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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.

Four Russian missiles hit the Darnytsia Railcar Repair Plant (DVRZ) in the left-bank part of Kyiv this morning. Oleksandr Kamyshin, CEO at Ukraine's state rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia, said this in a post on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "In principle, this is a standard beginning of the day for us. They hit the railway every day, but we repair it quickly and move on," Kamyshin said. According to him, one railway worker was injured and was given medical assistance. The consequences of the strike are being eliminated, he said. Read also: Enemy fired five Kh-22 cruise missiles at Kyiv – General…

On June 4, 2022, Russian missiles hit not only the residential quarter but also grist storage facilities in the city of Mykolaiv, causing a fire. The relevant statement was made by Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In addition to the residential quarter, Russian occupiers opened fire on a Mykolaiiv-based infrastructure facility yesterday. As a result, grist storage facilities caught fire. Rescuers are still working to extinguish fire,” Sienkevych wrote. <script async src="https://telegram.org/js/telegram-widget.js?19" data-telegram-post="senkevichonline/1263" data-width="100%"></script> According to the data from the Main Department of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in Mykolaiv Region, the fire occurred within…

Kharkiv Region’s police have registered the death of 28 more civilians in Izium District, seized by Russian troops. The relevant statement was made by Head of Criminal Investigations Division of the Main Department of the National Police of Ukraine in Kharkiv Region Serhii Bolvinov on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The dead list has been updated. The new information about 28 persons killed over an indefinite period of time was received from the occupied territories of Izium District,” Bolvinov wrote. On June 4, 2022, a total of 33 persons were reported killed, including a child. In general, as of June…

According to preliminary data, the Russians launched missiles from Tu-95 aircraft in the Caspian Sea area. "This morning, June 5, the enemy launched several missiles towards Kyiv. At about 06:00, the service members of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Air Command ‘Center’ detected and fired on them. One cruise missile was destroyed," the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook. As reported, on the morning of June 5, the Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a Russian missile over Obukhiv district of Kyiv region. Read also: One person injured in Russian missile strikes on…

The Ukrainian army has pushed the invaders back in Sievierodonetsk. Now the town is divided in half, the invaders have suffered heavy casualties. “The Russians had controlled 70% of Sievierodonetsk, but they were pushed back over the past two days, the town is divided in half now. The occupiers lost a lot of personnel, eight Russians were taken prisoner,” Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to him, all the reserves of the enemy army are aimed at capturing Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk–Bakhmut highway. Last night, about 30 shells hit the building of…

Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops fired on 32 localities in Luhansk and Donetsk regions, killing at least four people and injuring 13 more. "At least four civilians were killed, 13 people were injured. Information on the casualties is being clarified," the Joint Forces Task Force posted on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. It is reported that the invaders destroyed and damaged 81 civilian objects, including 75 residential buildings, the metalworking shop of the Energomashspetsstal Plant and the household building of the Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant in Kramatorsk, the shop of control and measuring devices and automation of AZOT enterprise in Sivierodenotesk,…

To get drinking water in Mariupol, residents need to register in a line about two days in advance. "To get drinking water, now you have to register in a line. The line is two days at least. That is, now drinking water is available every two days at best. The main reason is falling water levels in natural sources of water intake," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to Mariupol mayor, posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. A further decline in water supplies due to the summer heat is expected, he noted. According to Andriushchenko, invaders have also reduced the distribution of humanitarian aid…

Ukraine and Russia exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers according to "160 for 160" formula on the front line in Zaporizhzhia region. "As a result of negotiations with the participation of the Commissioner for Missing Persons in Special Circumstances, an agreement was reached on the exchange of bodies according to ‘160 for 160’ formula,” the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine informs. The operation was conducted by the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, the Chief Directorate of Intelligence, the Ministry of Defense, the Security Service of Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed…

In Kyiv region, the bodies of more than 1,300 civilians killed by Russian invaders were exhumed, and the identities of more than 200 people remain unknown. "Ukrainians shot and tortured by Russians are still being found in Kyiv region. As of now, more than 1,300 bodies of civilians have been exhumed," the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine posted on Facebook. After the investigative activities were carried out at the burial site, the bodies of the victims were sent to the morgue for forensic examination. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 200 bodies have not been identified…