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2022-06-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 2nd, 2022
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:32 Zelensky in an evening video message: "The United States has confirmed at various levels that modern HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems are being sent to our state. These weapons will really help save the lives of our people and protect our land. <...> We are also waiting for good news about arms supplies from other partners. For example, today there is a new defense assistance package from Sweden. We are working to bring the volume of deliveries of modern combat systems to a higher level."
23:27 Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports could lead to destabilization and mass protests in Africa and Europe. Read more in the material War around grain .
22:56 As a result of the shelling of the Zelenodolsk community of the Dnipropetrovsk region from the artillery of Maryansky, two children and their mother were injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. According to him, two houses were completely destroyed, several more were damaged.
22:53 According to the European border agency Frontex, based in Warsaw, the number of refugees from Ukraine to the EU has exceeded 7 million people - this includes 5.3 million citizens of Ukraine, as well as those who are not Ukrainian citizens.
22:50 Speaker of the Odesa OVA Sergey Bratchuk said that the leadership of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation began to apply the Russian "tactics" known since 2014, but now also at sea. War criminals bring ships of the merchant fleet to the roadstead of Sevastopol with the AIS identification systems turned off to make it impossible to recognize them as civilian ships. Hiding their warships behind them, the occupiers continue to fire Kalibr-type cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities.
22:44 Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky believes that all citizens of Ukraine should have firearms to protect themselves and their homes. In his opinion, the Ukrainians "passed the exam" and with the beginning of the Russian invasion changed their attitude towards weapons.
22:21 Hungary is abusing the principle of unanimity in the European Union, using it as a means of blackmail, and should be deprived of a vote for this, says Vice President of the European Parliament Katarina Barli. She clarified that the procedure for depriving a country of a voice exists and can be applied in violation of the rule of law.
It was Hungary that prevented the EU from agreeing on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, demanding for itself not only a delay in the introduction of the oil embargo, but also large monetary compensation. Now the country has not allowed the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, to be included in the sanctions list.
22:17 After consultations with Ukraine, 45 OSCE participating States again activated the "Moscow mechanism", which provides for the documenting by a mission of experts of violations of human rights, international humanitarian law, as well as possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Ukraine by Russian troops with the support of Belarus .
During the meeting, the head of the French mission to the OSCE, Christine Fage, made a statement on behalf of 45 OSCE participating States on the new activation of the "Moscow Mechanism" in response to Russia's war against Ukraine.
21:55 Energoatom called all reports about possible scenarios for shutting down the Zaporizhzhya NPP from the energy system of Ukraine without any grounds: “Energoatom officially declares that today there is only one scenario - this is the stable and reliable operation of the ZNPP in the energy system of Ukraine. , neither from an economic, nor from a political, nor from a security point of view."
Earlier today, Advisor to the Prime Minister, former acting. Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko said that the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is located in the occupied territory, may have to be stopped.
20:42 Severodonetsk is holding out and has every chance of an early release, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the Ukrainian defenders are successfully carrying out local operations, taking prisoners, and have everything they need to push the Russians out of the regional center.
20:17 The Russians launched a massive missile attack using strategic aviation on the Nikolaev region. With four cruise missiles, the enemy hit the previously destroyed railway bridge near the village of Trikhaty, the Black Sea coast of the Nikolaev region and the rear areas of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also attacked, OK Pivden reported. In addition, Ochakov was attacked by Hurricane at night, and the regional center was once again fired from artillery.
20:01 During the war in Ukraine, the military of the Russian Federation completely destroyed Mariupol, Volnovakha, Rubizhne, Popasnaya, Liman and Severodonetsk. According to the deputy head of the OP Kirill Tymoshenko, the occupiers destroyed more than 350,000 objects.
19:40 Representatives of Russian companies were banned from entering the building of the European Parliament, said the head of the EP Roberta Mezola: "The ban on entry to the premises of the European Parliament for representatives of Russian companies comes into force immediately. We must not allow them to spread their propaganda and false toxic narratives about the invasion of Ukraine. We remain united and strong against autocrats."
