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[Korrespondent] 23.27 On June 6, Russian forces attacked two civilian search and rescue vessels carrying out a humanitarian mission in the Black Sea. People were injured as a result of the shelling. As reported by Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksiy Kuleba, there are victims, and evacuation by boats of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is underway.
22.59 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was asked for advice on how to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin. She said this in an interview with the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
22.37 Since the beginning of this day, 183 combat clashes have been recorded on the front. The most intense fighting continues in the Pokrovsky direction. The General Staff reported this in its evening briefing.
During the day, the aggressor carried out 46 air strikes, using 134 guided bombs. In addition, the invaders used 6,064 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,445 attacks from various types of weapons to fire on our positions and nearby settlements.
22.16 Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated that his country does not plan to send troops to Ukraine, while emphasizing its allied relations with Russia. This is reported by NEXTA Live.
He stressed that Belarusians "do not want to be meat" in someone else's war and questioned the country's participation in hostilities outside its territory.
"Why should we go to war in Ukraine against someone else's will? Why do we want to be minced meat there? No, we don't want that," he emphasized.
21.47 Special Representative of the Russian President Kirill Dmitriev complained that European countries are allegedly interested in continuing the Russian-Ukrainian war due to financial benefits for the defense industry. He was quoted by Russian media on Saturday, June 6.
During a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, he claimed that significant amounts of aid to Ukraine create economic interest.
"The military complex of Europe, the military complex of Britain earns a lot. The $90 billion that is given to Ukraine is serious money, and it is a very serious financial interest to continue the war," the Russian representative complains.
20.59 There is no electricity supply in the Dnipro district of Kherson after Russian strikes on critical infrastructure. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
"Since the very morning, Russian troops have been attacking critical infrastructure facilities in Kherson. As a result of enemy strikes, there is no electricity supply in the Dnipro district of the city," Prokudin noted.
20.37 External power supply was restored at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant this morning after a 15-hour outage. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported this.
During the accident, the plant was forced to rely on emergency diesel generators to provide power to the cooling systems of the six reactors that were in a shutdown state.
This is the 18th case of loss of external power supply at the Zaporizhzhia NPP since the start of the full-scale war and one of the longest.
19.49 A scheme to issue fictitious medical documents to obtain disability groups and evade mobilization was exposed in Volyn. The head of the expert team for assessing the daily functioning of a person and another doctor were detained. This was reported by the press service of the National Police.
According to the investigation, the medical director for therapeutic care of a medical institution - the head of the ECOPFO - and the head of the mobile palliative care department of another hospital were involved in the illegal activity.
Police documented the illegal assignment of disability groups to at least five conscripts. The cost of such "services" reached $2,000.
18.37 The Irish government has come under pressure over the export of alumina from Europe's largest petrochemical plant, Aughinish Alumina, to Russia, the Financial Times reports.
The company is the largest alumina producer in Europe and is owned by the Russian company Rusal, owned by businessman Oleg Deripaska, who is under sanctions from the US, EU and UK.
European and Irish politicians are calling on the government to speed up the investigation after reports that the plant's products may be going to the Russian military-industrial complex.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Dublin has expressed "serious concern" over continued alumina exports to Russia. The value of supplies has increased from €196 million in 2021 to €315 million in 2025.
18.18 Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has equipped over 800 km of anti-drone protection for logistics routes in frontline regions. Work is ongoing to ensure the security of supplies and evacuation. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov.
Thus, according to the minister, in May alone, over 211 km of anti-drone protection of logistics routes were installed and almost 38 km of damaged sections were restored. At the same time, another 115.5 km of roads in front-line regions were restored.
17.56 The greatest activity of Russian troops is currently observed in the Liman direction, but there is no enemy advance there, but Russian units are suffering losses. This was reported by Viktor Tregubov, head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group, Ukrinform reports.
Tregubov explained that for the Russians, the Liman direction is extremely important in their plans to enter the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
"But they are simply dying there against the Ukrainian defense line," the spokesman noted.
