Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:16 Macron clarified that the fighters will be transferred to Ukraine by the end of the year, and it will take 5-6 months to train pilots. He did not name the number of planes.
21:44 The priority goal of the Russians in the Donetsk region is the route from Pokrovsk to Konstantinovka, said Nazar Voloshin, speaker of the OSGV Khortitsa. According to him, the Pokrovsk direction remains the hottest along the entire front line: “Of course, after Ocheretino they are just rushing towards the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway. Perhaps they have such a goal - to capture Pokrovsk and the vital highway just to Konstantinovka.”
21:37 France will transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Kiev and will train Ukrainian pilots, Macron said. In addition, according to him, France intends to prepare a Ukrainian brigade of 4,500 people, train and arm it. However, there is no talk about the French military in Ukraine yet, Macron clarified.
Macron also confirmed that Ukraine can fire French missiles at Russian territory: “We are with the Ukrainians. Ukraine is allowed to strike targets from which missiles were fired. We prohibit hitting civilians with our weapons.” The French President also said that he stands for peace, but peace “cannot mean the capitulation of Ukraine.” In his opinion, peace must be achieved through negotiations, but the time has not yet come for them.
20:46 Due to exceeding the limits, Ukrenergo announced the use of emergency shutdowns in Kiev and the Kiev region, as well as in the Volyn, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Transcarpathian, Zaporozhye, Lviv, Nikolaev, Kirovograd, Odessa, Rivne and Kharkiv regions.
20:12 Zelensky was asked during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy whether he hoped for a “Normandy landing” of the Allies in Ukraine. “Yes, I hope,” Zelensky replied.
18:55 NATO plans to expand cooperation with Ukraine in the field of defense technologies and share intelligence about Russia's capabilities in the field of electronic warfare, Bloomberg writes. NATO Assistant Secretary General David van Weel said the Alliance was preparing an agreement that would introduce a new framework for sharing information, including on drone supply chains. It will be completed before the July NATO summit in Washington.
18:46 The German government presented a new military plan - the Framework Directive for Total Defense. The document spells out measures that must be taken during a military conflict, writes Bild. According to the plan, NATO troops should be deployed across the country to the eastern flank, where Bundeswehr forces will also be located.
18:42 On Friday, June 7, limits on electricity consumption will be in effect throughout the entire territory of Ukraine, Ukrenergo reported. To comply with the limits, hourly shutdown schedules will be applied, and if the limits are exceeded, emergency shutdowns are possible.
18:33 Syrsky reported on the optimization of the staffing structure of the General Staff units. In particular, their numbers are being reduced and their functions are being revised. Thanks to this, the military command and control bodies that command troops in combat areas have already been strengthened, the commander-in-chief noted. “Our main task is to make the troop command system more effective and eliminate duplication of functions. These activities are being carried out as part of the implementation of the strategy for the development of branches and individual branches of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces until 2035. Our goal is to create a promising structure of the Armed Forces for the period before joining NATO,” - Syrsky emphasized. According to him, in the same context, the formation of the Unmanned Systems Forces is being carried out.
18:24 In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, three people were injured as a result of a kamikaze drone attack, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. Residential buildings, greenhouses, solar panels and power lines were damaged.
17:57 Orban said that Ukraine is trying to drag the whole world into the war: “The Ukrainians believe that the more countries they can drag into the war against the Russians, the greater the chances of victory, so they will drag the EU or even the whole world into the war. From the Ukrainian national point of view, the escalation of the war is logical."
17:21 From the beginning of June, Russia began to attack solar power plants, switchgear devices were destroyed there, said DTEK Executive Director Dmitry Sakharuk.
16:38 “Governor” of the occupied Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky said that Putin will soon write a decree on the creation of a new “federal district”, which will include the occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea. They can call it “Novorossiya”.
15:49 Biden said that the United States does not authorize strikes 300 km deep into Russia and does not authorize strikes on Moscow. According to him, the United States allows them to strike with weapons only in border areas: “We provide weapons for strikes across the border, from where the Russians conduct shelling, enter Ukraine and kill Ukrainians.”
14:58 The Verkhovna Rada ratified an agreement with the European Union necessary to receive 50 billion euros under the Ukraine Facility program. This was the last step for the program to work, Shmygal said. Ukraine Facility is a four-year support program that provides for a number of reforms and transformations that bring Ukraine closer to membership in the European Union. This year, Ukraine will receive 16 billion euros under this initiative.
14:31 As a result of today's shelling of populated areas in the north of the Donetsk region, one person was killed and three were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. In particular, in Hour Yar one person was killed and one was wounded. One person was wounded in the Green Field of the Ilyinovskaya community and another in New York.
14:15 Zelensky said that he had arrived in France, where, in particular, he would take part in events marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Normandy.
