[Korrespondent] 23:07 Military aid from Lithuania arrived in Ukraine - 20 military vehicles, including trucks and SUVs. Another 20 armored personnel carriers will arrive in the near future, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said.
22:32 Angela Merkel told why in 2008 she blocked the granting of Ukraine MAP - NATO Membership Action Plan. According to the ex-chancellor, "Ukraine was then a different country, it was strongly divided in the field of domestic politics." In addition, she suggested that then Russia would interfere with the accelerated entry, and "it would not do any good."
22:30 Ukraine wants to buy its Iron Dome missile defense system from Israel , Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Korneichuk said. According to him, this is necessary in order to protect cities and military installations from Russian missile attacks.
22:27 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports that the process of returning the bodies of the dead defenders of Mariupol continues. To date, it has already been possible to return 210 Ukrainian soldiers, most of them are the heroic defenders of Azovstal. "All the dead must return to the territory controlled by Ukraine. And each of them is carried out on their last journey with honors befitting heroes," the message says.
22:24 In Germany, Russian spies have become more active, Interior Minister Nanzi Feser said: "The threat posed by Russian spies has reached unprecedented proportions. Basically, we are talking about cybercrime, but not only."
The minister added that an effective tool of the Kremlin services is the deliberate incitement of Russians living in Germany to spread disinformation about the war in Ukraine. The main direction in the actions of Russia are attempts to penetrate German decision-making centers with the help of agents.
21:50 First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergei Kiriyenko visited Melitopol, the "mayor" of the city Galina Danilchenko said, adding that the region was beginning to prepare for a "referendum."
21:47 Collaborators are preparing a "referendum" in the Kherson region on its inclusion in the Russian Federation before the beginning of autumn, said the head of the OVA Gennady Laguta on the air of the telethon. According to him, on June 6, a meeting was held in the building of the Kherson regional administration, in which about 70 people and a representative of the Russian Federation took part: "There was a high-ranking Russian guest, according to our information, this is the deputy head of the presidential administration of Russia, who set the task for the collaborators of the region to prepare a "referendum" by autumn "On the inclusion of the region in the Russian Federation."
21:44 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that "Ukrainian nationalists" placed armored vehicles and equipped firing positions on the territory of elevators and granaries in a number of settlements of Kharkiv, Sumy regions, as well as the "DPR". In particular, on the territory of the Zolochevsky elevator in the Kharkiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly deployed "Western-style artillery guns, presumably American M777 howitzers, from which they fire at the border regions of the Russian Federation," Moscow said.
21:40 Greece will delay sending Soviet BMP-1s to Ukraine for at least two months, as Germany delays sending the Marder BMP to Athens, a source in the Greek Ministry of Defense told Bild.
21:38 The situation in Nikolaev and the region has deteriorated significantly: Russian troops are shelling the city and region from Pions almost every day, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said on the air of the telethon. According to him, Peonies cause much more harm, civilian casualties began to appear. So, in Bashtanka, two people died today alone. The governor advised those who had left not to return yet.
21:25 The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine announced that it plans to create a council on de-Russification, de-communization and decolonization: "Now we have held public discussions and initiated the creation of an advisory body - the Council under the Ministry and the Institute of National Remembrance, which will deal with issues of de-Russification, de-communization and decolonization. Bodies local self-government, in dialogue with society, should come to a common decision on the dismantling or transfer of monuments and other objects of the Soviet past and further coordinate it with the Council.
21:19 In the evening, a rocket attack was carried out in Kharkiv, at least two people were injured, Natalya Popova, adviser to the head of the regional council, said.
20:44 The Russian-appointed "chairman" of the Zaporizhia Regional State Administration Yevgeny Balitsky said that the first train with grain went to the Crimea. In particular, 11 wagons with grain from the Melitopol elevator went in the direction of the occupied peninsula.
20:21 There are currently no agreements on unblocking Ukrainian ports between Ukraine, Turkey and Russia, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said: "We emphasize that decisions should be made with the participation of all parties involved. Any agreements that do not take into account the interests of Ukraine will be rejected by us."
