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Chronology of the Russian war against Ukraine: Thursday, June 1 (updated)
2023-06-02
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[VESTI] June 1 is the 463rd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

02:50 . Kyiv region. Air defense works in Kyiv and the region.

03:30 . Kyiv. In the Dnieper region, as a result of falling debris, a car caught fire and a person was hospitalized; in the Desnyansky district, a polyclinic was damaged, and a car was on fire on the roadway of one of the streets.

07:00 . Kyiv. 14 wounded in the Dnieper and Desnyansky districts, 9 of them were hospitalized. 3 people died, among them there is an 11-year-old child . Everyone at this time was heading to the shelter, which turned out to be closed. The mayor of the capital noted that the head of the medical institution and the head of the district, who must control the operation of the shelters that are on the map of the city and must work, are responsible for the work of the shelter.

07:30 . The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Kiev region was attacked by 10 Iskander missiles . All shot down.

08:30 . The Russians shelled the Kherson region 61 times in a day, firing 309 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks and UAVs. Kherson was shelled 11 times (57 shells). They ended up in residential areas of the settlements of the region. One person died, five (including one child) were injured.

09:00 . Kyiv region. In Kyiv, canceled all festive events for the Children's Day. As a result of a night attack on the capital, three people were killed, including a 9-year-old child.

Sumy region. At night, Russia shelled the region with artillery: three explosions sounded on the territory of the Krasnopolsky community. There were no casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure.

10:00 a.m. Donetsk region. On May 31, the Russians killed 2 people - in Udachny and Chasovoy Yar. Another five people in the area were injured.

Kharkov region. The Russian Federation continues to shell the front-line and border settlements of Kharkov, Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts. Volchansk was shelled throughout the day. A 60-year-old man died, a woman was injured and hospitalized.

Zaporozhye region. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 78 attacks on 20 settlements. No casualties.

11:00 am . Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has deported more than 20,000 Ukrainian children , said Irina Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories.

Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russians fired at the Marganets bulk and Nikopol: there are victims . Men aged 50 and 55 were wounded. They were hospitalized in a state of moderate severity.

12:00 . Kherson region. In the morning, Russian troops attacked the Dnieper district of Kherson: two men were wounded, a house was destroyed, cars were damaged.

13:45 . Kharkov region. A series of explosions thundered in Kharkov, after which an air raid alert was announced. Two hits were recorded on an industrial facility in the Industrial District of Kharkov. A woman was pulled out from under the rubble.

14:30 . Kherson region. Russian aviation dropped three guided bombs on Kazatskoye and one on Novaya Kakhovka . One of the bombs fell in the area of ​​Novokakhovskaya school No. 3. Three private houses were destroyed. One death is known.

15:15 . Kherson region. Russian troops from aviation fired at the Berislav bakery. Two guided air bombs were dropped on the city and hit with mortars. Three people are injured.

16:00 . Kherson region. Explosions are heard in Kherson.

17:30 . The Pentagon will purchase Gepard self-propelled guns for Ukraine in the amount of more than $118 million. This was reported on the website of the US Department of Defense. The estimated completion date for the order is May 30, 2024.

18:11 . Twelve residents of the Belgorod region suffered from shelling the day before. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov published a report "on the strikes inflicted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine" for May 31.

18:49 . Many countries are ready to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine. This was stated by Volodymyr Zelensky.

" Today I heard powerful support, a large number of states, and what is important - a large number of fighters, which, I am sure, under the leadership of the United States, we will unite in the near future and make this coalition. "

19:20 . During the day, the enemy launched 12 missile strikes using 10 Iskander-type ballistic and cruise missiles on Kyiv (destroyed by our defenders) and two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles on Kharkov.

In addition, he launched 36 air strikes and made about 10 attacks from the MLRS on settlements. Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population (among them children), a children's polyclinic, apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been damaged. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18.00.

19:51 . Kurt Volker called on the international community to unblock Ukrainian ports. The US representative to NATO said that Russia is engaged in piracy in the Black Sea, and the world must finally respond. In particular, to start a dialogue with Turkey, which is obliged to ensure freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.

20:20 . Lukashenka called drone strikes on Russian territory an information-psychological war. According to him, militarily, these attacks mean nothing.

20:44 . The Russian Federation has concentrated four Caliber carriers in the Black Sea. They can launch over 24 rockets. This was stated by the speaker of the operational command "South" Vladislav Nazarov.

21:15 . The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. During the day, units of the Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy attacks. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations west of Masyutovka, Kharkov region, for a day.

21:47 . The tragedy with those who died during the rocket attack on Kyiv is the responsibility of the authorities at all levels - from the city leaders to the heads of the district. This was stated by the head of the Kyiv military administration Sergei Popko.

22:22 . Ukraine should receive compensation for the fact that now it cannot become a member of NATO - NausÄ—da.

Shelters in Kyiv will now be permanently open. This was stated by the head of the municipal security department of the city administration Roman Tkachuk.

23:00 . Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Moldova. This was reported on the Twitter account of the head of the European Commission.

" On International Children's Day, we want to draw the world's attention to the plight of Ukrainian children," she wrote.

The cause of the explosion in Belgorod was the fall of the UAV on the roadway. This was stated by the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov. According to him, there are two victims, one car was damaged.

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