The first one’s gone. In Moscow, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylaš, commander of the Russian Air Force, accidentally fell out of a window. pic.twitter.com/rW3NWLvavi
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@5-7: It is my understanding that the Rooskey 'nuke capable bombers were required by treaty to be parked in the open, this to allow for sat observation.
Effing (P)Uke Pres is doing his best to draw the US into a war with Russia.
"Prepare another window!"
[NY Post] Ukraine has carried out a devastating strike on the only bridge connecting Russia and the occupied province of Crimea, severing a vital supply line for President Vladimir Putin’s forces, Ukraine’s security service announced.
Dramatic video shows the piers of the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, exploding on Tuesday morning after Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) agents mined it following a monthslong operation.
Ukrainian special forces used more than 2,400 pounds of explosives, which "severely damaged" the underwater pillars supporting the road and rail crossing, the SBU wrote on Telegram alongside the video.
This is the third attack on the Kerch Bridge by Ukrainian forces since the start of the war in February 2022.
Russian officials did not immediately respond to Ukraine’s claims about the attack, but all traffic on the bridge was suspended Tuesday morning, the operator for the crossing announced on its official Telegram account.
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They punch a few holes in it - it's up and operational in a couple days. This happens over and over. Battle Damage Assessment needs to be done by a "neutral" party and there is nobody doing that now on either side.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back Russian attacks in the east and south of Ukraine.
For the third day, the enemy has concentrated its attacks on the Pokrovsky direction. Five combat clashes are currently ongoing there.
Since the beginning of the current day, 67 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Monday, June 2.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, the Russian attack in the Vovchansk area was stopped.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked five times in the areas of the settlements of Stepovaya Novoselovka, Peschanoye and Zelenyi Gai. Four combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invading army carried out 10 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Grekovka, Novy Mir, Ridkodub, Karpovka, Zelenaya Dolina, Torskoye and in the direction of Grigorovka. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked near Verkhnekamyansky.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russians stormed towards Belaya Gora. Our defenders stopped three enemy offensive actions.
In the Toretsk direction, five armed clashes occurred in the areas of the settlements of Dilievka, Pleshchievka, Toretsk and in the direction of Yablunovka. All attacks have been stopped.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian invaders carried out 23 assaults near the settlements of Poltavka, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Malinovka, Lisovka, Dachenskoye, Udachnoye, Novosergeevka, Muravka and in the direction of Pokrovsk. The defense forces repelled 17 enemy attacks, five combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction , 12 attacks occurred in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinopol, Otradnoye, Novosyolka, Volnoye Pole, Zelenoe Pole, Novopol, as well as in the direction of Novoukrainka and Komar. Two clashes continue to this day.
There were 12 armed clashes in the Kursk direction.
Let us recall that on June 1, Russia lost more than 1,100 servicemen killed and wounded in 24 hours. The total number of Russian losses will soon reach 1 million people.
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[NewsFront] 20:55 Russian Ministry of Defense:
From 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
20:06 Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
The Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of drones continue attacks in the region.
An air defense system shot down a drone over the Belgorod region.
– In the settlement of Razumnoye, the windshield of a passenger car was damaged by falling debris. In the settlement of Oktyabrsky, the roof of an outbuilding caught fire from the detonation of an FPV drone – the fire has been extinguished.
– In the village of Ustinka, a private house was destroyed as a result of a drone attack. The village of Mokraya Orlovka in the Grayvoronsky MO was attacked by a drone – a power line was damaged. Some residents of the village are temporarily left without electricity. Emergency crews will begin restoration work after coordination with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
– In the village of Novostroevka-Pervaya, the detonation of two drones damaged the glazing of a private house, the fence of another house, and three cars.
– In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka in the Shebekinsky District, an FPV drone hit a private house – the roof was damaged and the windows were knocked out. On the Shebekino-Belgorod highway, a GAZelle caught fire as a result of a drone attack – fire crews put out the fire.
19:29 Loader of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, call sign Kasper told about combat missions in the Kherson region.
The call sign for the loader of the "Carnation" was given by his fellow soldiers:
"I remember I couldn't choose it for a long time. One night, a fellow soldier turned to me and said: "You have a kind face, like Casper." That's what they started calling me," the soldier shared.
