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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.

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,…