13:56 Russia is trying to develop an offensive towards Pokrovsk, Mirnograd and Selidovo, said Nazar Voloshin, speaker of the OSGV Khortitsa: “The main efforts of the Russian troops are focused on trying to break through our defenses and develop an offensive in the direction of the settlements of Pokrovsk, Mirnograd and Selidovo. Since the situation is in the Netaylovo area characterized by high enemy activity."
13:44 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said that Budapest will take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland: “The reason for our participation is that we are absolutely on the side of peace, and therefore we take part in all events where peace is on the agenda.” He also said that Hungary will be represented at the conference at the level of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
13:21 The Russian army shelled the village of Priozernoye, Kherson region, with artillery, two people were wounded, the OVA reported.
12:39 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg once again stated that he does not see a threat of attack from Russia. According to him, NATO is the most powerful military force in the world. The Secretary General also emphasized again that the Alliance is not going to send troops to Ukraine.
11:45 French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said that French instructors have never trained the Ukrainian military directly in Ukraine, but such a question “is not a taboo.”
11:38 The Verkhovna Rada adopted an appeal to parliaments and foreign governments, international organizations, and parliamentary assemblies in support of the Global Peace Summit. The deputies call for facilitating the participation of the leaders of states invited to the summit, to demonstrate unity and determination in defending the goals and principles of the UN Charter and to counteract the destructive actions of the Russian Federation, to support Zelensky’s Peace Formula, to counteract Moscow’s attempts to “legitimize” violations of the UN Charter, and to refuse any support so-called “peace ideas”, which actually propose agreeing with the actions of the Russian Federation and ending Russian armed aggression against Ukraine through compromises and concessions to the aggressor.
11:20 A special unit of the 9th Department of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense tonight off the coast of Crimea struck a Russian raid tug of Project 498 Saturn or Proteus. As a result of the operation in the waters of Lake Panskoye, the ship was destroyed. The fire defeat was inflicted after a successful breakthrough of the line of defensive barriers in the Black Sea waters, intelligence officials said and showed a video:
10:27 The number of wounded in Selidovo, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region, has increased to seven, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. In addition, as a result of Russian shelling in Berestka, Ilyinovsk community, Kramatorsk district, one person was killed and three were wounded; in the Bakhmut district, one person was killed and four were injured in the Pivnichny Toretsk community. One more death each - in Zhelanny and Progress.
09:53 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, three people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Four high-rise buildings and 14 private houses, a critical infrastructure facility, a medical center, preschool educational institutions, a shopping center, and a store were damaged.
09:34 On the afternoon of June 5, the Russians dropped the KAB on the village. Bugaevka, Chuguevsky district, Kharkov region, two people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Another person was wounded as a result of shelling from the MLRS in Kupyansk.
09:08 The United States may announce a new aid package to Ukraine in the amount of $225 million as early as this week, Reuters writes, citing sources.
08:55 On the evening of June 5, Russian troops fired two UMPB D-30SN aerial bombs at the city of Selidovo, Donetsk region. As a result of the shelling, six people were wounded and 13 multi-storey residential buildings were damaged, the GVA reported.
08:27 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 6:
- personnel - about 515,000 (+1300) people,
- tanks - 7828 (+22),
- armored combat vehicles - 15,076 (+40),
- artillery systems - 13 433 (+48),
- MLRS - 1095 (+3),
- air defense systems - 831 (+1),
- aircraft - 357 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAV - 10,846 (+41),
- cruise missiles - 2270 (+0),
- ships/boats - 27 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,360 (+63),
- special equipment - 2230 (+7).
07:39 The Russians attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region in the evening and in the morning with artillery and kamikaze drones, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. In the morning, an enemy UAV hit a regular bus in Nikopol - it caught fire, four passengers were injured. Also in the city, an infrastructure facility, a nine-story building, and three private houses were damaged.
07:28 As a result of a night attack in one of the settlements of the Khmelnytsky region, a fire broke out at an infrastructure facility, said the head of the OVA Sergei Tyurin. No people were hurt.
07:16 Air defense at night destroyed 17 of 18 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and from the Crimean Cape Chauda, the Air Force reported. Drones were shot down in Nikolaev, Kherson, Zaporozhye and Khmelnytsky regions. In addition, at night the Russians attacked the Dnepropetrovsk region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Taganrog.
03:41 Drones attacked the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery in the Rostov region, a fire broke out on an area of 100 square meters. m, said Governor Vasily Golubev. According to him, work to extinguish the fire had to be suspended due to a repeated attack. According to preliminary data, there are no dead or injured. In addition, a drone attacked an oil depot on the territory of the Stary Oskol urban district of the Belgorod region, said Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. As a result of the explosion, one of the tanks caught fire, but there were no casualties.