20:19 Russian troops are planning to capture Severodonetsk and cut the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway before June 10, said the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, on the air of the telethon. According to him, for this, the Russians brought a large amount of equipment and personnel. Gaidai also said that Lisichansk was being subjected to massive shelling, since the enemy had no way to get close to the city.
20:10 Grain from Ukraine cannot be transported to the Baltic ports through Belarus, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said. According to him, Lukashenka made it clear that he supports Russian military aggression: “In my opinion, the situation has only worsened recently, and Lukashenka has shown that he is in the same boat with Putin in this vile aggression. My opinion and assessment do not change - We need to look for other alternatives."
Nauseda also said that he does not see the possibility of resuming the transit of Belarusian fertilizers through Lithuania - such a condition for the transportation of Ukrainian grain through Belarus is put forward by Lukashenka.
19:54 Three shooters and a machine gunner of the "DPR" army were sentenced to 15 years for treason and participation in preparations for hostilities against Ukraine, the Prosecutor General's Office said. In court, it was proved that the convicts, being citizens of Ukraine, went over to the side of the enemy. In March 2022, they arrived in the Kharkiv region in order to contribute to the further occupation of the territory of Ukraine by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. There they were detained by servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
19:51 Fake newspapers have been printed for Ukrainian prisoners of war. In the pre-trial detention center, the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will read that Ukraine has been completely captured, and its army has been defeated. As conceived by the authors of this "idea", the prisoners will become more accommodating, Vladimir Osechkin, founder of the human rights organization Gulagu.net , said on the Air program.
According to him, the FSB has already begun to produce newspapers, as well as television and radio programs that will imitate the Ukrainian and independent press for prisoners of war in the pre-trial detention center in Rostov-on-Don. This is done in order to give "initially fake information that the Ukrainian army has been defeated and no one will come for them, save them, will not exchange them, and all of Ukraine is already under the control of the Russian security forces."
19:46 The intensity of the use of enemy aircraft has been reduced thanks to the successful actions of the Ukrainian air defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. It is also reported that during the day the enemy fired at the settlements of Senkovka in the Chernihiv region, Sopich, Konstantinovka, Starye Vyrki and Bolshaya Pisarevka in the Sumy region.
In the Bakhmut direction near Nagorny, the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted a fire defeat on the units of the occupiers. After an unsuccessful assault attempt, the enemy withdrew to their previously occupied positions.
19:37 The French leader believes that "humiliation of Russia" could harm the search for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine after the end of hostilities. Macron's statement is criticized both in Ukraine and in Europe. Read more in the material Reaction to Macron's statement .
19:15 The EU has secretly excluded the Russian ban on access to European cloud services from the sixth package of sanctions. Podolyak commented on the decision: "First, the EU Council announces the blocking of European cloud services for Russia in the sixth package of sanctions. Then it edits the message, removing the mention of cloud technologies from there. No clarifications or clarifications from officials. We must increase sanctions pressure. Do not weaken" .
18:43 Poland will supply Ukraine with more than 50 Krab howitzer guns worth over $700 million. This is the largest export contract for the Polish military industry in recent years, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during a visit to the Huta Stalowa Wola plant.
18:29 The European Commission talks about "historical responsibility" in the matter of accepting Ukraine, but some EU members demand an objective assessment of the readiness of Ukrainians. More details - in the material Will Ukraine be given a candidate for the EU .
18:08 As a result of today's shelling of Kharkov, one person was killed, the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov said on the air of the telethon. Also, according to preliminary information, there are three wounded.
17:46 The Ukrainian military has completed theoretical exercises on PzH 2000 howitzers and started shooting, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports with reference to the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces Eberhard Zorn. The PzH 2000 self-propelled gun-howitzer is a 155 mm caliber gun. on a tracked chassis based on the Leopard-2 tank. Germany and the Netherlands agreed to transfer PzH 2000 to Ukraine.
17:42 Germany is delaying the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, which is why Scholz is criticized not only by foreign allies and the opposition, but also by allies in the ruling coalition. For more on why Berlin is slow to take up arms, see Braking the EU .
