War

Ukraine's Armed Forces have liberated 1,017 settlements from Russian invaders during 100 days of an all-out war. Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said this at a briefing on Friday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "During this time, Ukraine's Armed Forces liberated 1,017 settlements from the invaders, 370 of them have already been demined, whereas in others, the State Emergency Service is working," Tymoshenko said. He noted that in the liberated territories of the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Zhytomyr regions, work has already begun on the restoration of residential buildings and social infrastructure. As of June…

Russia has destroyed 370 cultural heritage sites after 100 days of its all-out invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko said this at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform. "We keep records of cultural monuments that were damaged or destroyed during the war. We verify these data on the website of the ministry. Similarly, we are now calculating how we can determine actual financial losses from the destruction of our monuments. I would like to say that almost half of these 370 cultural monuments are churches of various denominations. In fact, when…

Some 1,256 Russian war crimes have already been recorded in the occupied city of Mariupol and they are being investigated by Ukrainian prosecutor's offices. Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko said this at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform. "Today we are recording all the crimes committed by the Russian army and the already self-proclaimed leaders who have declared themselves in power. […] There are a lot of crimes in Mariupol. Some 1,256 of them have been recorded. And all of them are already being investigated by the regional prosecutor's office and the Prosecutor General's Office. That is, all…

A total of 261 children have been killed and 463 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Over 724 children in Ukraine have been affected by the Russian armed aggression. As of June 3, 2022, the number of those killed remained unchanged (261 children). The number of those injured increased to 463,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently, most casualties were recorded in Donetsk…

Ukrainian forces themselves will determine the range of performance of HIMARS systems. "As President Biden announced yesterday, a $700 million security assistance package had been signed. This includes HIMARS long-range rocket systems. This will help Ukrainian forces to aim more accurately but also have a longer range. The exact range will be determined by the Ukrainian forces," U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink told journalists after presenting credentials to the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. As reported, the US administration announced it would provide Ukraine with HIMARS high mobility artillery rocket systems with ammunition that can hit targets…

Ukraine's Armed Forces have forced the enemy to defend in the Kryvyi Rih direction. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its latest war update published on Facebook. According to the report, as of 18:00 on June 2, in the Volyn and Polissia areas, the main efforts of the Belarusian armed forces are focused on strengthening measures to protect the state border. "At the same time, forest roads, bypasses and bridges are being mined in the areas bordering our country. The threat remains of the enemy launching missile and air strikes from…

The current situation on the battlefield in Ukraine could be a turning point in the confrontation against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this at the GLOBSEC International Security Forum in Bratislava, calling on the world to increase arms supplies to Ukraine, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "Right now on the battlefield in Ukraine is a situation that could provide a turning point in the confrontation. Right now, these days, when Russia will lose the war against Ukraine, the freedom of Europeans will win for decades to come," he stressed. He appealed to international partners to support Ukraine even more…

Ukrainian National Guard soldiers have destroyed six Russian Su-25 aircraft since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 this year. Oleksii Hadtochyi, head of the operational department of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine, said this at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. "Since the beginning of hostilities, air defense units of the National Guard have destroyed 17 air targets, including six Su-25 aircraft. At the same time, two Su-25 aircraft were destroyed by a National Guard conscript using an Igla MANPADS," he said. In addition, Nadtochiy added, National Guard soldiers shot…

A second filtration prison was discovered near Mariupol in the village of Olenivka, based on the former Volnovakha Correctional Colony No. 120. That’s according to Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the local mayor, Ukrinform reports. “Earlier, we reported on the first filtration prison in the village of Olenivka based on the former Yenakiyevo Penal Colony No. 52. This is where former law enforcement officers, pro-Ukrainian activists, and journalists are held. Now we learned of the second filtration prison based on the former Volnovakha Correctional Colony No. 120,” Andriushchenko wrote on Telegram. He noted that, according to the available reports, it…

One of the key issues in ensuring defense and counteroffensive capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to increase the number of weapons systems supplied by Western powers and the amount of ammunition for these systems. Current deliveries are below 10 percent of Ukraine Army’s defense needs, says a Ukraine-based expert, head of the Center for Defense Reform, coordinator of the interdepartmental platform for countering hybrid threats, operating within the framework of Ukraine-NATO cooperation, Oleksandr V. Danyliuk, Guildhall reports. “In the context of Western assistance, it’s not only the types of systems supplied to Ukraine that are cricial, but…