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[Korreapondent] 22:09 Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani confirmed that the country will provide Ukraine with a second SAMP/T air defense system.
21:28 A whole network of Russian propaganda has been uncovered in Europe. The pro-Russian Voice of Europe, launched in the Czech Republic in May 2023, has been used by the Kremlin to fund Russian propaganda through far-right politicians in five European countries. The Kremlin spent up to 1 million euros a month on this. After the EU and the Czech Republic began banning Voice of Europe, investigations into its influence spread to Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and France. It turned out that this is not just a pro-Russian site. Read more in the material Medvedchuk and money for the right.
21:23 On Sunday, June 2, the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured about 60 Russians near Volchansk, said Nazar Voloshin, speaker of the OSGV Khortitsa.
20:37 The upper house of the Swiss parliament rejected the allocation of $5.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on the grounds that such a plan violates borrowing restrictions in a neutral country, Reuters reports.
20:32 Italy may soon send Ukraine another SAMP/T air defense system, writes Reuters.
19:26 There is no generation left in Kharkov, Mayor Igor Terekhov said in an interview with the Estonian publication ERR: “Today we do not have a single generation of our own in the city and we are forced to take electricity from other cities. This is a very difficult situation, and it is teetering on the brink “We understand this very well. It is impossible to enter winter with such an energy supply system... A very difficult heating season is ahead.”
19:05 At the Zaporozhye NPP, all safety principles have been violated, the situation there remains unstable, said IAEA head Rafael Grossi: “Issues related to staffing, regular inspections and maintenance, as well as emergency measures at the site, remain complex and pose risks to the nuclear power plant.” safety and security of the station." He emphasized that IAEA representatives still do not have access to some areas of the plant that are important for nuclear safety. “The Russians’ restart of the Zaporizhia NPP will not be safe, and they understand this,” Grossi added.
19:01 On Tuesday, June 4, limits on electricity consumption will be in effect throughout the entire territory of Ukraine, Ukrenergo reported. If limits are exceeded, hourly shutdown schedules may apply.
18:54 India will be represented at the Peace Summit in Switzerland by the Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs or the Deputy National Security Adviser, The Hindustan Times writes, citing sources.
18:36 Last week, Ukraine received permission from most of its allies to strike military targets on Russian territory. Less than 24 hours after Biden authorized the use of HIMARS systems to destroy targets in enemy territory, the first strike occurred. For more details, see the article First strikes on Russian territory.
18:27 Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the United States at the Peace Summit in Switzerland, the White House said.
18:03 Umerov reported that at the Asian Security Summit, Shangri-La Dialogue met with representatives of the world's leading defense companies and technology giants and encouraged them to invest in weapons production in Ukraine. These companies include BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Boeing, Saab, Google and Oracle.
17:59 Receiving American ATACMS ballistic missiles with a range of 300 km means that Ukraine can now hit any target in Crimea, writes The Economist. Ukraine is trying to make Crimea a liability for Putin, not an asset, the publication notes. The goal is to isolate the island, strangle it as a logistics hub, and thus push Russian air and sea forces away from southern Ukraine.
17:28 Suspilny journalists identified one of the Russians who abused prisoners in the Kharkov direction. He turned out to be the operator, 32-year-old Alexey Kiprin with the call sign Bars from St. Petersburg. He has been fighting against Ukraine since 2014, and is now the commander of an assault company. The journalists wrote to Kiprin via messenger - he thought he was chatting with Russians, so he confirmed that it was him in the video. “The anthem was sung badly. They slapped us on the back of the head and transferred us to a prisoner-of-war camp,” Kiprin wrote.
17:04 Belgium, which holds the presidency of the Council of the EU, calls on the countries of the bloc to consider the possibility of depriving Hungary of its voting rights. Belgian Foreign Minister Aja Labib has called for applying the no-confidence procedure under Article 7 of the EU Treaty to Budapest - an extreme step that could lead to the suspension of the country's voting rights in the EU.
16:45 Russia is set up for a long war and, in the worst case, can turn Kharkov into a second Aleppo, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexander Litvinenko told The Wall Street Journal. He recalled that in Aleppo, Russian aircraft destroyed electricity and water supply systems, and also bombed hospitals and schools. The city's population then dropped to a third of its pre-war level. “They simply pushed people out. This is what they want to practice around Kharkov,” Litvinenko said.
16:13 In the Donetsk region, they are preparing to evacuate children from Liman and six villages - Lipovoe, Novoe, Karpovka, Headquarters of the Liman community, as well as the villages of Progress of the Grodovsk community and the village of Zarya of the Ilyinovsk community, the OVA reported. The military administration is currently awaiting approval from the Coordination Headquarters on evacuation issues.
15:27 Australia plans to send Disability Insurance Minister Bill Shorten to the Peace Summit in Switzerland, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. According to her, such an initiative was made by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The Australian opposition criticized the decision, but Wong said “the level of representation is acceptable” because Shorten is a senior government minister.
14:41 The Russian military fired at Mikhailovka, Novogrodovsk community, Donetsk region - two people were killed, one was wounded. Among the dead is a 12-year-old child, said the head of the OVA, Vadim Filishkin. In the morning, the Russians dropped a controlled air bomb on the village, and an hour and a half later they repeated the attack. At least five houses were damaged.