19:32 Turkey has prepared a roadmap for ensuring the export of Ukrainian grain, the details of which will soon be discussed by representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the UN, writes Anadolu. It is also planned to create a command center in Istanbul. During the four-party meeting, which is scheduled for the coming days, the export route, insurance and safety of ships, and the clearance of the sea from mines will be discussed. In total, it is planned to supply 20 million tons of grain to the world market.
19:08 All police officers who did not appear on time from the occupied territories to other places of deployment in controlled territories were fired from the National Police, Head of the National Police Igor Klymenko said in an interview with Ukrainian News.
19:05 Salt has disappeared from the shelves in Ukraine. It is also difficult to find buckwheat in stores, the prices of which have increased significantly. Experts say other products will soon disappear. More details in the material What else will disappear from stores .
19:03 Belarus is mining its forest, bypass roads and bridges in the areas bordering Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
19:01 "Head" of the Zaporozhye region, collaborator Evgeny Balitsky signed a "decree" on the "nationalization" of property belonging to Ukraine. The "decree" was signed "in order to ensure state needs and preserve the national heritage for the inhabitants of the Zaporozhye region." Land plots, natural resources, objects of strategic sectors of the economy and other Ukrainian property are going to be transferred to the "ownership" of the region.
18:58 Zelensky spoke at the International Security Forum, which is taking place in Bratislava: "Right now, on the battlefield in Ukraine, there is a situation that can provide a turning point in the confrontation. When Russia loses the war against Ukraine, the freedom of Europeans will win for decades. As for sanctions, then the main point of the sanctions packages of the European Union is not just to harm Russia, but to make Europe independent of Russia, cut off all critical ties between Russia and European countries, which Moscow uses as a weapon, including energy. It takes so much time to discuss the sanctions package, in particular the sixth one."
18:49 Zelensky said that now the newly appointed ambassadors of foreign states will present their credentials in St. Sophia Cathedral: "This is a step by which Ukraine emphasizes its attitude towards each ambassador and relations with each state. I hope that now the famous mosaic image of Oranta, which is also called An indestructible wall that will protect not only Kiev and the Ukrainian state, but also all true friends of Ukraine who are nearby in difficult times."
18:35 The Ukrainian military will be able to determine the range of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems that Kiev will soon receive, new US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said at a briefing: "As President Biden announced yesterday, a $700 million security package has been signed. It includes HIMARS systems, which are long-range artillery systems. This will help the Ukrainian forces deliver more accurate strikes at a greater distance. At what distance, the Ukrainian forces themselves will determine. "
Initially, four HIMARS systems will be provided, it will take about three weeks for the Ukrainian military to train.
18:21 German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said she supports granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership: "This is a historic moment. We cannot close the doors to Ukraine." At the same time, the Foreign Minister added that the European Commission will make a final decision on the status of Ukraine's candidate in June, "but we, the Germans, have a special responsibility at the moment."
However, she made it clear that Ukraine would not receive any special treatment in the further EU accession process.
18:13 The Russians stole 698 computers, 344 cars, 1,500 dosimeters, irreplaceable software and almost all fire extinguishing equipment from the nuclear laboratories of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, writes The Washington Post. The total damage exceeds $135 million. Some software was developed specifically for the station.
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17:44 The United States imposes sanctions against the Russian industrial corporation Severstal. Also, the US Treasury included in the list of sanctions Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Minister of Construction Fayzullin, Deputy Prime Minister Grigorenko, oligarch Mordashov and his sons, cellist Roldugin close to Putin.
17:07 A new package of EU sanctions provides for the disconnection of Sberbank, two more Russian and one Belarusian banks from SWIFT, the French presidency has announced. Also, representatives of law enforcement agencies from the Russian Federation, businessmen, and media representatives will be included in the new lists of EU personal sanctions.
The sanctions will include a ban on the import of Russian oil shipped by sea. As for the ban on oil imports via the pipeline, it will be introduced "as soon as it becomes possible."