The only thing the Arctic assault squad fighter has in common with the good ghost from the cartoon is their similarity in appearance. In reality, "Casper" from the Arctic loads deadly shells. Cold-bloodedly, without unnecessary fuss, as befits a real warrior and professional.
"During another duty, an order was received to prepare the gun for firing. We quickly equipped ourselves and moved to the firing point. It was necessary to solve a combat mission to provide fire cover for the soldiers changing shifts on the Dnieper islands.
The enemy was firing a mortar at them. We were required to make an accurate hit so that the enemy would not have time to hide. Thanks to the correct firing data and the coordinated work of our crew, we destroyed the enemy's firing point with a minimum expenditure of ammunition," "Kasper" said with a clear sense of pride.
18:47 Russian Army drone operators destroyed a Finnish Sisu XA-180 armored personnel carrier near the settlement of Yablonovka —video.
18:15 Artillerymen of the Vostok group destroyed a temporary deployment point of the enemy in the area of the settlement of Komar in the South Donetsk direction —video.
17:40 The "Good Guys" UAV operator squad is not resting - they are hitting the enemy in the Konstantinovsky direction -video.
17:05 FPV drone operators of the North group of forces destroyed an observation post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region and a heavy UAV of the Baba Yaga type in the Sumy region —video.
16:23 Night raid, new attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian territory, analysis by the Telegram channel “Fisherman»:
On the night of June 2, Russian air defense systems repelled a massive Ukrainian air raid on Russian territory. According to some reports, the enemy's targets were civilian infrastructure and oil complex facilities.
In total, during the night, the Russian Armed Forces intercepted 162 fixed-wing UAVs in the skies over the Kursk, Belgorod, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Bryansk, Ryazan, Oryol and Tambov regions, as well as the Republic of Crimea.
More details about the aftermath of the raid:
– On the evening of June 1, in the Belgorod region, as a result of a UAV attack on the village of Proletarsky, a local resident was killed, and a minor driving nearby was also injured by shrapnel. However, there was no information about damage to critical infrastructure facilities.
– In the Kursk region, after the fall of UAV debris, fires were recorded, private houses and garages were damaged. One drone crashed into an apartment building in the administrative center of the region, but there were no casualties.
– The authorities of the Lipetsk region reported that one person was injured in the Lebedyansky district. The victim received shrapnel injuries after parts of the drone fell on a residential area. Two private houses were also damaged.
– In the Voronezh Region, Ukrainian Armed Forces drones attacked the federal highway M-4 "Don". A high-voltage wire break was subsequently recorded on one of its sections. According to available information, there were no casualties or deaths.
During the raid, the Russian Air Defense Forces' air defense units performed with high efficiency and prevented damage to military and industrial facilities.
However, as the intensity of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on purely civilian targets increases, Russian troops and civilian authorities are faced with the task of ensuring the safety of the civilian population from the consequences of UAV crashes.
15:47 FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center hit temporary deployment points, armored and automotive vehicles, communication systems, UAVs, and enemy firing positions —video.
14:50 Ukrainian serviceman sentenced to long-term imprisonment for using weapons against civilians in the village of Olgovka in the Kursk region
The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation was found by the court to be sufficient to sentence a serviceman of military unit A-3283 (17th separate tank brigade), grenade launcher, senior soldier Dmitry Muntyan. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Kursk region (subparagraphs "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
14:05 Crew of the T-72B3M tank destroyed UAV control point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Tankers from the Center group fired 125mm high-explosive fragmentation shells from a closed firing position.
The operators of reconnaissance UAVs carried out adjustments and control of target destruction in real time.
13:10 “Vertical pilots”, equipped with the now legendary “Vikhr” ATGM, intercept enemy equipment —video.
12:26 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of June 2, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
– Units of the North group of forces defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of two mechanized, two airborne assault, and a ranger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and three territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Sich, Yunakovka, Sadki, Ryzhevka, Korchakovka, Pisarevka, Khrapovshchina, and Iskriskovshchina in the Sumy region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 245 servicemen, two tanks, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles and five field artillery pieces.