15.33 NATO countries are considering a new commitment of €70 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The initiative may be presented at the Alliance summit in Ankara next month. This is reported by Politico, citing NATO diplomats.
The proposal was submitted last month by Germany. The initiative envisages a new mechanism for monitoring and transparency of Ukraine's funding, as some countries believe they bear an excessive burden of supporting Kyiv.
According to diplomats, of the proposed €70 billion, about €30 billion may come from the two-year €90 billion lending program for Ukraine already agreed upon by the European Union. Another €40 billion is planned to be provided through bilateral commitments from allied states.
15.00 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has lost the chance to get out of the failed war with Ukraine. This was announced by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on the social network X.
Russia will still have to agree to a diplomatic settlement, but the conditions will be much worse, the Foreign Minister warned.
14.37 On June 5-6, the Ukrainian military struck a number of important military and logistical facilities of the Russian occupation forces. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported details.
13.53 Russian invaders have increased their groupings in the Oleksandrivske, Hulyaipil and Orikhiv directions. But Ukrainian units continue active operations. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky, in a Telegram message.
12.48 Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Russian Baltic Fleet base in Kronstadt in the Leningrad Region. It houses warships, submarines, training centers, repair docks, and shipbuilding facilities.
11.56 At night, Ukrainian drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometers to the arsenals of the Russian Navy and the base in Kronstadt. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported this on Facebook.
11.21 The head of the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda, former people's deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Oleh Tyahnybok was wounded at the front. This was reported by the mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Ruslan Marcinkiv on Facebook.
10.49 In the Leningrad Region of the Russian Federation, drones attacked the 15th arsenal of the Russian Navy in the urban settlement of Velika Izhora in the Lomonosov District. This was reported by monitoring Telegram channels.
Local authorities confirmed a fire at a Ministry of Defense facility and began a "partial evacuation" of residents of the Lomonosov district.
10.05 Russian aggressors attacked the energy infrastructure of the Sumy region on Saturday night. Seven people were injured, the head of the Sumy Oblast Emergency Management Agency, Oleg Grigorov, reported on Telegram.
09.46 As a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region, six civilians were killed and 27 more people were injured in the past 24 hours. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, on Telegram.
09.19 Russian aggressors continue to attack Zaporizhzhia. Five victims are currently known, the head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Ivan Fedorov informs in Telegram.
09.00 Over the past 24 hours, 269 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers took place at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in its morning briefing.
The hottest area on the front was the Hulyaipil direction, where the Defense Forces repelled 40 enemy attacks in a day.
08.35 On Saturday night, Russian invaders launched 272 drones of various types over Ukraine. Air defense units intercepted most of the enemy targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
07.43 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army has lost 1,380 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational report.
The Ukrainian military destroyed more than 2,500 units of Russian equipment, including 15 armored vehicles, 82 guns, five MLRS, and one air defense system.
07.21 Russian invaders attacked Zaporizhzhia, resulting in the death of two people. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA Ivan Fedorov in Telegram. There is damage to the city's critical and industrial infrastructure.
06.30 In temporarily occupied Mariupol, an attack on the seaport was recorded on the night of Saturday and at dawn on June 6, after which the area was enveloped in thick smoke. Explosions and fires after drone attacks were also recorded in Kronstadt and St. Petersburg, and air defense is operating in Sochi. This is reported by OSINT channels Exilenova+ and Astra.
05.27 On the night of Saturday, June 6, the territory of the Kuban region was hit by drones that attacked fuel infrastructure. The main target was a large oil depot in Ust-Labinsk, Krasnodar Territory of Russia, which played a strategic role in supplying combustible materials to Russian military groups in the east. As a result of the attack, a large fire broke out on the territory of the enterprise. According to monitoring sources, as a result of the flights and subsequent explosions, most of the tank fleet of the oil depot in Labinsk was destroyed.