17:35 Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk at a press conference in Tel Aviv criticized Israel's position regarding the Russian invasion: "While Russia is killing our citizens, the Israeli government remains in its comfort zone and refrains from providing Ukraine with any minimal defensive means ".
17:33 Macron's statements about the humiliation of Russia do not hold water, Zelensky said during a Financial Times video conference: "I don't quite understand what humiliation of Russia is. What kind of Russia? What are we talking about? That all these many years, more eight, they kill our people. Emmanuel is deeply immersed in the process, one of the leaders of the Normandy Four, he perfectly understands the details of the Minsk Document, all the agreements that were with the Russian side in the framework of Normandy-4, non-fulfillment of agreements, constant breakdowns. "
Zelensky also stressed that "no one humiliates us, they kill us" - "that's why we are not going to humiliate anyone in response either, we will respond with the same tool."
17:30 Occupation "authorities" of Mariupol banned swimming in the Sea of Azov. Formally - because of demining, in reality - because of a sharp increase in the incidence of intestinal infections and the threat of a cholera epidemic, the City Council reports.
17:28 The Bulgarian Parliament refused to provide military assistance to Kiev at the request of the Ambassador of Ukraine Vitaly Moskalenko.
17:26 Poland will sign the largest contract in 30 years for the supply of weapons to Ukraine for almost $630 million, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
17:09 Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar called Shoigu, discussed Ukraine and Syria, the topic of navigation safety in the Black Sea in conjunction with the solution of the problem of grain export from Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
17:05 Podolyak urged the world not to believe Russia's statements that it would not use sea clearance to attack Ukraine: "Russia assured that it was not going to attack Ukraine, but started a war. Russia assured that it was attacking military facilities, but dozens were killed thousands of civilians. Russia swears it doesn't want a food crisis, but it's destroying Ukrainian grain terminals. Does anyone else really take into account the Kremlin's promises?"
17:03 The Baltic countries have asked NATO to strengthen the alliance's military presence on the eastern flank, including by increasing the contingent, said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. He hopes to deploy in Lithuania not only air defense systems, but also NATO brigades numbering from three to five thousand troops. Currently, 1,600 alliance soldiers are stationed in Lithuania.
16:29 Poland proposes to extend the seventh package of EU anti-Russian sanctions to all energy carriers and banks, said Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau after a meeting with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg.
16:27 Zelensky admitted during the Financial Times video conference that Ukraine is now not capable of attacking: "We are inferior in terms of technology, so we are not able to attack. We will suffer heavy losses, and people are my priority." The president also said that Western sanctions "didn't really affect" Moscow's position.
Pushing Russian forces back into positions held before the Feb. 24 invasion would mean a "major temporary victory" for Ukraine, Zelenskiy said, but full sovereignty over its territory remains the ultimate goal. He also stressed that victory in the war with the Russian Federation "should be achieved on the battlefield." At the same time, he confirmed that he was open to peace talks with Putin. According to Zelensky, a deadlock in the conflict with the Russian Federation is "not an option" for Kyiv.
16:22 In the Polissya community of the Kiev region, local residents went to the forest for firewood and were blown up by a mine left by the Russians, said the head of the OVA, Alexei Kuleba. He noted that people entered the forest despite the ban and warning signs. This time no one died, people received light concussions.
15:50 Poland proposes to sign an agreement on good neighborliness in Gadyach, Poltava region, where in 1658 an agreement was concluded between the Commonwealth and the Cossack foreman on the fight against the Muscovite kingdom. This proposal was put forward by the deputy head of the Polish Foreign Ministry Marcin Przydacz. He added that now is the time to conclude new agreements, because the preliminary agreement on good neighborliness was signed in 1992, when both Poland and Ukraine were in a different reality.
"Ukraine clearly supported the pro-Western course, staked on better relations with Poland, and is starting to return more often to the history that united us," the Polish diplomat stressed. He noted that after the signing of a new agreement on good neighborliness, Warsaw will continue to work to ensure that "Ukraine integrates into Euro-Atlantic structures and thus draws closer to the West."
