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Russian forces pulled some ships back to their bases in the temporarily occupied Crimea, but up to 12 cruise missiles can still be fired from the Black Sea. Serhii Btratchuk, spokesman for the Odesa Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "Russian Black Sea Fleet ships continue to regroup. Currently, the enemy left a warship and a submarine equipped with cruise missiles and several large landing ships in the Black Sea. The risk of an amphibious assault remains, but now there are no signs that the enemy is preparing for the active phase of the landing…

Ukraine's Armed Forces are holding out as Russian invaders are storming the city of Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region. Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post, according to Ukrinform. "The Russians are storming Sievierodonetsk… Street fights are ongoing there. However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the defense. The head of state, who visited our advanced positions in the Luhansk region at night, was convinced of this," he wrote. He also noted that rescuers had put out the fire in an area of about 1,000 square meters in Lysychansk after the Russians…

No tanks have been found within the territory of Kyiv-based Darnytskyi Car Repair Plant, either unharmed or damaged. At 6:00 a.m., June 5, 2022, four Russian missiles hit the territory of Ukrzaliznytsia’s Darnytskyi Car Repair Plant in the city of Kyiv. Russia’s Defense Ministry immediately claimed they had fired missiles at Darnytskyi Car Repair Plant, as T-72 tanks were allegedly stationed there. Hence, Ukrzaliznytsia JSC offered journalists to inspect the plant, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Three missiles destroyed three auxiliary shops: forging, tool maker and wood-working. One missile fell on the road between shops. No fatal casualties were reported. A…

Ukrainian defenders have destroyed four Russian tanks, one attack helicopter and three artillery systems in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area over the past day. The relevant statement was made by the Joint Forces Task Force on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The JFO fighters continue to keep the defense within the designated control area in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions. All over the defense line, the enemy is using combat aviation, multiple launch rocket systems, cannon artillery, tanks, mortars, and launching missile and air strikes on civil infrastructure facilities and peaceful residential areas. Russian invaders opened fire on more…

Fedir Venislavsky, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, believes that the sentences passed by Ukrainian courts to Russian servicemen may be evidence of the participation of specific servicemen in unleashing and waging war against Ukraine at the future tribunal. The politician posted his opinion on the Telegram channel of the Verkhovna Rada. "And when we talk about the sentences that are already being passed to Russian servicemen in Ukraine, this may be one of the proofs, one of the facts that testify to the participation of specific servicemen in this international crime, unleashing…

Thirty-two more residents were evacuated from Lysychansk, Luhansk region, to a safe place. A total of 98 people have been evacuated during the day. "The situation with the shelling is difficult, so Lysychansk residents finally realized that it would not be possible just to wait out. Ninety-eight people opted for safety. The evacuation was organized by police, State Emergency Service workers, military, and volunteers. Secretly, quietly, they managed to come a dangerous way and have already breathed a sigh of relief," Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai posted on Telegram. Earlier it was reported on the evacuation…

Near the village of Vyshehrad, Kyiv region, police found the body of a civilian who was shot in the back of the head by the Russian military. "The other day, a man's body was found in a forest near the village of Vyshehrad, where the Russian army was stationed. According to preliminary data, the aggressors shot a civilian in the head with a firearm," the Kyiv region police posted on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Police established that a 41-year-old resident of Volyn region last year came to work as a builder in the village of Kolonshchyna near Makariv. He went missing…

Mi-17 military helicopters for the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being loaded at a U.S. Air Force base. Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Mi-17s for Ukraine are already being loaded at a base of the U.S. Air Force. Beautiful birds," Yermak wrote. President Joe Biden's administration on June 1 announced another security assistance package for Ukraine worth $700 million. It includes High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and munitions to them, counter-artillery radars, air surveillance radars, 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, 6,000 anti-armor weapons, 15,000 155 mm artillery rounds, four Mi-17 helicopters, 15…

The counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south are crucial. Right now we are laying the foundations for a strategic victory over the enemy Donbas is, obviously, the toughest and the hottest spot on the front today. It is there that Russia has thrown its main forces to reach the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Street fights are currently underway in Sievierodonetsk. The enemy captured most of the town, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreat to the prepared positions nearer to Lysychansk. On the other fronts, the situation is less difficult. In the south,…

The 128th Mountain Assault Brigade has destroyed a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter worth over $16 million. The brigade reported this on its Telegram channel, Ukrinform reports. "The 128th Separate Mountain Assault Zakarpattia Brigade destroyed a Russian combat helicopter Ka-52 ("Alligator") with a shot from a man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)," the report read. The video shows a missile hitting the target, with the helicopter making a "dramatic somersault" in the air, falling to the ground and exploding. The entire helicopter crew reportedly died.