03.58 Passenger plane flight SU1132, which was flying from Moscow to Sochi, was forced to change its route twice and land in other cities on the evening of June 5. The reason was temporary restrictions on the reception and departure of aircraft at the Sochi airport. Flight restrictions were imposed twice in one evening. A possible third departure of the flight may be postponed to the morning of the next day.
02.01 The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the situation in Ukraine on Monday, June 8. This initiative was a response to the request of the Ukrainian side after another large-scale Russian air attack. Kyiv hopes that the meeting will contribute to increasing international pressure on Moscow and allow discussing further steps to resolve the situation. This was announced by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga.
00.59 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has expressed his intention to personally discuss with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen the issue of financial compensation for military equipment transferred to Ukraine. In particular, after the EU summit with the Western Balkan countries, which took place in the Montenegrin city of Tivat, Fico noted that there was an acute shortage of funds in this area. In his opinion, the reason for this is the redirection of finances that were originally intended for compensation directly to Ukraine.
In addition, the Prime Minister announced his intentions to discuss arms supplies to Ukraine with representatives of the Visegrad Four countries.
June 5
23:57 On the evening of Friday, June 5, a Russian FPV drone hit a police car in the village of Stary Saltiv, Chuhuyiv district, Kharkiv region. As a result of the drone's impact, the police car caught fire. There were no casualties among the civilian population or police personnel, the Kharkiv region police reported.
22.46 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's response to his open letter is weak and means that Russia is choosing war again.
"Unfortunately, the Russian side is choosing war again - everyone heard today's answer. A weak answer. He (Putin - ed.) simply does not want to end the war. I think that many in the world have been disappointed by this answer. He does not want to change anything and does not want to admit that only he and those who draw money from him like his war - they were all very smiling today. This means that there should be less money in Russia, and more pressure on Russia," the president said.
22.17 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin must now "figure it out for themselves" regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war, US leader Donald Trump said.
The US President emphasized that he wants the first step from the leaders of Ukraine and Russia to end the war before the United States of America joins negotiations with them.
"I don't mind. Let them deal with it. I'm the one who brought them to this position, and I think it will be resolved. I think we're getting closer to the moment when the issue between Russia and Ukraine needs to be resolved," the US leader said.
Trump noted that he believes in ending the war in Ukraine, and once again added that it "never should have happened."
21.03 In May, the number of Defense Forces strikes on the enemy at a distance of more than 50 km from the front line doubled. This was announced by Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov, speaking about the results of eBalls for May.
"In a month, the Defense Forces have eliminated or seriously wounded 31,530 Russian soldiers. More and more of them are dying kilometers from our positions, and each of these losses is verified on video," he noted.
The Defense Forces are also scaling up strikes on targets at distances of 20-150 km. In addition, the number of enemy targets hit at distances of more than 50 km from the air defense zone has doubled. We also have record figures for the destruction of enemy vehicles and motorcycles.
"We are striking at what provides the Russian offensive. The destruction of logistics, transport, and warehouses forces the enemy to spend resources on survival instead of advancing," Fedorov said.
20.49 After the end of the full-scale war, Russian citizens will not be able to freely visit Ukraine. Special verification procedures and restrictive measures will apply to them. This was stated by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga, Ukrinform reports.
"For us, Russia is an enemy country, an aggressor country. It is impossible for a Russian citizen to enter Ukraine without a special permit, visa, without verification or filtering by all our relevant services. Special restrictive procedures and measures regarding visiting Ukraine will be applied to citizens of this state (after the war - ed.)," Sibiha explained at a joint press conference in Vinnytsia with Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar.
20.21 The leaders of Great Britain, France and Germany plan to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the weekend to discuss ways to involve Russia in talks to end the war.
According to sources, the meeting is currently scheduled for Sunday evening, June 7, in the United Kingdom. It is noted that Zelensky's plans may still change and the meeting may be postponed.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the leaders of the three countries will meet with Zelensky in the coming days.
