality with respect to NATO in exchange for security guarantees, as well as Ukrainian-Russian negotiations on the future of Crimea and Donbass.
Ukraine does not directly participate in these discussions, despite the US promise "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine." U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Washington was not pressuring Kyiv to comply with a specific plan or pushing directly to meet with the Russians.
09:11 Zelensky spoke at the 90th annual Conference of Mayors of the United States and invited American cities, companies and specialists to take part in the implementation of an "ambitious project" to rebuild Ukraine after the war - to take patronage over a city, region or industry destroyed by Russian strikes.
"The world has seen different tyrannies. At different times. Under different flags. And all of them are united by the fact that they violate the rights and freedoms of ordinary people. Tyrants do not recognize the rights and freedoms of local self-government. And usually it is free people in cities who still choose freedom , put an end to the history of tyrants. And to put an end to it, it is necessary not to allow tyrants to use ties with the free world, any ties," Zelensky said.
08:53 For 100 days of the war, Ukrainian military aviation carried out more than 1000 raids on the troops of the Russian invaders, the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
08:51 The war in Ukraine activates a three-dimensional global crisis - food, energy and financial, said UN Secretary General António Guterres on the occasion of 100 days since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
08:48 Almost the entire 35th combined-arms army of the Russian Federation was destroyed in Izyum due to incompetent commanders. The occupiers carried out several unsuccessful assaults, according to experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
08:45 Macron urged "not to humiliate" Russia because of the war in Ukraine. According to him, this is necessary so that at the end of the war it would be possible to bring the Russian Federation out of isolation "by diplomatic means."
08:33 A missile attack was carried out in the Odesa region in the morning, OVA speaker Serhiy Bratchuk said. Two people were injured, an investigative-operational group is working on the spot. According to OK Pivden, the blow fell on the agricultural enterprise, the fire has already been eliminated. The strike was delivered by an air-launched Kh-59 missile.
08:18 Canada "very soon" will announce new sanctions against the Russian Federation, said Foreign Minister Melanie Joly.
08:07 The occupiers are storming Severodonetsk, there are wounded, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the enemy is trying to cut off the city, is shelling the bridge on which the movement continues (in particular, the wounded are being evacuated).
Gaidai also said that on June 3, in Gorskoye, a mother and a child were killed by shelling, and another person died in Zolote.
07:46 The pace of advancement of the Russian army in the Donetsk direction has decreased, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report . The reason is physical exhaustion and the low moral and psychological state of the personnel. At the same time, the enemy holds positions in the Kharkov direction, shelling the settlements of Glubokoe, Russian Tishki, Stary Saltov and Cherkasy Tishki. In the Liman direction, the occupiers are trying to take control of the left bank of the Seversky Donets River near the village of Stary Karavan.
04:54 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russian troops have made unsuccessful assaults southeast and southwest of Izyum and west of Liman, but are unlikely to be able to advance significantly towards Slavyansk. At the same time, the occupiers have made minor gains in the eastern part of Severodonetsk, but Ukrainian forces continue localized counterattacks in and around Severodonetsk.
The invaders did not try to storm Avdiivka and could not regain their lost positions in the north-east of the Kherson region, they continued to defend their previously occupied positions.
03:17 Holding a "referendum" in the Kherson region is not yet on the agenda, today the priority is "returning the region to a normal peaceful life," Kirill Stremousov, "deputy head of the military-civilian administration," said. "Plebiscite", he said, is possible after "stabilization of the situation".
03:01 In the Kherson region, the "authorities" of the invaders are afraid of the resistance of local residents, because of this, the invaders pulled up four self-propelled guns of high power such as Pion, the Operational Command Pivden reported. According to the OK, every day flags, motivational inscriptions and "links" for the occupiers appear in the regional center, and leaflets are distributed. The leadership of the occupying authorities moves with a large number of guards, in bulletproof vests, in armored vehicles.
00:40 In the next ten years, the United States plans to build more than a hundred military facilities for various purposes in Poland, said the American ambassador to Warsaw, Marek Brzezinski.
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00:15 Ukraine has prepared a sanctions list of 12,000 Russians who are involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine or are actively promoting it, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said. Among them are officials, oligarchs, propagandists, war criminals, as well as Patriarch Kirill, who escaped sanctions thanks to Hungary. According to Nikolenko, Ukraine and partners are working to create an effective mechanism that will prioritize the application of personal sanctions to all those responsible.
00:03 The defense forces shot down one cruise missile over the sea near the Odessa region and three more missiles over the Mykolaiv region, the Pivden Operational Command reported. The missiles were launched from a submarine in the Crimea. There are currently three Russian missile ships and one submarine in the Black Sea, as well as five large landing ships.