17:03 There is no need for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Severodonetsk, said Alexei Gromov, Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, he acknowledged that there was a danger of capturing the city: "If Severodonetsk is captured, we will be forced to defend along the river bank and will also fight in urban areas."
17:00 Russia in the near future may apply the "Syrian experience" in Ukraine, said Alexei Gromov, deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He explained that, judging by the development of the situation and the nature of the enemy’s activities, in the near future, his priority tasks will be to increase the intensity of the use of aviation and launch missile strikes throughout Ukraine, as well as to continue the total destruction of civilian infrastructure and civilians, primarily for through air and missile strikes. According to him, this is the so-called "Syrian experience."
Gromov believes that the further goal of Russia is to encircle and destroy the grouping of the Joint Forces, create a stable land corridor from the Rostov region to the Crimea and later to Transnistria and, as a result, deprive Ukraine of access to the Black and Azov Seas.
16:51 Journalist Rikard Jozwiak writes that the EU approved the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, while Patriarch Kirill was not included in the list - he was expelled at the request of Hungary.
16:49 The national police reported that last night in the Obukhov district of the Kiev region, Ukrainian air defense shot down a Russian missile. There were no casualties and no damage, only for some time in several settlements the power went out.
16:47 Vereshchuk urged parents not to send their children to educational institutions in the uncontrolled territory, and teachers not to work for Russia: "Let's be honest: there will be no normal life in the temporarily occupied territories until they are reunited with Ukraine. In addition to a bunch of legal problems, there are one more - Ukraine will fight for its lands: therefore, the temporarily occupied territories can be a war zone. Here we must be honest with each other."
The minister also called on teachers not to risk their careers and not work in Russian-led schools: “As for teachers, especially young ones, a wrong decision now can forever destroy professional life. Therefore, I appeal to teachers of educational institutions of all levels in the temporarily occupied territories: do not work in invaders. Just move to the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine. You will find work here."
16:43 OPEC + may agree to increase production by 648 thousand barrels per day in July-August. Yermak said that during his conversation with the ministers of foreign affairs of the member countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, he called "for his own benefit" to help the West overcome its energy dependence on Russia.
16:41 About 800 people are hiding under the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk, the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said in a commentary to CNN. According to him, there are local residents in shelters who were asked to evacuate, but they refused. There are children among them. Gaidai stressed that from a military point of view, the plant does not matter, so "Nitrogen is definitely not Azovstal."
16:39 Law enforcement officers have identified ten Russian servicemen who plundered the property of residents of Bucha, Kiev region. The occupiers were informed of suspicion, they were put on the international wanted list, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
16:17 Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the police have received 9,030 missing persons reports, 6,793 people are still wanted, the Interior Ministry said. Most of the missing people are in Donetsk (1660 people), Kyiv (584), Kharkov (581), Poltava (579) and Dnepropetrovsk (566) regions.
In addition, the department recorded 1115 unidentified bodies. Most of them are in Kyiv (239), as well as in Kyiv (234), Ternopil (152), Luhansk (123) and Chernihiv (85) regions.
15:56 Since the beginning of hostilities, Russia has made 5722 sorties of tactical aviation and 551 launches of cruise missiles of the Iskander and Kalibr type, said Alexei Gromov, deputy chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff. According to him, 1,211 air raids, more than 20% of the total, and 61 launches of Iskander-type cruise missiles were carried out from the territory of Belarus alone in order to destroy Ukraine's critical infrastructure.
15:54 Yermak addressed the foreign ministers of the countries - members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: "Ukraine wants to become more open and understandable for the Arab world. Therefore, we are ready to assist in the opening of bureaus of Arab state television companies in our country. We will provide them with an appropriate level security."
Address of the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
15:48 Germany responded to accusations of slow arms supplies to Ukraine. Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht told Deutschlandfunk Kultur in an interview that the country has now organized a "circular exchange": if EU countries supply Ukraine, for example, with Soviet-made equipment, Germany will later restore their stocks.