- Units of the "West" group of forces have taken up more advantageous lines and positions. Formations of four mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades have been defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Petrovka, Novy Mir in the Khar'kov region, Vovchiy Yar, Yampol, Krasny Liman and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 205 servicemen, two tanks, three combat armored vehicles, 13 cars and two artillery pieces, including a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Braveheart" made in Great Britain. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Southern" group of troops improved the situation along the front line. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized, mountain assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Nikiforovka, Seversk, Zvanovka, Serebryanka, Kleban-Byk, Chasov Yar, Shcherbinovka, Zarya, Pleshcheyevka and Reznikovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 275 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 10 cars, a field artillery gun and five ammunition depots.
- Units of the "Center" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the formations of the heavy mechanized, three mechanized, assault, airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defense brigades and two national guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novoekonomicheskoe, Novotoretske, Poltavka, Yablonovka, Novonikolaevka, Popov Yar, Rusin Yar, Petrovskoho and Alekseevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 475 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, including three US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, seven cars and three artillery pieces.
- Units of the "East" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Komar, Fedorovka, Zaporozhye, Poddubnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Temirovka of the Zaporozhye region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 150 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, two field artillery guns and two electronic warfare stations.
– Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized brigade and two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the populated areas of Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye, Stepovoye, Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region, Nikolskoye and Ponyatovka in the Kherson region.
The enemy lost over 80 servicemen, nine vehicles, four artillery pieces, three electronic warfare and reconnaissance stations, and three ammunition depots.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged workshops for the production of strike unmanned aerial vehicles, their launch and storage sites, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian Armed Forces units and foreign mercenaries in 152 districts.
Air defense systems shot down two British-made Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, four US-made JDAM guided air bombs, and 316 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, including 205 outside the special military operation zone.
11:47 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces released:
– Four rounds in the village of Malaya Kardashinka;
- According to n.p. Novaya Kakhovka three rounds;
– Four rounds to the village of Aleshki;
- According to n.p. Kakhovka five rounds;
– Two rounds in the village of Staraya Zburyevka;
- Two rounds to the village of Podstepnoye.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Peschanovka, Korsunka, Dnepryany, and Novaya Zburyevka, firing a total of 20 rounds from barrel artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
11:21 Military personnel of the "Vostok" group told, how the settlement of Novopol in the DPR was liberated.
"They came in motorcycle groups - it was sharp and fast, that is, very mobile. They burst in with two feet. Everything was done in one breath," said the unit commander with the call sign "Shaman."
A serviceman with the call sign “Tatar” added that the enemy avoided direct firefights and tried to roll back.
10:40 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Information about Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes in the region over the past 24 hours:
– An air defense system shot down an aircraft-type drone over the Alekseevsky municipal district. No consequences.
- The city of Belgorod was attacked by one drone. There were no consequences.
In Belgorod district:
- Nine drones attacked the villages of Dubovoye, Komsomolsky, Oktyabrsky, the villages of Krasny Oktyabr and Repnoye, six of which were shot down by the air defense system. In the village of Oktyabrsky, a private home was damaged. In the village of Tavrovo, a private house was damaged by falling debris.
– Last night in the village of Komsomolsky, a civilian was injured as a result of a drone strike on a private home. The ambulance medics provided assistance to the woman with a concussion on the spot. She refused the proposed hospitalization. Three private homes and an outbuilding were damaged in the village.
– In the Borisovsky district, the villages of Berezovka, Bogun-Gorodok and Zozuly were attacked by four drones. In the village of Berezovka, a private house and a car were damaged, in the village of Zozuly - an outbuilding, in the village of Bogun-Gorodok - one of the buildings of an agricultural enterprise.
– In the Valuysky municipal district, the city of Valuyki, the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Borki, Dvuluchnoye, Dolgoe, Kukuyevka and Novaya Simonovka were attacked by 11 drones, eight of which were shot down and suppressed. In the village of Dolgoe, the fence of a private home was damaged.
– In the Volokonovsky district, the village of Grushevka was attacked by an FPV drone - a GAZelle and a private house were damaged.
– In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, 22 munitions were fired and six drones struck during five attacks on the settlement of Gorkovsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Dronovka, Kozinka, Poroz, Rozhdestvenka and Spodaryushino. No consequences.