15:46 "The DNR Foreign Ministry" said that in the near future the shelling of Donetsk would stop - "there is an appropriate military plan, the liberation of the republic is already close."
15:42 Since the beginning of the war in the Nikolaev region, more than 300 people have died, over the past day - two people, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said. He also said that the supply of drinking water in the region will be resolved within two months. Now there is technical water in the taps, and drinking water is imported. There is no danger of an epidemic in the region, all hospitals and almost all pharmacies are working.
15:36 Enemy DRGs can enter the territory of the Volyn region from Belarus, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Viktor Andrusiv warns: “Such actions are aimed at diverting and pulling our troops away. In the end, it’s hard for them to operate in the liberated territories, because the police are watching, checkpoints are working And people have become more attentive.
15:33 The SBU exposed a Russian agent - a resident of Kiev, who created 20 pro-Russian Internet media in Ukraine with a total audience of more than 2.2 million unique users per month. They regularly justified the armed aggression of Russia and glorified its participants, as well as dispersed deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The detainee faces imprisonment for up to five years with possible confiscation of property.
15:30 Ukraine is negotiating with the United States to ensure the heating season at the expense of American gas, Naftogaz head Yuriy Vitrenko said on Bloomberg TV. He recalled that gas contracts with the Russian Federation were terminated in 2015, but in the European market, where Ukraine purchases gas, a significant amount of fuel also comes from Russia. "Since we are in favor of a complete embargo on Russian gas, we believe that LNG from the United States is the best alternative," Vitrenko explained. According to him, Ukraine is preparing to purchase gas from abroad in the amount of up to $8 billion.
15:27 Johnson said that Ukraine should not be forced into an unfavorable peace agreement, and Zelensky should not be subjected to pressure in this regard. Also, the British Prime Minister stressed that London "will remain at the forefront" of support for Ukraine.
15:19 The Russian Orthodox Church revived the pre-revolutionary position of protopresbyter (chief priest) of the military and naval clergy. Oleg Ovcharov, head of the Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, became the head of the department.
15:15 During his visit to Turkey, Lavrov will discuss with his Turkish counterpart the prospects for resuming peace talks with Ukraine , the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
15:13 In the direction of Severodonetsk, on June 6, aerial reconnaissance discovered enemy positions, after which the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked them with mortars, said Andrei Demchenko, a representative of the State Border Service. According to him, the Russian Federation continues to keep units of the armed forces on its territories along the borders of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions to demonstrate its presence. Over the past six days, more than 70 attacks on the border areas have been recorded, over 50 of which were artillery, the rest - from small arms and aviation.
Demchenko also said that the total average daily flow at the checkpoints of Ukraine remains within 80-85 thousand people in both directions, the border guards do not record queues to leave Ukraine. Since February 24, 8.7 million people have crossed the territory of Ukraine in the directions of departure and departure. For departure - 5.4 million citizens, for entry - 2.8 million.
14:56 The Crimean Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church was formed from the Crimean dioceses, Metropolitan Lazar of Simferopol and Crimea was appointed its head - this decision was made by the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.
14:53 The idea of holding a "referendum" on joining the Zaporozhye region to Russia is being discussed, but it is not advisable to do this before the "liberation" of the capital of the region, Artem Sharlay, the "first deputy head of the military-civil administration" of the region, said. According to him, moving the capital of the Zaporozhye region to Melitopol "does not make sense, since almost half of the region's population lives in its capital."
14:47 Turkey has launched mass production of new powerful laser-guided munitions for Bayraktar TB2 drones. The miniature ammunition Bozok has already passed several successful combat tests. It has a penetrable warhead of increased power and a flight range of up to 15 km, writes the Turkish edition of the Daily Sabah.
14:39 The situation in Severodonetsk is stably difficult. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have fortified their positions and are holding the city, but street fighting is still going on. The invaders have concentrated a lot of artillery, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing their best to defend Severodonetsk, said the head of the military-civilian administration Alexander Stryuk.
He also said that the people whom the Russians deported from Severodonetsk began to get in touch, but they could not return to the city. Communications in the city were destroyed almost a month and a half ago, they require major restoration.