As for the direct supply of Western-style tanks, according to Lambrecht, such decisions are always agreed with the allies. At the end of June, Ukraine will already receive PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, and for the supply of Cheetahs, their modernization and military training are needed, the minister added.
15:20 Sweden is sending new military aid to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said. According to her, the new package will include anti-ship missiles, anti-tank weapons and 12.7-mm rifles, as well as ammunition. "This fourth support package also includes a financial contribution to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total amount is more than 95 million euros. Russia's war against Ukraine must stop!" - wrote the minister.
15:03 Ukraine and Poland signed a memorandum on the establishment of a joint commission to establish cooperation between enterprises of the two countries. According to Shmygal, the document will prepare recommendations on the format for creating a Ukrainian-Polish joint venture for the production of weapons and military equipment.
14:58 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the EU should support Ukraine's entry into the bloc, while maintaining the implementation of all standards and requirements. She believes that the European Union is obliged to support Ukraine on its way to the EU, since this is its "historical responsibility."
14:51 Turkey will give Lithuania Bayraktar, for which the Lithuanians collected money, in order to later transfer it to Ukraine. Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said that now Lithuania will be able to buy the necessary ammunition for Bayraktar with the money raised, the rest of the funds will also go to support Ukraine.
14:44 Yermak said that today, together with Zaluzhny, he had a telephone conversation with US National Security Adviser Jacob Sullivan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley: "We discussed a new US military assistance package for Ukraine, including HIMARS MLRS and ammunition, helicopters Mi-17, Javelin missiles, tactical vehicles, radars and other ammunition. It is important that this is not the last US assistance. We voiced the needs of our army to defeat Russia. I can say that we also discussed future surprises that the enemy will definitely not like" .
14:28 Belgium will sell 155-mm self-propelled guns M109 to Ukraine. According to the Minister of Defense of the country Ludivine Dedonder, howitzers have already been sent to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Belgian warehouses.
13:57 The National Bank raised the discount rate by 1,500 basis points - up to 25% per annum from the current 10%. This is the maximum since 2015, according to the NBU website.
13:29 An interim "tribunal" over the Ukrainian military will be held in Mariupol, the "DPR parliament" said.
13:26 Ireland has recognized Russia's invasion of Ukraine as genocide , said the speaker of the upper house of the Irish Parliament, Mark Daly.
13:24 Belarus is moving armored vehicles to the border with the Volyn region. Belaruski Gayun reports that yesterday in the Grodno region, at the railway stations of Korobchitsy and Svisloch, equipment was loaded, including: 37 units of infantry fighting vehicles, five 9K33M3 Osa air defense systems, two Urals, BRDM-2, BTS-4, two units of bases for the Osa air defense system under awning. All equipment belongs to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, on many of the machines you can see an identification mark - a red square.
Today, around 08:00, this echelon left Grodno, and at 10:00 it was already seen in Baranovichi, as well as in ag. Forest. After 40 minutes in the area of ag. Domanovo (Ivatsevichi district) and at 11:00 in Ivatsevichi in the direction of Brest.
13:10 Peskov said that the continued supply of weapons to Kiev "will bring more suffering to Ukraine itself, which is an instrument of the supplying countries." The goals of the Russian "operation", he said, will be achieved, the use of foreign weapons "will only aggravate the situation."
13:09 Peskov said that holding a referendum on the entry of Donbass into the Russian Federation in the current conditions is "hardly possible", first you need to ensure the security of the "republics".
13:07 Member of the Finnish Parliament and Chairman of the Kurdish Friendship Group Johan Kvarnström said that Finland would not extradite Kurds from the Kurdistan Workers' Party and members of the FETO organization to Turkey, whom Ankara recognizes as terrorists and demands to be extradited.
13:05 The head of the commission of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation for the protection of state sovereignty, Andrei Klimov, said that the supply of long-range weapons to the United States "threatens the territory of the Russian Federation" and requires "the demilitarization of Ukraine to a depth much greater than the Donbass."
