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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent]22:22 Volchansk is 70% controlled by the Ukrainian military, said the speaker of the OSGV Khortitsa Nazar Voloshin: “Now the Defense Forces control the city of Volchansk, about 70%. In the city and its surroundings there are fierce battles with the invaders, because the Russians there do not stop trying to advance with assault groups.”

21:58 After today’s Russian shelling, the Dnieper hydroelectric power station is in critical condition, said the head of the Zaporozhye Regional Administration Ivan Fedorov: “Now the Dnieper hydroelectric power station is in a critical condition. We are not even talking about the production of electricity. Now the movement from the left bank to the right is completely blocked, so residents are limited in traffic. Two bridges are used for the detour, where logistics have been established in both directions. We’ll keep it that way for the weekend.”
20:11 Zelensky said that in Singapore, during a meeting with a delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, he discussed further support for Ukraine: “We talked about the situation on the front line and areas of military assistance to Ukraine, in particular, about strengthening air defense with additional systems and missiles to special attention to strengthening sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation."
18:59 Ukrenergo reported that today the validity period of electricity consumption limits has been extended - they will be valid from 18:00 to 24:00. On Sunday, June 2, the limits will be in effect from 01:00 to 05:00 and from 19:00 to 24:00.
16:45 The death toll as a result of a massive rocket attack in the Novobavarsky district of Kharkov on May 31 has increased to nine, seven victims have now been identified, the prosecutor's office reported. Another 26 people were injured.
15:02 As a result of a night Russian attack, traffic at the Dnieper hydroelectric station was temporarily blocked, said the head of the Zaporozhye Regional Administration Ivan Fedorov. The detour is carried out through the Arch Bridge. Khortytsia, as well as through New Bridges and Khortytsia district. After a detailed examination, it was decided not to open traffic on the dam on weekends - during this time, the relevant services must do everything necessary to maximally protect traffic participants, Fedorov added.
13:47 Zelensky said that he arrived in Singapore to participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue conference, a key platform for security topics in the Asia-Pacific region. “Restoring a just peace in Ukraine, guaranteeing global food and nuclear security is the task of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. That is why it will be important for us to hear the voice of the Asia-Pacific region there,” the president said. He also said that in Singapore he would speak at a conference and hold a number of meetings, including with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Singaporean investors.
12:34 The Howard Buffett Foundation will finance the restoration of the Factor-Druk printing house in Kharkov, destroyed by a Russian missile attack on May 23. They plan to restore the printing house in 4-5 months, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA.
11:56 Russian troops attacked Ukrhydroenergo hydroelectric power stations at night, there was critical damage to the equipment, the company reported. They recalled that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has destroyed the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and fired more than 110 missiles at all hydroelectric power stations and pumped storage power plants of Ukrhydroenergo.
11:25 The Polish armed forces said that “it was a long and busy night for the entire Polish air defense system.” Aviation, including NATO forces, took to the air. “A massive long-range missile strike by the Russian Federation covered the entire territory of Ukraine, including the regions bordering Poland,” the statement said.
11:13 During a night attack, six cruise missiles hit three critical infrastructure facilities in the Lviv region, said the head of the OBA, Maxim Kozitsky. Four people were injured at one of the facilities.
09:01 At night, the Russians launched a missile attack on the town of Balakleya, Izyum district, Kharkov region - 12 people who were in two houses were wounded. Among them are eight children from two to 17 years old, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA. He also reported that the number of deaths as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on the Novobavarsky district of Kharkov had increased to seven. Search operations continue; there may be two more people under the rubble.
In addition, the day before, as a result of an enemy strike by KABs on the territory of a farm in the village. Shestakovo, Chuguevsky district, injured two people, and killed 32 animals that were on the farm. Another person was wounded in Volchansk, also as a result of shelling by the KAB.
08:52 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 1:
- personnel - about 508,780 (+1130) people,
- tanks - 7740 (+12),
- armored combat vehicles - 14,947 (+12),
- artillery systems - 13,184 (+44),
- MLRS - 1088 (+0),
- air defense systems - 815 (+0),
- aircraft - 357 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- UAVs of operational-tactical level - 10 617 (+30),
- cruise missiles - 2230 (+1),
- ships/boats - 27 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,006 (+101),
- special equipment - 2181 (+17).
08:38 In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Russia attacked an energy infrastructure facility - a large-scale fire broke out, no people were injured, said the head of the OVA Svetlana Onischuk.
08:27 As a result of a night attack, equipment at energy infrastructure facilities in Zaporozhye, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovograd, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions was damaged, Ukrenergo reported. This is the sixth massive attack against civilian energy infrastructure since March. DTEK reported that the enemy fired at two thermal power plants of the company, equipment was seriously damaged.
08:13 Air defense destroyed 35 missiles and 46 attack UAVs at night, the Air Force command reported. In total, Russia launched 53 missiles of various types and 47 attack UAVs:
- 35 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 TS strategic aviation aircraft (launch area - Saratov region, airspace over the Caspian Sea);
- four Iskander-M ballistic missiles (from Crimea);
- one Iskander-K cruise missile (from Crimea);
- ten Caliber cruise missiles (from the northeastern part of the Black Sea);
- three X-59/X-69 guided aircraft missiles (from the airspace of the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporozhye region);
- 47 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type (from Primorsko-Akhtarsk).
As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, 81 air targets were shot down:
- 30 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles;
- four Caliber cruise missiles;
- one Iskander-K cruise missile;
- 46 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type.
07:42 At night, the Russians attacked the energy infrastructure of the Dnepropetrovsk region, several fires occurred, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. In addition, in the morning the enemy attacked Nikopol and the Pokrovsk community with kamikaze drones, four people were wounded, including a seven-year-old child.
07:05 In Zaporozhye, the Russians hit one of the energy infrastructure facilities, there is destruction. More than 20 residential buildings and social institutions were also damaged. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov.
06:31 In the Kirovograd region, an energy infrastructure facility was hit during a night attack. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties, said the head of the OVA, Andrei Raikovich.
06:26 On the night of Saturday, June 1, Russia launched a massive attack on energy infrastructure facilities in the Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovograd, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, said Energy Minister German Galushchenko.
04:19 Russia is massively attacking Ukraine with missiles and drones. In the Vinnytsia region, as a result of falling debris from a downed UAV, a fire occurred at a critical infrastructure facility; no people were injured, said Sergei Borzov, head of the OVA. According to him, Calibers are now moving towards the region.
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