14:16 "DPR Pension Fund" calculated that the number of pensioners in Mariupol is 46 thousand people - this is three times less than before the Russian invasion (136 thousand people). At the same time, the proportion of older people in the structure of the city's population has doubled, the City Council reports. In total, the population of the city decreased by five times:
- about 200,000 residents of Mariupol left for the territory controlled by Ukraine;
- 50-70 thousand are in the Azov settlements or the occupied territories of the east and south of Ukraine;
- about 47 thousand were deported or were forced to leave for the territory of Russia and Belarus;
- more than 22 thousand killed by Russian troops;
- 100-120 thousand Mariupol residents are still in the ruined city without basic living conditions.
13:54 The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law allowing not to execute the decisions of the ECtHR adopted after March 16, 2022.
13:45 The Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church announced that "unauthorized actions" to change the status of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church could lead to a new split. The synod also accepted the Crimean dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the direct subordination of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
13:38 Peskov denied Russian media reports about Russia's refusal to discuss the status of not only Crimea and Donbass, but also the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in negotiations with Ukraine: "This is all wrong, wrong information."
13:27 The academic year in Ukraine will begin on September 1 offline, said Deputy Minister of Education and Science Andriy Vitrenko. According to him, "all children, students, pupils should go to schools, universities, colleges."
13:06 Many works of Russian literature that glorify the Russian army will be completely excluded from the Ukrainian school curriculum, for example, Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace , First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Andriy Vitrenko said during the telethon.
Also, according to him, changes in the educational program will affect the subject of Defense of the Fatherland - they want to make it more "practical". For example, children will be taught how to handle mines. In addition, national-patriotic education will be strengthened.
13:04 Shoigu said that road traffic has already been opened from the territory of Russia along the mainland to Crimea. Also, according to him, the necessary conditions have been created for the resumption of railway traffic between Russia, Donbass, Ukraine and Crimea in six sections.
13:02 Shoigu said that a total of 6489 Ukrainian soldiers have already surrendered.
13:00 The bodies of the defenders of Azovstal, who were previously exchanged, were delivered to Kiev, the Association of Families of Azovstal Defenders reported. Among the bodies of the dead, a third (52 out of 160) are fighters of the Azov regiment. The belonging of other bodies to different subdivisions is being clarified.
12:55 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation included the crew of the cruiser Moskva in the list of "participants in a special military operation." At the same time, the participation of the ship itself in the war is still hidden, writes Mediazona. According to the publication, this follows from the response of the military prosecutor's office of the Black Sea Fleet to a request from the mother of a wounded sailor who was on the cruiser.
12:52 The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, commented on the demarche of the Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzi, who defiantly left the meeting during Michel's report. The head of the European Council in his report directly and categorically accused Russia of provoking the world food crisis. "You can leave the room, it's probably easier not to listen to the truth, dear ambassador," Michel wrote.
12:47 Due to the Russian invasion, Ukrainians will face negative consequences for mental and physical health, warned the head of the Ministry of Health Viktor Lyashko. According to him, even those who were able to endure the first months of the war steadfastly face mental exhaustion, because getting used to being constantly in war can also have a negative impact on mental health.
According to the forecasts of the Ministry of Health, about 15 million Ukrainians will need psychological support in the future, of which about 3-4 million will need to be prescribed medication. In addition, every tenth Ukrainian can feel the consequences at the level of moderate or severe illness.
12:45 In Mariupol, subscribers of the occupying mobile operator Phoenix will receive a newsletter from the "DPR Ministry of Justice" in recent days. The occupiers are recruiting workers to concentration filtration camps. The shortage of personnel is connected with the reopening of the former places of serving sentences. Their filling occurs primarily due to enhanced filtration measures, according to the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko.
12:40 Podolyak urged not to be frightened by the news, “that we have given something away”: “This is a war, tactical maneuvers are underway. There are more Russians, they have more equipment, the war is intense. We need to make sure that every village that we give away temporarily , and then we take it back, it was given to the Russians with a lot of blood." According to the adviser to the head of the OP, "we must wear them out, make sure that they run out of resources." To achieve this goal, Ukraine is waiting for the supply of weapons and the effect of sanctions, "which should finish off the Russian Federation."