– Five drones were shot down by the air defense system over the Gubkinsky urban district. There were no consequences.
– Over the Korocha district, the air defense system shot down two aircraft-type drones. No casualties or damage.
– A total of 17 drones were shot down by the air defense system over Krasnogvardeisky District. No consequences.
– In the Krasnoyarsk district, the villages of Vyazovoe, Demidovka, Ilek-Penkovka, Popovka, Repyakhovka, Staroselye, Terebreno and the village of Vysoky were subjected to seven attacks with 19 types of ammunition and 10 drone attacks. In the village of Ilek-Penkovka, an inactive administrative building was damaged.
– Two aircraft-type drones were shot down by the air defense system over the Novooskolsky municipal district. No consequences.
– In Rakityansky district:
Two munitions were fired at the settlement of Proletarsky. A civilian was killed. A child was injured. A 12-year-old girl with a mine-explosive injury and barotrauma was hospitalized in the regional children's clinical hospital. According to doctors, her condition is moderate. Four private houses were damaged, one of which was completely destroyed, a car and a power line.
– In the Shebekinsky municipal district:
A total of 27 drones attacked the villages of Arkhangelskoye, Voznesenovka, Murom, Nezhegol, Novaya Tavolzhanka and Rzhevka, 19 of which were suppressed and shot down.
In the village of Arkhangelskoye, a fighter of the Orlan unit was wounded by a drone strike. The victim received medical care at the Shebekinskaya Central District Hospital, and continues to receive treatment on an outpatient basis.
In the village of Rzhevka, a car and a private house were damaged, in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, a private house, and in the village of Nezhegol, a passenger car.
– Early this morning in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, as a result of a drone attack, the glazing of a two-story apartment building and four cars were damaged.
10:15 Chronicle of the SVO for May 31 - June 1 from the Telegram channel "Fisherman»
Last weekend, Ukrainian forces carried out terrorist attacks and large-scale attacks on Russian territory.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the Russian army continues its systematic combat work: there are successes to the north of Sumy, to the south of Konstantinovka, and to the east of the border with the Dnepropetrovsk region.
09:55 Frontline report for the morning of 02.07.2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. Positional battles continue in several areas. No serious changes in the LBS are recorded, –MAP.
- Donetsk Front. In the South Donetsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have repelled yet another attempt to counterattack. The Ukrainian attacks have not brought success, but the Russian Armed Forces continue to work to improve their positions and prepare for a further offensive on Komar.
Also, Ukrainian troops are trying to stop the advance of the Russian army in the Pokrovsk direction, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are unable to seize the initiative from the Russian Armed Forces. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces liberated the village of Dyleevka, and in the village of the same name, they advanced to the center of the settlement.
- Chasovoyarskoe direction. It is reported that Stupochki has been liberated. Also, Russian troops have achieved further tactical successes within the city limits. The enemy continues to send infantry into the city.
- Sumy direction. The Russian Armed Forces continue to work on creating a buffer zone in the Sumy region. There are tactical successes of Russian troops in Yunakovka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to try to attack our positions in the Tetkino area, but each time the attacks end with the destruction of enemy personnel and equipment.
09:35 Volunteer Corps drone crews struck a UAV launch point, a dugout with personnel and a light armored multi-purpose transporter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Chasov Yar.
– Servicemen of the 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade destroyed a dugout and an enemy UAV control point in the Seversky direction.
08:20 Calculation of the Tornado-S MLRS of the Zapad group of forces destroyed ammunition and weapons depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
08:00 In the period from 20:10 Moscow time on June 1 to 02:00 on June 2, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 162 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 57 UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– 31 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– 27 UAVs – over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
– 16 UAVs – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
– 11 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– 11 UAVs – over the territory of the Ryazan region,
– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Oryol region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Tambov region.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The third round of negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine will take place over some time. This was reported on June 2 by TASS, citing a source.
According to him, there will be no continuation of the negotiations on June 2. Presumably, the delegations will leave Istanbul by the evening.
"There will be a third round. For some time," the agency's source said.
The second round of Russian-Ukrainian talks took place on June 2 at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul. The delegations communicated in Russian behind closed doors, and the meeting lasted just over an hour. According to some reports, the parties discussed prisoner exchanges.