"We have always advocated direct negotiations between Ukraine and the Kremlin. It is the Europeans who can help," he said.
19.42 A pseudo-general was detained in Chernivtsi, who demanded $6,000 from the relatives of a serviceman, guaranteeing his transfer to a rear military unit and promising to help with the demobilization issue.
To gain weight and inspire trust, the man introduced himself as a brigadier general of intelligence, having no connection to the structure. Referring to connections in military units, he promised to resolve issues related to the transfer to a rear unit and removal from military registration. He asked for $6,000 for his services.
Law enforcement officers detained the suspect while receiving part of the agreed amount of illicit gain in the amount of $4,000.
As a result of the investigation, more than $15,000 was seized, including the amount of the bribe received, copies of personal, medical and other documents regarding almost 100 servicemen and conscripts, mobile phones, fake orders, letters of thanks and other military symbols, and draft records.
The detainee was charged with abuse of influence and was placed in preventive custody. The investigation is ongoing. The individuals who may have used the services of the perpetrator and the individuals through whom he resolved mobilization issues are being identified.
19.10 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin read a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and said that "he does not yet see the point in holding a meeting." He said this during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
On April 19, Ukraine began using a new commercial satellite data transmission system that allows intelligence images to be delivered directly to the phones and tablets of military personnel. This approach has significantly accelerated the preparation of drone strikes and increased their effectiveness.
The key element was the Vantor platform, created by the Dutch company Bravo1Alpha in collaboration with the American Persistent Systems and the Ukrainian Bureva. The system is capable of transmitting new satellite images just 15 minutes after shooting. Additionally, artificial intelligence tools are used to search for changes in the terrain, compare with archival data and build 3D routes for drones.
Project participants claim that the time between target detection and strike has been reduced by approximately 90%. Thanks to this, Ukrainian units are able to more quickly identify ammunition depots, logistical hubs, and enemy air defense positions.
The constellation of ten Vantor satellites allows for photographing the same area up to 12-15 times a day. The accuracy of the images is about five meters, which is enough to guide strike drones at stationary objects.
One of the main advantages of the new scheme is the absence of the need to send data for additional verification through centralized structures in Kyiv. Decisions are made directly on the ground, which speeds up the response to changing situations.
17.57 It became known about the death of three more residents of Kherson during the Russian strike on the Dnipro district of the city on the night of June 3. During the examination of the damaged houses, the bodies of an 84-year-old man and women aged 81 and 70 were discovered.
17.13 According to the evidence base of the Security Service, an agent of the Russian FSB, who was detained in the Sumy region in October 2024, received 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
He turned out to be a former deputy of the Shostka City Council from the banned Party of Regions, recruited by the enemy and who had been correcting the Russian Federation's attacks on the community. Russian special services promised him Russian citizenship in exchange for cooperation.
To carry out intelligence tasks, the traitor drove around the area in his own car and recorded the bases and routes of the Defense Forces on his phone camera. He also tried to covertly interrogate his acquaintances for intelligence during everyday conversations on "distant" topics.
The agent summarized the collected information for a curator from Russia. He turned out to be an employee of the FSB Department for the Bryansk Region of the Russian Federation, whose identity was established by the Security Service.
In addition to transmitting the coordinates of potential "targets," the agent urged the Russian intelligence officer to strike the city as soon as possible.
SBU officers documented the traitor's crimes and detained him at his place of residence. During the searches, a smartphone with evidence of working for Russia was seized from him.
16.58 In the Zhytomyr region, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died after meeting with a 17-year-old girl. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office. It is already known that the girl acted on the instructions of a curator from Russia, who contacted her via the Telegram messenger.
16.48 In May, Ukrainian air defense increased the effectiveness of intercepting drones and missiles despite the increase in the intensity of enemy attacks. However, missiles capable of shooting down ballistic missiles are critically needed.
In May, Russia used 8,351 airstrikes during its massive attacks. For comparison, in April there were about 6,700.