12:54 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian army destroyed most of the "mercenaries" who fought for Kiev due to "a low level of training and lack of combat experience." In particular, hundreds of "foreign mercenaries" in Ukraine were allegedly killed by "precision weapons shortly after their arrival in the training camps." Also, Moscow said that the influx of "foreign mercenaries" into Ukraine since the beginning of May "virtually dried up."
12:51 In Mariupol, residents record the beginning of a pestilence of fish, in particular dolphins. This may indicate the presence of the disease in the sea water, according to the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. According to him, the sea of fish is inherent in the Sea of Azov during the period of abnormal heat in July. But given the temperature and the season, the onset of a fish kill at this time could indicate the presence of disease in the water.
"The epidemic is no longer just a threat, but a reality... The sea today is one of the few places of hygiene for Mariupol residents, so the threat has ceased to be just a warning," Andryushchenko said.
12:50 Zelensky addressed the politicians and people of Luxembourg: "I thank the authorities and people of Luxembourg for the historic decision to provide weapons to Ukraine. Unlike other states, Luxembourg does not have large military depots or large defense production facilities. But you showed solidarity on the scale of a great nation and provided defense assistance on time and without unnecessary bureaucracy, as befits people with a big soul."
12:47 Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto noted that he was counting on a faster procedure for admission to NATO: "Some member countries, starting with Turkey, expressed certain doubts. We are trying to convince Finland and Sweden of the advantages of admission. I thought that we could would like to become members of the alliance in a shorter time, but now it is difficult to make predictions. I hope that we will be invited to the NATO summit in Madrid."
12:38 Poland from July 1 will stop paying benefits to Ukrainian refugees. Prior to that, they received 40 zloty (about 280 hryvnia) per day for food and accommodation. Payments will continue only for families with many children, pregnant women and the disabled. Warsaw motivates its decision with the desire to encourage refugees to start earning and provide for their needs on their own, writes Rzeczpospolita.
12:33 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko commented on Lavrov's demand to clear Ukrainian ports of mines to start the exit of ships with grain: "Russia must immediately unblock Ukrainian seaports, stop shelling Odessa and other coastal cities, withdraw its navy to a distance that will prevent attacks on merchant ships, and not create obstacles to international navigation."
According to Nikolenko, Ukraine, together with partners, is discussing the possibility of creating an international mission to unblock Ukrainian maritime exports. He also stated that Russia laid siege to Ukrainian seaports, and the Russian fleet mined part of the sea area.
12:24 In Kiev, it was allowed to sell alcohol in stores from 11:00 to 19:00, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.
12:20 The head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, said that the Russian army is trying to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in several directions - from Zolote, Popasnaya, Kamyshevakhi, and Belogorovka. Over the past day, the enemy has not had any successes in Severodonetsk; they managed to push him back from several streets.
12:14 Prosecutors recorded the death of 17 more children in Mariupol - thus the number of confirmed deaths of Ukrainian children at the hands of the Russian military has increased to 261, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
12:06 In the Mariupol region, the invaders are arresting and shooting Ukrainian volunteers and officials who refused to cooperate with collaborators and the occupation authorities.
As the mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boychenko said, the "DPR court" sentenced the head of one of the Azov settlements to a ten-year prison term. At least one civil servant executed by firing squad. Also, the prison in Olenovka contains several dozen volunteers who, in March-April, helped in the evacuation of Mariupol residents and tried to deliver food with water to the blocked city. A Ukrainian judge, who has considered several high-profile cases on separatism, is also awaiting the "republic's" verdict. There are reports of torture being used against her.
11:53 The Taiwanese government has banned local manufacturers from selling chips with a clock frequency above 25 MHz and a performance of more than 5 gigaflops to Russia and Belarus. Thus, Taiwan joins the European, British and American technological sanctions, since it is impossible to produce more or less complex devices with chips that are allowed to be supplied. In addition, Russia and Belarus will not be able to buy Taiwanese equipment for the production of chips, such as scanning electron microscopes, as well as all types of semiconductor instruments.