Moscow was represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin. The delegation was headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. In addition, the negotiations were attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who noted in his welcoming speech that very important steps had been taken during the first meeting in Istanbul.
Before the start of the negotiations, Medinsky reported that the Russian side had received from Ukraine its version of the memorandum on peaceful settlement. The document was provided in Ukrainian and English. According to the publication of the Ukrainian publication "Obshchestvennoe", in the memorandum the Kiev regime, in particular, demanded an unconditional ceasefire as a condition for the negotiations.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier on June 2, a source in Turkish diplomatic circles reported that Moscow and Kiev have not yet reached a specific agreement on new negotiations.
The previous meeting between Moscow and Kiev was in Istanbul on May 16. Following the meeting, the parties agreed to exchange prisoners in the format of 1,000 for 1,000 people. The exchange was carried out in three days. During the third stage of the exchange, 303 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime. In exchange, 303 captured Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were handed over to Ukraine.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Before the start of official negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, which took place in Istanbul on June 2, the heads of the delegations of both countries — Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov — held a meeting. This was reported by Izvestia.
Medinsky confirmed to journalists that the bilateral meeting took place.
“This predetermined the productive course of further negotiations,” the publication’s source explained.
It is noted that the conversation between Medinsky and Umerov lasted 2.5 hours.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, a new round of direct negotiations on the conflict settlement took place in Istanbul on June 2. The meeting lasted more than an hour. At it, the delegations communicated in Russian behind closed doors.
Moscow was represented at the meeting by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
Following the talks, the head of the delegation Medinsky said that Moscow and Kiev would exchange sick and seriously wounded soldiers on the principle of "all for all." The parties would also conduct a new prisoner exchange on the formula of "1000 for 1000."
The text of the Russian memorandum on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine has been published. The document presented on June 2 suggests, in particular, Ukraine's refusal to join NATO and the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the territory of the regions that returned to Russia in 2022.
The document was handed over to the Ukrainian side during the negotiations in Istanbul. Russia proposed two options for a ceasefire. The first involves the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the temporarily occupied Russian territories.
"International legal recognition of the incorporation of Crimea, the LPR, the DPR, the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions into the Russian Federation; the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces units and other Ukrainian paramilitary formations from their territories," RIA Novosti quotes the text of the document.
The second option contains clauses prohibiting the redeployment of troops, ending mobilization in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the supply of foreign military aid to Kyiv, beginning demobilization, excluding sabotage against the Russian Federation, and also withdrawing troops from new regions of Russia during the 30-day truce.
The memorandum also provides for Kiev’s neutrality, its refusal to join military alliances, and a ban on military activity by other states on the territory of Ukraine.
“[The main parameters of the final settlement of the conflict include] the neutrality of Ukraine, which implies its refusal to join military alliances and coalitions, as well as a ban on any military activity by third countries on the territory of Ukraine and the deployment of foreign armed formations, military bases and military infrastructure there,” the document says.
The agreement also implies that Ukraine's status as a non-nuclear weapons state must be confirmed. In addition, the Kiev regime must ensure the rights and freedoms of the Russian-speaking population and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations with Ukraine, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, noted that the Russian memorandum is not an ultimatum, but a proposal that will allow real peace to be achieved.
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[Regnum] Ukraine has not informed Germany about the upcoming attacks on the Murmansk, Irkutsk and other regions of the Russian Federation, the official representative of the German government Stefan Cornelius told journalists.
"The federal government was not informed about this," Cornelius said.
He added that he did not know whether Kyiv's attacks would affect the parties' negotiating positions.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 1, the Kiev regime carried out terrorist attacks against five Russian airfields: in the Irkutsk, Ryazan, Murmansk, Ivanovo and Amur regions. The attacks were carried out using FPV drones.
At the same time, all attacks on military airfields in the Amur, Ivanovo and Ryazan regions were repelled. All fires were extinguished, there were no casualties or fatalities. The Russian Defense Ministry added that some of the participants in the terrorist attacks were detained.
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"The federal government was not informed about this," Cornelius said.