Of the 8,150 Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas drones, 7,476 were intercepted, or 91.73%. Of the 211 cruise and ballistic missiles, 112 were intercepted, or over 53%.
The overall interception rate of air targets during massive strikes reached 90.75%.
"But in conditions of record loads, missiles capable of shooting down ballistics are critically needed. Therefore, Ukraine is counting on the support of partners in the purchase of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot air defense systems, which are capable of intercepting ballistics," the Ministry of Defense noted.
16.37 Russian troops struck a gas station in the Chornobayivska community with a "shaheed". As a result of the enemy attack, a 35-year-old woman died and seven more people were injured. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
"At around 1:10 p.m., the invaders hit a gas station in the Chornobayiv community with a "shaheed"... According to preliminary information, a 35-year-old woman died as a result of the terrorist attack. My condolences to her family and friends," Prokudin noted.
He clarified that the strike came exactly where there are always civilian cars and people who simply stopped on the road. According to the head of the OVA, the Russians knew this very well.
Seven injured people are currently receiving medical assistance.
16.21 From the beginning of the current day and as of 16:00, Russian aggressors attacked Ukrainian army positions 65 times. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary.
15.55 One of the Ukrainian naval drones, under the influence of Russian electronic warfare, lost control and ended up off the coast of Romania. The Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. The Romanian side was provided with the necessary information in order to prevent casualties among the civilian population.
15.47 Courts have convicted two women who held positions in illegal judicial bodies created by the occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region.
The Sloviansk City District Court of Donetsk Oblast has found the former head of the investigative department in Horlivka guilty of collaboration. After the occupation of the city, she began working for the invaders, and later headed the so-called "Horlivka City Court of the DPR."
The Khortytskyi District Court of Zaporizhia also sentenced a former assistant judge who, after the start of the occupation, received a position in the illegal "Starobeshivskyi District Court of the DPR."
The investigation established that both women publicly swore an oath of allegiance to the occupation administration and in 2023, in accordance with the decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, were appointed to positions in illegal judicial bodies.
In the future, they administered the so-called "justice" under the legislation of the aggressor state, cooperated with the occupation authorities, and participated in propaganda activities.
A former law enforcement officer was sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison with confiscation of property. A former assistant judge was sentenced in absentia for collaborationist activities to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
15.22 Five Azerbaijani citizens were killed and three were injured in a drone attack on two cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, said Ayhan Hajizadeh, head of the Foreign Ministry's press service, the state news agency AZERTAC reports.
15.15 The security service detained three more pro-Kremlin agitators in different regions of Ukraine. The attackers supported the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, praised the Russians and called on them to shell Ukrainian cities.
For example, in the Kharkiv region, a local unemployed woman was exposed who, in social media chat rooms, campaigned to strike the government quarter in Kyiv with an Oreshnik ballistic missile. In this way, she suggested that the Russians eliminate the top military and political leadership of Ukraine.
Another racist supporter has been suspected in Kyiv. The perpetrator posted approving comments under anti-Ukrainian posts on social media. To mask his subversive activities, the suspect created and subsequently used three anonymous accounts under different nicknames.
It is documented how he called for the seizure of the entire territory of Ukraine, glorified the armed groups of the Russian Federation, and justified their crimes against the civilian population of our country.
In Cherkasy region, the deputy head of the national reserve in Kaniv was exposed for spreading Kremlin fakes about the Defense Forces and the operational situation at the front. In addition, she justified the Russian Federation's full-scale aggression against Ukraine and called for support for Russian armed groups.
14.53 Ukraine and Russia conducted the 75th prisoner exchange. 186 Ukrainians returned home - 185 military personnel and one civilian, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV) reported.
14.46 Six people were injured in an attack by two drones on Chernihiv. This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, on June 5.
"Just in the middle of the day, two strike drones attacked Chernihiv. The targets were an enterprise and a parking lot in the city. There is destruction. Several dozen cars were damaged. As of now, six people are known to have been injured," he noted.