11:19 In the Kherson region, the Russian military is suffering from a lack of logistical support, so they come to the locals and try to get hired to pick strawberries, the Pivnich Operational Command reports. The Russians are ready to lay down their arms and pick strawberries in groups, offering their services for 50 hryvnia per hour.
11:00 Podolyak said that Ukraine has the moral right to ask the West for weapons: "Some politicians today say:" Nobody owes Ukraine anything. Fight with what you have and stop demanding weapons." Of course, Ukraine is very grateful for any help. But there is a nuance that requires a historical digression. Many years ago, Ukraine not only abandoned nuclear weapons, but also destroyed its missile potential in exchange for guarantees security. Today we have neither weapons nor security. Considering this, we have the moral right to ask for help. And we are grateful that our partners lend us a shoulder."
10:58 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of June 2. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Bakhmut direction.
- personnel - about 30,850 (+150) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1363 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 3354 (+11),
- artillery systems - 661 (+2),
- MLRS - 207 (+0),
- air defense systems - 95 (+1),
- aircraft - 210 (+2),
- helicopters - 175 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 521 (+2),
- cruise missiles - 120 (+0),
- ships/boats - 13 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2325 (+35),
- special equipment - 51 (+2).
10:47 Biden said that the US and the EU are discussing the possibility of buying Russian oil at a price below the market price instead of refusing to import it against the backdrop of a sharp increase in fuel prices, writes CNN.
10:33 Ukraine and Slovakia have signed a contract for the supply of eight Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers to Kiev, Slovak Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said.
10:15 Saudi Arabia is ready to increase oil production if production in Russia falls significantly as a result of sanctions imposed on it, writes FT. Earlier, Saudi Arabia resisted calls to accelerate the increase in production, despite record price increases. Saudi Arabia believes it should keep idle production capacity in reserve. But concerns about an outright shortage of supplies have intensified after the EU passed another package of sanctions against Moscow, including an oil embargo.
10:12 In the Kharkiv region, there are places where the Ukrainian army has reached the border with the Russian Federation, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said: "Near the Ukrainian border with Russia, the enemy is trying to dig in, supposedly there is a threat of our offensive actions across the Ukrainian-Russian border. This is Russian tactics to tie down our troops and prevent one unit from being transferred to where we need to strengthen."
10:05 Reconstruction of residential buildings affected by Russian shelling has begun in Kiev, the Kyiv City State Administration reported. The work is scheduled to be completed closer to mid-autumn so that the townspeople return to their homes by the beginning of the heating season. The city allocated almost UAH 600 million from the capital budget for the reconstruction, and the government also allocated UAH 200 million from the state budget. In total, almost 390 buildings are in need of restoration, of which more than 220 are residential buildings, the rest are social infrastructure facilities.
09:56 The American Institute for the Study of War notes that the Russians are trying to secure communication and supply lines in the Kherson region after a series of successful counter-offensives by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are close enough to supply lines to potentially undermine the ability of the Russians to counter Ukrainian counter-offensives from the north of the region.
09:45 The head of the Lviv OVA, Maxim Kozitsky, told the details of the evening missile attack, which was delivered from 22:45 to 22:55. As a result of rocket attacks, the railway infrastructure in the Stryi and Sambir regions was damaged. In total, four cruise missiles were launched, they were launched from the Black Sea.
Railroad facilities are significantly damaged, many trains are delayed. Specialists of the Lviv Railway are working to restore communication. Five people were injured - three in the Stryi region and two in the Sambir region. Four people are in a state of moderate severity, they are in hospitals in the region. Another victim received minor injuries, she was not hospitalized. There are no dead.
09:29 Troops of the Russian Federation this morning once again fired at Slavyansk of Donetsk region. According to the mayor of the city, Vadim Lyakh, as a result of the strike on the private sector, there were no casualties or injuries, but there is no electricity in the city due to a broken high-voltage line. The water supply, which yesterday began to be debugged by the Water of Donbass enterprise, was also stopped. The mayor of the city urges his countrymen to evacuate.