This is probably true in the sense that Ukraine did not send a formal diplomatic cable to Germany saying, "Oh, by the way, we are planning an attack on Russia's strategic nuclear forces the beginning of June". But dollars to donuts, there is someone in the German intelligence services who knew the game plan.
Text and video taken from the Telegram channel of @voin_dv
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction in dynamics. May 2025
Chronology of changes in LBS and liberation of territory by the Vostok group in the South Donetsk direction from May 1 to May 31, 2025.
In May 2025, units of the Vostok group took control of more than 110 square kilometers of territory during a systematic penetration into the enemy's defense.
The following settlements were liberated: Volnoye Pole, Bogatyr, Otradnoye, Zelenoye Pole, Novopol.
The Far Eastern Express is moving at full speed toward the borders of the Dnipropetrovsk region, cutting through the enemy's defenses. Our guys continue to liberate the Donetsk People's Republic and the Zaporizhia region from the clutches of the Kiev junta.
They have gained a good pace, considering that we are talking specifically about breaking through the enemy's prepared defenses.Higher rates in May were only in the Sumy and Konstantinovsky directions, where the enemy front was actually broken through.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The talks in Turkey have ended. As the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated, "without negative results."
They lasted a little over an hour - 1 hour and 15 minutes. They exchanged memoranda on the parameters of the settlement.
At most, they agreed on one more exchange. Which will take place in the near future. There will also be another exchange of the killed.
They report that the negotiations were held in Russian.
In general, they agreed to continue negotiating. And about the exchange. The next negotiations will take place sometime in June.
Meanwhile, the war will continue. In May, the Russian Armed Forces liberated more than 500 square kilometers of territory.
From the Russian delegation:
1. Russia handed over to Ukraine a memorandum containing specific steps to cease fire and achieve peace.
2. Russia will unilaterally transfer 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and officers to Ukraine. 6,000 frozen corpses will be transferred to Ukraine next week. Russia is ready to accept in return any number of dead Russian soldiers that the enemy has.
3. An agreement was also reached on a new exchange of prisoners, as well as on the exchange of the seriously wounded and seriously ill, all for all. Also, prisoners under 25 will be exchanged all for all. The ceiling is no less than 1000. After that, exchanges will take place regularly. They will try to depoliticize them.
4. Russia proposed that Ukraine conclude a temporary truce on certain sections of the front for 2-3 days to collect the bodies of the dead.
Another view of the Istanbul talks, round 2.
🚨 UKRAINE-RUSSIA TALKS IN TURKEY COLLAPSE — NO CEASEFIRE, NO CONCESSIONS 🚨 🇷🇺🇺🇦 The much-hyped negotiations in Turkey ended in under an hour — with nothing achieved. No breakthrough. No agreement. No ceasefire.
[HotAir] Danwatch, a Danish investigative media watchdog working in conjunction with German magazine Der Spiegel, has somehow managed to get its mitts on some some pretty amazing documents and blueprints. The two organizations have spent years downloading and comparing Russian military equipment documents called 'tenders.' Additionally, Danwatch has managed to obtain millions of inadvertently uploaded blueprints and plans as part of that cache of documents.
...Russia is quietly carrying out a modernization of its nuclear missile infrastructure near the Kazakh border, according to leaked classified documents and satellite imagery analyzed by Danish investigative group Danwatch and Germany’s Der Spiegel on May 28.
The revelations focus on extensive upgrades at silo complexes in the Orenburg region, particularly near the city of Yasny, where Russia’s 621st and 368th Missile Regiments are stationed. Both regiments are equipped with the Avangard strategic nuclear missile system, a hypersonic weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
The leaked documents—part of a cache of more than two million files—include detailed architectural plans, internal layouts, and procurement records for new military installations. Much of this sensitive material was inadvertently published on Russia’s public government procurement portals, a practice that continued for years despite a 2020 shift to a classified tender system for military contracts.
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This article is about German companys rebuilding the Russian nuclear sites from hardens bunkers, silos and buildings. Underground storage and tunnels that are hardened. Surveillance and protection hardening. Making the Russian nuclear totally modern. The Germans are not our Allies.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Regnum] The third round of negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine will take place over some time. This was reported on June 2 by TASS, citing a source.