12:38 Occupants have begun dismantling the Mariupol stele at the entrance from Mangush:
12:27 The prosecutor of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation said that about 600 conscripts participated in the "special operation", all of them were allegedly returned, 12 officers were brought to justice in connection with this.
12:06 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that "the Russian armed forces continue a special operation to liberate Donbass, preventing shelling or possible damage to objects of historical and cultural heritage." And the wooden skete of All Saints of the Earth in Svyatogorsk was allegedly set on fire by Ukrainian troops.
11:45 Active battles are going on in the Zaporozhye region in the Orekhovo and Gulyaipole regions. The enemy is withdrawing troops from the Melitopol and part of the Vasilyevsky district towards Kherson, said the head of the Zaporozhye Regional Military District Alexander Starukh. Such actions can be a rotation, he believes.
11:44 Scheduled combat readiness exercises have begun in the armed forces of Belarus, the country's Ministry of Defense reported: "The general focus of the classes is to conduct a set of consecutive trainings with all categories of military personnel, subdivisions, military units, formations, military command and control bodies for the organized implementation of measures to transfer from peacetime for wartime".
11:39 Green corridors have been agreed with neighboring countries for the priority passage of fuel trucks to Ukraine, the State Border Service reported.
11:37 A special group of psychologists, doctors and lawyers is working with the relatives of the dead sailors from the cruiser Moscow. According to the military intelligence of Ukraine, the main goal of the group is to prevent the leakage of information about the dead and missing conscripts. Relatives are trying to persuade anyone not to talk about their sons and husbands, who served on the cruiser. If they refuse, they are threatened with non-payment of compensation and criminal prosecution.
In Sevastopol, during a meeting between the commander of the Black Sea Fleet and the relatives of the dead sailors, the house of the fleet officers was guarded by the military police, and the commander himself was accompanied by a group of special forces. Some of the relatives did not come to the meeting with the command of the fleet as a sign of protest.
11:32 The New York Times correspondents visited the cave Svyatogorsk Lavra on the Seversky Donets River, where heavy fighting is taking place. A week ago, during the shelling, two monks and a nun were killed here, and several more of their brothers were injured. More than 300 Orthodox Ukrainians are now hiding in the caves and cellars of the Lavra complex. As the journalists found out, the monks still remain faithful to the Russian Orthodox Church and Patriarch Kirill, despite the fact that he actually blessed and justified the war against Ukraine, and the UOC announced its separation from the Moscow Patriarchate.
"They believe that this is the Plan of the Almighty, and not the decision of the Russian army," the theologian commented on the mood of the monks for the NYT.
11:21 The Ukrainian side did not invite IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to visit the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant and had previously refused him such a visit. The visit will not take place until control of the plant is returned to Ukraine, Energoatom said. Grossi has previously said that the IAEA is preparing an expert mission to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant because the power plant has stopped transmitting data online on the status of nuclear materials. Allegedly, the Ukrainian side invited him.
However, Energoatom recalled that the "loss of communication" between ZNPP and the IAEA was caused by the actions of the Russian occupiers. Therefore, the message of the head of the IAEA, the Ukrainian side considers "as another attempt to get to the ZNPP by any means in order to legitimize the stay of the occupiers there and, in fact, approve all their actions," Energoatom said.
In the leadership of the IAEA, almost a quarter - about 100 people - are Russians, including Deputy Grossi himself - Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy Mikhail Chudakov. Energoatom also recalled that Grossi's previous visits to Ukraine did not bring any benefit, and on the way back after visiting the South Ukrainian NPP, he went to meet with the head of Rosatom, with whom they both reported to the world how everything at the Zaporozhye station was "good."
11:07 In Nikolaev because of yesterday's attacks one person was lost, one more is wounded, the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich reported. Nine private houses were damaged, a power line broke on one of the streets, a private enterprise for the production of metal-plastic windows and a city school were damaged.
