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The Holy See Press Office announced that Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the envoy of Pope Francis, will visit Kyiv on 5-6 June. This was reported by Vatican News, according to Ukrinform. “This is an initiative whose main purpose is to listen in depth to the Ukrainian authorities about possible ways to achieve a just peace and to support gestures of humanity that will help ease tensions", the statement said.  It is noted that on 20 May, the spokesman for the Holy See, Matteo Bruni, issued a statement saying that he can confirm that Pope Francis has entrusted Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop…

The enemy bombarded production shops of Beryslav’s machine building plant in Kherson region. Volodymyr Litvinov, the head of the Beryslav District Military Administration, announced this ion Telegram. "The enemy continues to destroy the city with aerial bombs. As a result of the airstrike on the city of Beryslav, production shops of the machine building plant were damaged," the report says.  As noted, there are no victims among the civilian population. In turn, Roman Mrochko, the head of the Kherson City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram that on the night of June 5, the Russians attacked Suvorovskyi and Korabelnyi districts of…

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, 387 children are considered missing in Ukraine. The press service of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. "According to the data of the Children of War children's search portal, 387 children are considered missing, 13,244 children were found in Ukraine as of June 5, 2023," the report says. Read also: Russian crimes in Ukraine: Police open more than 80,000 cases As reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the whole world is helping to convict Russian criminals involved in the murders of children in Ukraine. Photo: AA

The United States believes that Ukraine’s highly-anticipated counteroffensive will be successful and will lead to the nation regaining strategically significant territory. This was stated by the White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. “Exactly how much, in what places, that will be up to developments on the ground as the Ukrainians get this counteroffensive underway,” Sullivan said. “But we believe that the Ukrainians will meet with success in this counteroffensive.” He added that the U.S. believes the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive will lead to the regaining of "strategically significant territory". Read also: Former CIA…

On Sunday, June 4, Russian troops shelled the border areas of Sumy and Chernihiv regions with mortars and artillery four times. “From 07:00 to 07:20, 15 strikes, probably from 120mm mortars, were recorded in the area of Karpovychi village. From 11:00 to 12:05, 28 strikes, probably from tube artillery, on Znob-Novrohodske village were recorded. From 14:10 to 14:20, the invaders fired three shots, probably from 120mm mortar, in the area of Brusky village. From 15:10 to 15:30, six more shots, probably from the same weapon, were fired in the area of the same settlement,” the Operational Command “North” posted on…

Border guards destroyed two enemy Shahed UAVs in Chernihiv and Sumy regions last night. Another UAV was neutralized and now it is searched for. "The first deadly drone was shot down over Chernihiv region, the second one – over Sumy region. The search for the possible crash site of the third drone, which flew a few hundred meters after being hit, is currently underway," the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram. As reported, on the night of June 4, the air defense forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four…

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has rejected Moscow’s claims of having captured the Donetsk region’s Bakhmut. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in an interview with CNA on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We use Bakhmut as a stronghold to reduce their [Russia’s] offensive capability. We are [still] controlling this territory. [But] Bakhmut is no longer a city. They [the Russians] have wiped out everything. No residential buildings, no kindergartens, no hospitals. Nothing. It’s an empty place,” Reznikov told. In his words, Russia has suffered over 60,000…

Five children have been affected by Russia’s attack on the suburbs of the city of Dnipro. Three of them are in critical condition. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak, an Ukrinform correspondent reports from the scene. “Twenty-two people were injured, and five children among them. Three of them [children – Ed.] are in critical condition. Our medics are making everything possible. Unfortunately, one child, born in 2021, was killed,” Lysak told. In his words, six apartments were completely ruined in the enemy attack. An expert assessment will be made whether the rest of…

Russian missiles and hate keep ravaging and claiming lives of young Ukrainians. The relevant statement was made by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Facebook, posting a corresponding video, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “13-year-old Dmytro from Kharkiv, 4-year-old Lisa from Vinnytsia, Serhii from Novosolone who was just 2 days old. They are among five hundred innocent children whose lives were destroyed by Russia’s onslaught,” Zelensky wrote. According to the Head of State, many of them could have become famous scholars, artists, sports champions, contributing to Ukraine’s history. “They fell victim to the enemy’s missiles and hate, which keep ravaging and…

As a result of Russia’s armed aggression, 485 children have already been killed in Ukraine and another 1,005 have been injured. That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. "As of the morning of June 4, 2023, 1,490 children were injured in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression. According to the official report by juvenile prosecutors, 485 children were killed and more than 1,005 were injured," the report reads. The report is not final as the work in ongoing on verifying data from hostility zones, temporarily captured and liberated territories. Read also: Girl's body removed from…