09:24 The HIMARS MLRS transferred to Ukraine are already in Europe, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl said. According to him, before the transfer of equipment, the United States will train Ukrainian fighters, which will take about three weeks.
09:22 The "DNR" stated that there are about 8,000 prisoners of war on the territory of the two pseudo-republics.
09:20 British intelligence reports that the Russians have taken control of most of Severodonetsk. At the same time, the main road leading to the Severodonetsk pocket probably remains under the control of Ukraine, but Russia continues to build up local successes thanks to a strong concentration of artillery, although it has suffered losses.
Analysts say crossing the Seversky Donets is vital for Russian forces as they seize the Luhansk region and prepare to turn their attention to Donetsk. Potential crossing points are between Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, and also not far from the recently captured Liman. In both places, the line of the river is likely still controlled by Ukrainian forces, which have destroyed existing bridges.
It is likely that Russia will need a short tactical pause to reboot before forcing the rivers and subsequent attacks deep into the Donetsk region, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces have prepared defensive positions. However, this could lead to the loss of some of the momentum gained over the past week, experts add.
09:08 At night, the Russians launched three missile attacks on the Sumy region, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. According to him, the strikes were delivered from an aircraft on the territory of the Krasnopol community. As a result of a direct hit by a rocket, one house was destroyed, and several more were damaged. According to preliminary data, at least three local residents were injured.
08:59 The Turkish newspaper Sabah writes about consultations on the grain deblockade of Ukraine. According to the publication, Moscow has two conditions - the demining of the Ukrainian water area and the lifting of sanctions against Russian merchant ships, which are prohibited from insuring. Ukraine, on the other hand, says that it agrees to clear mines in the water area in two weeks if NATO countries protect the ports from Russia.
08:47 Angela Merkel expressed solidarity with Ukraine in what she called a "barbaric war" with Russia after her months-long silence drew criticism of her policy towards Moscow, writes Reuters. In particular, she stated that she supports the government's efforts to "find an end to this barbaric war." "My solidarity with Ukraine," Merkel added.
08:32 Peskov said that Russia has clearly voiced its demands on Ukraine, they are well known to Kiev, but "the Ukrainian authorities are now freezing the negotiations, probably under pressure from the curators, preferring another option to the negotiation process."
08:26 The Russians are preparing to fire at educational institutions in Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said. The occupiers began to massively disseminate information that "firing positions of the national battalions" were located there. The General Staff in today's summary also reported that the occupiers continue to spread information about the alleged location of military units in schools, hospitals and kindergartens in order to justify the destruction of civilian facilities.
08:24 In Severodonetsk Azot, the Russians damaged a warehouse with methanol, in Lisichansk they were hospitalized, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
08:07 In Kharkiv, Russians fired at a school at night, which is located in the Kievsky district of the city, the library was on fire. After the fire, a woman's body was found, four more people were injured, according to the State Emergency Service.
07:54 In the Donetsk direction, the enemy continues to fire at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine along the entire line of contact, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report . In the Slavyansk direction, the enemy is focused on holding occupied positions. The invaders fired at the settlements of Dolgenkoye, Kurulka, Vernopolye and Dolina.
On the Liman direction, the enemy fought in the direction of the settlement of Raygorodok, but withdrew with losses. In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy is conducting assault operations in the city of Severodonetsk, unsuccessfully conducting an assault in the direction of the settlements of Bobrovo and Ustinovka.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is conducting assault operations in the village of Kamyshevakh with the aim of taking control of the city, with partial success, the fighting continues. The troops of the Russian Federation unsuccessfully conducted an assault in the directions of the settlements of Nagornoe and Belogorovka.