14.39 A former employee of one of the district territorial recruitment and social support centers has been charged with organizing the transfer of a conscript across the border for $25,000. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this.
14.33 The European Commission welcomed the open letter of President Volodymyr Zelensky to Russian President Vladimir Putin calling for direct negotiations, calling the appeal another confirmation of Kyiv's readiness for a peaceful settlement. This was stated by the EC's spokesperson for foreign policy, Anitta Hipper.
"We have seen President Zelensky's letter. This is another call to Russia to stop its illegal war of aggression, and from the Ukrainian side, as always, this is another demonstration of Ukraine's desire for real negotiations and an unconditional ceasefire, which Ukraine accepted a long time ago. So from our side, we welcome President Zelensky's call for direct negotiations, as well as the call for a ceasefire," Hipper noted.
She added that Ukraine and Europe want peace.
14.18 An FSB agent was exposed in Zaporizhia. After his detention, he planned to negotiate with the Russian curator about his release: he wanted to ask him to strike the pre-trial detention center with a strike drone. This is reported by the SBU.
14.09 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in connection with the Russian attack on a baby food factory in the Kyiv region, stressed the need to force Russia to end the war against life and switch to diplomacy. The head of state wrote about this in Telegram.
13.50 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Military Ombudsman Olga Reshetylova (Kobylinska). They discussed current issues of protecting the rights of Ukrainian soldiers and the results achieved. This was reported on the president's website. Reshetylova reported that in the first four months of work, the Military Ombudsman's Office processed more than 8 thousand complaints and renewed the rights of thousands of servicemen. The largest number of complaints is received regarding treatment and referral to military medical commissions.
13.30 The government is launching a one-year pilot project that will allow citizens born after August 24, 1991 in the temporarily occupied territory to issue identity cards for return to Ukraine, even if information about them is missing from state registers. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko. The document will be issued through designated foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine. State registers will be used to establish identity, and if this is not enough - confirmation from close relatives, including via video link. This decision covers people who, due to the occupation, found themselves without valid Ukrainian documents and have actually lost the opportunity to legally return to Ukraine.
13.08 An official of one of the territorial recruitment and social support centers in the Volyn region was detained for accepting a bribe. This was reported by the communications group of the Volyn OTCC and SP. It is noted that within the framework of the pre-trial investigation, the possible involvement of third parties who could have been involved in illegal activities as intermediaries is being established. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, during which all the circumstances of the offense should be clarified.
12.59 Russian troops used a drone to strike a vehicle of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society in the Kherson region. The head of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported on the consequences of the attack.
"Russian terrorists carried out another strike on a humanitarian mission. The occupiers attacked vehicles of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society from a drone," Prokudin noted.
According to preliminary data, a 50-year-old employee of the organization was injured.
11.17 For the first time in Ukraine, a current judge, the head of the Poltava District Court, who worked for the FSB, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The SBU reported this. The woman "leaked" data about Ukraine's defenders to the enemy and agitated her colleagues to support the Kremlin regime.
10.55 Russian strike drones attacked the Brovary district. Four deaths are currently known. The enemy struck a peaceful civilian food industry enterprise. The fire in the administrative building is ongoing, the structures are partially destroyed.
10.47 The number of people killed in the Russian strike on Pavlohrad has increased to two. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha. According to him, the body of a 51-year-old man was found at the site of a nighttime enemy attack in Pavlohrad. Earlier, it was reported that one person was killed and two were wounded.
10.25 As a result of Russian shelling and bad weather, new power outages have been recorded in four regions of Ukraine. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore power to all consumers without power as soon as possible, Ukrenergo assured.
9.55 On the front of the past day, 273 combat clashes took place. The enemy was most active in the Pokrovsky and Hulyaypil directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on June 5. Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck 14 areas of concentration of manpower, two command posts and three artillery pieces of the enemy.