14:26 The Russians are spreading IPSO that a provocation is allegedly being planned in Kherson with the staging of the death of civilians, said the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin. “It is obvious that the only threat to the townspeople is the Russian military. And it is from them that we can now expect terrible provocations. Dear Kherson residents, please, in the near future, do not move on the streets unless absolutely necessary. And be sure to respond to air raid signals,” he emphasized Prokudin.
13:38 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning denies putting pressure on other countries to dissuade them from participating in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, as Zelensky previously stated. According to her, Beijing has never "fanned the flames or fanned the flames." At the same time, Mao Ning added that the peace conference should be recognized by both the Russian and Ukrainian sides: “Everyone should participate in it on an equal basis, and all peace projects should be discussed fairly. These are three important factors.”
13:25 Russian public pages write that over the weekend Ukraine launched a strike using the HIMARS MLRS against the deployment of the Russian Defense Ministry in the Korochansky district of the Belgorod region. As a result of the attack, several pieces of military equipment were burned, the secretary of the district security council was killed, the heads of the administration and rural settlements and three military personnel were wounded. The impact probably destroyed some components of the S-300/400 system. Videos posted on social networks:
12:21 Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren confirmed that her country will allow Ukraine to use its F-16s to strike military targets on Russian territory: “We only ask that international law and the right to self-defense be respected, as stated in the UN Charter, which means "that they are using it to achieve military goals that they need to achieve for self-defense."
11:55 Zelensky’s press secretary Sergei Nikiforov said that public statements from the allies on the supply of air defense systems are expected in the near future: “Of course, I cannot now announce what exactly was discussed, the timing and the very essence. But I can say that this the topic of air defense for Ukraine, for Kharkov, for civilian infrastructure, for people and for the front. And it received the most attention.”
Nikiforov also said that Zelensky will take part in the G-7 summit, which will be held in Italy on June 13-15. However, he did not specify whether this would be an online format or a personal visit.
11:37 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at a meeting with Zelensky, called for a peaceful settlement that would be “morally acceptable not only for Ukraine, but also for the rest of the world.” "We will continue to do everything we can to promote peace, end the fighting and reach a political solution for your country. I think everyone is well aware that this is easier said than done and it will be a difficult road to return to a situation that is morally acceptable not only for Ukraine, but also for the rest of the world,” he was quoted as saying by the local publication Philstar.
Also during the negotiations, Zelensky asked Marcos Jr. to send Filipino psychotherapists to Ukraine to assist the military, to which the Philippine president agreed: “This is what I think we are able to offer. I am glad to do everything in our power, to help, especially civilians and innocent people affected by the war."
11:19 Moscow for the first time commented on Ukrainian strikes on nuclear radar stations. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov called on the United States to take “with the utmost seriousness” Russian warnings regarding strikes by American weapons on Russian territory. According to him, an “asymmetric response” can be given to strikes on nuclear radars. “Such attempts will be suppressed; the response may be asymmetrical,” Ryabkov said.
10:58 Special forces Akhmat has been deployed to the Kharkov direction, said detachment commander Apty Alaudinov. According to him, this section of the front is now considered “the most important.”
10:43 The prosecutor's office reported that it has begun criminal proceedings into the harsh treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kharkov direction.
10:11 The prosecutor's office clarified that at night the Russians fired five S-300 missiles at a recreation center in the village of Dachnoye, Slobozhansky community, Chuguevsky district, Kharkov region. One base employee was killed and two were injured.
09:42 In Hungary, they see no point in going to the Peace Summit in Switzerland, since Russia will not be represented there, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said: “If not both sides of the war are represented, I think it’s a legitimate question whether the whole conference makes sense in terms of the ultimate goal, which is the pursuit of peace. Therefore, we believe that a peace conference makes real sense and offers the best hope for peace if both sides are at the table."
Szijjártó also stressed that the war is between Ukraine and Russia and does not concern Europe: “Russia did not attack us. We are not at war. Ukraine is not fighting for us. If we were attacked, it would be a different situation, but for us did not attack, like other states of the European Union. The NATO Secretary General said very clearly that none of the Alliance's allies is under military threat. So if we are not under military threat, then why do we think that this is our war? "
08:54 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, five people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling: two each in Belozersk and Zhelezny, one in Volchy, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:39 At night, the Russians launched a missile attack on the Slobozhany community of the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkov region - as a result of a hit on the territory of the recreation center, one person was killed and two were injured, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, the day before, two people were injured as a result of shelling in the village. Borovskaya Andreevka, Izyumsky district, two more - in the village of Stary Saltov, Chuguevsky district.
07:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 3:
- personnel - about 511,130 (+1270) people,
- tanks - 7779 (+14),
- armored combat vehicles - 15,002 (+22),
- artillery systems - 13,280 (+47),
- MLRS - 1090 (+1),
- air defense systems - 824 (+3),
- aircraft - 357 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAV - 10,739 (+40),
- cruise missiles - 2268 (+0),
- ships/boats - 27 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,159 (+67),
- special equipment - 2199 (+4).
06:46 Zelensky said that he arrived in the Philippines and for the first time in the history of bilateral relations met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. We discussed the Peace Summit and the importance of representing Southeast Asian countries at it.