In the Seversk direction, from the territory of the Russian Federation, the enemy fired mortars at the settlements of Seredina-Buda, Progress, Sumy region and Leonovka, Chernihiv region. In the Kharkiv direction, the positions of the Defense Forces were fired at in the areas of the settlements of Mikhailovka, Prudyanka and Verkhny Saltov.
06:55 Residents of Denmark voted in a referendum on June 1 to join the EU defense policy. Denmark has become the last EU country to sign a common policy. The decision was made due to Russian military aggression in Ukraine.
06:27 AFU destroyed two high-speed landing boats of the Russian Federation, ready to practice sabotage in the Dnieper-Bug estuary, OK Pivden reported.
05:06 Germany will hand over to Greece the Marder armored personnel carrier, which the German arms company Rheinmetall and Ukraine agreed on in a declaration of intent back in March. According to Bild, citing a source in the German government, Scholz wanted to "finally put an end to the tedious disputes about armored personnel carriers," therefore functioning Marder are being taken out of Germany so that they are no longer available to Ukraine. At the same time, about 100 Soviet infantry fighting vehicles of the BMP-1A1 Vostok type are to leave Athens for Ukraine.
05:01 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russian troops are trying to advance towards Lisichansk from the south and west, avoiding the crossing of the Seversky Donets from Severodonetsk. Also, Russian troops are fighting for control of Belogorovka (where the Russians failed the attempt to force the Seversky Donets) and Vrubovka, which will allow attacking Lisichansk from the west.
04:23 Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the Kherson region: the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already liberated more than 20 settlements from Russian invaders. According to the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Gennady Laguta, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are moving further south. About what this means for the course of the war in Ukraine - in the material What's next?
04:17 In the Black Sea, the number of enemy ships threatening missile strikes has increased from two to three, OK Pivden reported. At the same time, landing ships are not observed. The Russians dragged their two wrecked Raptors from Zmeinoye to their base in Sevastopol with "remains of hope" to revive them.
04:13 Information about the attack on the Beskydy tunnel is not true, said Alexander Kamyshin, head of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia. At the same time, he confirmed that as a result of the missile attack, the railway infrastructure on the Lviv railway was damaged. According to Kamyshin, there were no injured among the railway workers. Three passenger trains are delayed, there is no threat to passengers.
03:04 The UK will send M270 multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine, said Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. The move was "closely coordinated" with the US decision to provide Kyiv with the HIMARS system, he said. The Ukrainian military will be taught how to handle launchers in the UK.
"As Russia's tactics change, so should our support for Ukraine. These highly effective multiple launch rocket systems will enable our Ukrainian friends to better insulate themselves from Russia's brutal use of long-range artillery, which Putin's forces have indiscriminately used to destroy cities," he said. Wallace.
In turn, Politico writes that the UK has asked the US to approve the shipment of advanced M270 medium-range missile systems to Ukraine. On Thursday, June 2, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken are to discuss this issue.
The UK will be the first country to send American-made MLRS to Ukraine. But the US must formally approve the move under export regulations.
00:57 The Biden administration plans to sell four MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs to Ukraine, which can be armed with Hellfire missiles, but their sale may be blocked by Congress, writes Reuters. The Gray Eagle is a technological leap because it is capable of flying for over 30 hours depending on its mission and collecting vast amounts of intelligence data.
00:42 The head of the Lviv OVA, Maxim Kozitsky, said that five people were injured as a result of rocket fire in the Stryi district, their condition is assessed by doctors as mild or moderate.
00:30 Zelensky, in an evening video message, cited statistics on children affected by the war: "During the 98 days of a full-scale invasion, 689 children suffered as a result of attacks by the invaders. And this is only what we know. We do not yet have all the information from the occupied territory. But from what is known today - 446 children were injured, 243 children died. Another 139 are missing. <...> Russia is also pursuing a consistent policy of deporting our people. It takes both adults and children by force. In total, more than 200 thousand Ukrainian children. These are orphans from orphanages. And children with their parents. And children separated from their families. The purpose of this criminal policy is not just to kidnap people, but to make the deportees forget about Ukraine and cannot return." 
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