9.26 In the Odessa district, a private residential building was destroyed and a fire broke out as a result of a UAV hit. Damage to a critical infrastructure facility was also recorded. An empty warehouse building and equipment caught fire as a result of the UAV hit, he noted. There were no casualties.
8.35 Air defense forces neutralized 198 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that from 18:00 on June 4, the Russians attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles from the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia region, as well as 216 Shahed attack UAVs (including jet), Gerbera, Italmas, Banderol loitering munitions and Parody type simulator drones from the following directions: Orel, Kursk, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea). Hits of 16 attack UAVs were recorded at 13 locations, as well as the fall of downed ones (fragments) at 12 locations. The guided aircraft missiles did not reach their targets. According to preliminary data, as of 7:30 on June 4, the air defense had shot down/suppressed 198 UAVs in the north, south, and east of Ukraine.
8.19 One person was killed and two others were injured as a result of Russian drone and artillery strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleksandr Ganzha on June 5. "In the Pavlohrad district, the Russians targeted the district center and the Troitsk community. Enterprises and private homes were damaged. A woman died. A 74-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition. A 48-year-old man will be treated on an outpatient basis," he noted.
7.52 The Ukrainian Defense Forces killed and wounded 1,550 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on June 5. The total combat losses of the Russian invaders from 02/24/22 to 06/05/26 were approximately 1,370,890 people.
06:30 Russians attacked the Korabelny district of Kherson with drones. One person was killed and two others were injured.
04.31 The US House of Representatives on Thursday, June 4, passed a bill to support Ukraine and impose new sanctions against Russia, which had been pending since April 2025. The document provides for the allocation of $1.3 billion in security assistance to Kyiv, as well as up to $8 billion in additional support in the form of loans. However, the further fate of the bill is uncertain, as it still needs to be approved by the Senate. After that, it is likely to be vetoed by President Trump.
02.30 Social networks are reporting several successful "arrivals" in the temporarily occupied Donbas. For example, in occupied Vuglerigsk, drones attacked a substation, causing a large-scale fire. And in Luhansk, there are reports of a raid on an oil depot.
01.50 Russian forces used drones to strike residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in the city of Konotop in Sumy region. At least five people were injured in the strike. Three of them were children.
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[Korrespondent] For Russian forces, this direction is important in their plans to reach the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, but the Ukrainian defense is holding its position.
The greatest activity of Russian troops is currently observed in the Liman direction, but there is no enemy advance there, while Russian units are suffering losses. This was reported by Viktor Tregubov, head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group, Ukrinform reports on Saturday, June 6.
Tregubov explained that for the Russians, the Liman direction is extremely important in their plans to enter the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
"But they are simply dying there against the Ukrainian defense line," the spokesman noted.
At the same time, the situation near Kupyansk is somewhat more complicated.
"If we talk about the eastern bank of the Oskil River, the Russians are very actively pressing there, they are gathering forces there, and there they are trying to concentrate a large number of their unmanned systems units in order to strike at our logistics. This is a problem, but it is a problem that we are fighting," Tregubov emphasized.
The Russians also tried to break through to the city itself on the right bank of the Oskil River, but, according to him, without much success.
Meanwhile, there is an intensification of hostilities in the Volchansk direction, however, the situation is generally stable.
Meanwhile, in the Velyky Burlutsk direction, the Russians have switched to a defensive position, where they are trying to strengthen their capabilities.
It should be noted that over the past 24 hours, there have been 269 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers at the front.
Let us remind you that over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army lost 1,380 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine.
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[NewsFront] 21:37 Russian Armed Forces continue to storm Konstantinovka, -MAP 21:25 The Russian army gradually took control of positions in the area of Kucherovka and Zaoskolye in the Kupyansk direction,MAP
19:37 Servicemen of the unmanned aerial systems units of the Center group captured heavy copters for performing of combat missions in the SVO zone.