11:05 In Kharkiv, the Kievsky and Slobodsky districts were attacked from the MLRS, the Metalist stadium and infrastructure were fired upon, three people were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. In the Kharkov region, Kharkov, Chuguevsky, Bogodukhovsky, Krasnogradsky, Lozovsky, Zolochevsky districts were under fire. Two dead and seven wounded in the area. In the area of Izyum, the enemy is trying to advance on Dovgenkoye and Dolyna, fighting on the line of confrontation continues.
10:56 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of June 7. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Slavic direction.
- personnel - about 31,360 (+110) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1390 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 3416 (+16),
- artillery systems - 694 (+4),
- MLRS - 207 (+0),
- air defense systems - 96 (+0),
- aircraft - 212 (+1),
- helicopters - 177 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 553 (+2),
- cruise missiles - 125 (+0),
- ships/boats - 13 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2405 (+10),
- special equipment - 53 (+0).
10:51 The Pentagon confirmed that the third meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be held in Brussels on June 15. The meeting will be personally chaired by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the meeting will be held on his initiative. The American side will also be represented by the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley.
10:49 The European Council will discuss the status of the candidate for Ukraine at the summit on June 23-24, Deputy Head of the Presidential Chamber Igor Zhovkva said. Currently, the European Commission is preparing a conclusion on Ukraine's compliance with the EU membership criteria.
10:33 In the Kharkiv region, as a result of enemy shelling, large-scale fires occurred in ecosystems, about 30 hectares were destroyed by fire, the State Emergency Service reported.
10:31 Arestovich said that the five thousand helmets promised by Germany back in January have not been delivered to date.
10:26 Turkey will buy Ukrainian grain at a discount, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the country Vakhit Kirishchi said: "An agreement has been reached with Ukraine on the purchase of grain with more than a 25% discount. However, they are faced with a dilemma in matters of security and export of products and want, for Turkey to act as an arbiter in this process. Both Russia and Ukraine trust us."
According to the minister, two important meetings will be held in Turkey this week on the supply of Ukrainian grain to world markets. One of them will be held in Istanbul with the participation of representatives of Ukraine, Turkey, the Russian Federation and the UN and will be dedicated to the creation of an observation center for the transportation of Ukrainian grain by sea, and the issue of creating a "grain corridor" in Ankara will be discussed with Lavrov.
09:59 A "public council" has been created in the Kherson region, which will make interim decisions for the time being. Most likely, a "referendum on self-determination" of the region will be scheduled, said the "deputy head" of the region Kirill Stremousov: "I think that this will most likely be a referendum that will be held on the territory of the Kherson region on the self-determination of the Kherson region. And the next stage will be elections , which we will conduct directly on the territory of the liberated Kherson region. And there we will continue to work legislatively."
When asked when such a referendum could take place, Stremousov replied that there was "a lot of work" ahead. He also said that Ukrainian banks in the territory of the Kherson region will no longer work.
09:57 The food crisis is artificially created by Russia. Russian troops have destroyed Ukraine's second-largest grain terminal in Mykolaiv, Borrell wrote: "In light of reports like this, the misinformation Putin is spreading to divert blame becomes even more cynical."
09:55 Chernihiv region reduces the curfew, now it will last from 23:00 to 04:00, said the head of the OVA Vyacheslav Chaus.
09:53 Russia does not intend to discuss with Ukraine the status of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, this issue is "closed" for Moscow, just like the Crimea and Donbass, Russian Izvestia writes.
09:49 The defense forces did not shoot down the Russian Su-25 aircraft over Orekhovo, Zaporozhye region on June 5, and the Ukrainian aircraft shot down by the Russians was caught on video, said Yevhen Karas, who was the original source of this video. According to him, there was a mistake.
09:44 Biden ordered the declassification of intelligence on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, because partners and allies met Washington's statements about the upcoming attack with skepticism, said US Director of National Intelligence Avril Gaines, writes CNN. Biden told Intelligence: "You have to go out and share as much information as possible and also make sure people see what you see so we can interact again and maybe have more productive conversations about how to plan, in essence." , the possibility of a Russian invasion."
