War

On the night of June 4, the air defense forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four Russian cruise missiles and three combat drones. "The occupiers continue launching attacks on the territory of Ukraine at night with drones and cruise missiles targeting military and critical infrastructure facilities," the Air Force posted on Telegram. From 01:00 to 04:00 on June 4, the enemy launched five Iranian-made Shahed combat UAVs from Bryansk region, as well as six Kh-101/Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles which were fired from six Tu-95ms strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea area. Read…

The body of a girl was removed from the rubble of a ruined house in Pidhorodne community in Dnipropetrovsk region. The number of victims in the Russian attack has risen to 22. "At night, a girl's body was removed from the rubble of a house in Pidhorodne community. She just turned two years old. I offer sincere condolences to the relatives... There are 22 victims in the attack, five of them are children," Serhiy Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. The two two-story buildings between which the enemy missile hit are partially destroyed, Lysak added.…

Imagery of the consequences of the attack on the port in temporarily occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, has been published. “Damage from a recent strike on the port of Russian-occupied Berdyansk is visible in new satellite imagery. This site is more than 90 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine,” OSINT analyst Brady Africk posted on Twitter. The first picture was taken on May 31, 2023, the second - on June 3. Read also: At least eight explosions ring out in Berdiansk As reported, five loud explosions rang out in temporarily captured Melitopol. Illustrative photo 

The Government of the Netherlands will work towards increasing the number of Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine. "The Government of the Netherlands will work towards increasing the number of Patriot systems for Ukraine. We are working on a relevant coalition," Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak posted on Telegram. Read also: Coalition of Patriots may include not only countries that have these systems – Zelensky As reported, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said at the end of May that the country was seriously considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets but had not…

One of the scenarios for the events inside Russia could be a rebellion or military confrontation. A representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Andriy Yusov said this according to the statement published on the DIU website, Ukrinform reports. "As a result of the successful actions of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine and the de-occupation of our territories, internal conflicts within the Moscow region are possible," he said. According to Yusov, this scenario could also be caused by the successful actions of Russian rebels. According to the representative of the DIU, the operation of the "Russian Volunteer Corps"…

On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a new report on the situation at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, in which the head of the organization, Rafael Grossi, assessed the situation at the plant and stressed the importance of adhering to the five principles to prevent a nuclear accident. That's according to the report published on the IAEA website, Ukrinform reports. "While the principles won broad support at the United Nations Security Council, which is very encouraging and an important step forward for ensuring nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the general situation at the site…

Military counterintelligence operatives with the Security Service of Ukraine destroyed four anti-aircraft missile complexes manned by Russian invaders – a BUK-M1 and three TOR-2Ms. The SBU press office reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. One of the enemy's TOR systems attempted to shoot down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone, failing to do so. Having evaded the missile in manual mode, the drone operator locked on the target and destroyed it as the enemy was trying to evacuate the launcher from the strike zone. SBU operatives also destroyed three enemy self-propelled Nona artillery units, three infantry fighting vehicles, two main battle tanks,…

As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 484 children have been killed in Ukraine. “As of the morning of June 2, 2023, more than 1,476 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 484 children were killed and more than 992 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and liberated…

Russia's military killed two residents of the Donetsk region and left 12 others injured on Thursday, June 1. Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the regional military administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "On June 1, the Russians killed two residents of the Donetsk region — in Avdiivka and Chasiv Yar. In addition, it was possible to establish information about one person killed in Vuhledar," he said. According to Kyrylenko, 12 people in the region were injured. It is currently impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, he added.