17:59 Northern scouts located a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank position near the village of Petrovka (Khar'kov district) was targeted. Our FPV drone operators engaged the target and destroyed the enemy armored vehicle.
16:43 Stormtroopers sharpen combat skills in the rear area.
15:32 UAV crews of the Vostok group destroyed control centers for unmanned aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
An attack drone operator from the 34th Guards Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Sever group rammed an enemy fiber-optic quadcopter in the Sumy region.
Drone operators from the 56th Separate Special Forces Battalion of the Center group destroyed enemy repeater antennas in the Dobropillya direction.
14:26 Units of the North group of forces took the village of Shevchenko in the Khar'kov region was brought under control.
To hold the village, the enemy deployed reserves of its most trained fighters, but during the fighting, Sever attack aircraft, under the cover of artillery and attack UAVs, broke the resistance, destroying the last groups of the separate motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
13:10 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka, –MAP
12:47 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of June 6, 2026)
As a result of decisive actions by units of the North group of forces, control was established over the village of Shevchenko in the Khar'kov region.
The personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated near the settlements of Kolodezne, Ternovaya, Grachevka, and Izbitskoye in the Khar'kov region. In the Sumy region, units of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated near the settlements of Lesne, Pustohorod, Khotyn, and Volna Sloboda in the Sumy region. The enemy lost up to 210 servicemen, a tank, and six vehicles.
Units of the Western group of forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Chervony Oskol and Berezovka in the Khar'kov region, and Shchurovo and Lozove in the Donetsk People's Republic. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 180 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the Southern group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an unmanned systems brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Nikolaevka, Druzhkovka, Nikolaipole, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost over 175 service members, a German-made Leopard tank, four armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 17 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger, an airmobile, and an assault brigades, an assault regiment, three naval infantry brigades, and five National Guard brigades near the settlements of Raiske, Belozerske, Serhiivka, Dobropillya, and Matyashevo in the Donetsk People's Republic and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian armed forces lost over 280 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of two assault brigades, four airborne assault brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Gavrilovka and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Samoylovka, Zelene, Nezhenka, Chervony Yar, and Omelnyk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The enemy lost up to 385 service members, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, an unmanned systems brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Orekhov, Yurkivka, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Novoraysk and Sukhanovo in the Kherson region. Up to 45 service members, 17 vehicles, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:18 Scouts of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group captured fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
09:46 Khar'kov border area. Assault units of the 11th Separate Airborne Brigade of the North Group of Forces continued to advance to Kazachya Lopan and liberated the village of Shevchenko.
08:39 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 376 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Abkhazia and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Adjustment of the control zone in favor of our forces in Malaya Tokmachka.
07:03 122mm D-30 howitzer crews of the Vostok group destroyed enemy manpower deployment points in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, artillerymen of the 103rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the "Southern" group carried out precise strikes on objects used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
[Reuters] A sea drone self-destructed near an oil terminal in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta on Friday, without causing casualties, as Ukraine said Russia jammed the vessel causing it to drift off course.
The explosion was the second major incident in a populated area in Romania on NATO's eastern flank within a week as the spillover threat from the war in Ukraine increases.
Ukraine's navy said one of its drones lost control in the Black Sea as a result of Russian electronic warfare. It contacted Romania to warn them and prevent casualties, it said.
Romanian Defence Minister Radu Miruta said that warning allowed a timely evacuation.
President Nicusor Dan pinned the blame on Russia and said another three drones that Ukraine lost control of had also detonated off the coast and there was no longer any danger.
"The entry of this drone into Romanian sovereign space is a direct consequence of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine," the Romanian leader said on social media accounts.
The explosion took place a week after authorities said a Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in the southeastern Romanian city of Galati, near the border with Ukraine, injuring two people - the first time in the war that a drone has struck a densely populated area in a NATO state.
Following the latest incident, Russia's embassy in Romania said on Friday it was not involved and the drones were not Russian.
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