Then part of the information collected by intelligence got into the media and countries allied with the United States. This approach was aimed at combating Russian propaganda on a global scale and ensuring that US partners and allies shared a common picture. Gaines said that Biden's decision eventually allowed for the development of "sharing mechanisms" that can be used in the future.
09:35 Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro independently decided not to let Lavrov's plane through, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said. According to him, this decision "reflects Europe's determination to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked and unjustified aggression in Ukraine."
09:24 British intelligence reports that Russia made progress in the southern, Popasnyansky direction during May, but its advance in this area has stalled over the past week. And reports of heavy artillery shelling in the Izyum area indicate that the Russian Federation is preparing to make new efforts in the northern direction.
Analysts believe that Russia will almost certainly need to achieve a breakthrough on at least one of these fronts in order to translate tactical gains into success at the operational level and advance its political goal of controlling the entire Donetsk region.
08:46 The "DPR" continues to "search" for Azov among the residents of Mariupol. At the same time, one can become an "Azovite" or "Nazi" and go missing simply for the Ukrainian language, a tattoo, or a yellow-and-blue T-shirt. Any national symbols of Ukraine exposes people to the danger of persecution, said the mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko.
"On the example of the occupied Mariupol, we see the future that Putin was preparing for the whole of Ukraine. The ban on everything Ukrainian, total Russification and the destruction of any democratic manifestations," he said.
08:31 The Russians fired on the Sumy region from artillery and mortars, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. So, on the night of June 7, the enemy fired on Seredin-Buda. At least six houses, an outbuilding and a garage are damaged, fires rage, power lines are damaged. According to preliminary data, there were no dead or injured among the local population.
08:24 In the "LPR" they claim that they control the urban development of Severodonetsk, the battles are taking place on the outskirts of the city, and the Ukrainian forces "are almost completely knocked out of the industrial zone."
08:15 The Russians fired at the market in Lisichansk, which caught fire as a result, as well as a mining college and a school where two people were injured, said the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai. On the morning of June 6, there was a massive shelling of the city of Zolote, where, according to preliminary data, 13 houses were destroyed at once. In the afternoon, the Russians hit Gorsky - 11 damaged houses.
The enemy continues the assault on Severodonetsk, fighting is underway. The assault of the Russians in the direction of Novoakhtyrka and Voronovoy was repulsed. In the Belogorovka area, the enemy uses sabotage and reconnaissance groups.
07:46 The Russians fired at the Krivoy Rog region - at night the enemy hit from Hurricanes on the Zelenodolsk community. In Velyka Kostroma, one person was wounded, houses were damaged, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
07:32 Russian troops continue their offensive on Slavyansk from Izium, the battle for Severodonetsk continues, and in the Bakhmut direction, the defense forces managed to stop the advance of the Russians, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report . In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of Belarus remains. As part of the creation of the southern operational command, it is planned to increase the number of Belarusian Armed Forces from 60 to 80 thousand people.
Ukrainian helicopters attacked concentrations of enemy forces in the Kherson region, and aircraft attacked ammunition depots in the Mykolaiv region. The enemy lost more than 20 people and up to ten units of military equipment. The enemy tried to advance in the direction of Lozovo - Belaya Krinitsa, but had no success.
07:19 Russian occupiers left a "farewell gift" at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - human excrement in all offices. In addition, televisions were removed from the workrooms, doors were broken, and computers were gutted, WSJ writes, citing nuclear power plant employees.
04:45 Japan has added the Moscow Credit Bank, the Russian Agricultural Bank and the Belarusian Bank for Development and Reconstruction to the sanctions list, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
03:30 Guerrilla warfare is being actively waged in the front-line areas and in the occupied territories. So, in Severodonetsk, a whole group of Russian special forces of the so-called Akhmat unit mysteriously disappeared. Eight servicemen "dissolved", according to the People's Resistance of Ukraine.
01:14 Blinken said that Russia is blocking export Ukrainian grain in order to blackmail the world with an aggravation of the food crisis.