8:26 AM

Update: Two-year-old killed, 22 injured in Russian missile attack near Dnipro.

A two-year-old girl was found dead in the rubble of a residential building that was hit by a Russian missile strike on the town Pidhorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on June 3, regional Governor Serhii Lysak said in a post on Telegram on June 4.

5:46 AM

Kyiv official: City's air defenses intercept all incoming missiles, drones Russia launched overnight.

Ukrainian air defenses destroyed all of the missiles and drones that Russia launched at Kyiv overnight on June 4, Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration reported on Telegram.

5:12 AM

Drone reportedly shot down in Russian-occupied Crimean city.

A drone was reportedly shot down over the Russian-occupied Crimean city of Dzhankoy early in the morning of June 4, the Kremlin-affiliated news channel "Shot" said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

4:14 AM

Media: Explosions heard in Kropyvnytskyi.

Explosions were heard in the city of Kropyvnytskyi early in the morning of June 4, the Suspilne news outlet reported at around 3:30 a.m. local time.

4:08 AM

Kremlin bans Western journalists from Russian Economic Forum.

No journalists from what Moscow deems "unfriendly countries" will be allowed to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state-controlled Tass news agency on June 3.

3:16 AM

Russian forces in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast withhold insulin to residents who refuse Russian passports.

Withholding medical services is being used as a coercion tactic to force residents in Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to become Russian passport holders, according to the Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center.

2:45 AM

Land Forces chief says Russia continues to suffer 'significant' losses in Bakhmut.

Russia continues to suffer "significant losses" in Bakhmut, Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of Ukraine's Land Forces, reported on June 3 following a visit with frontline troops in the embattled city.

12:28 AM

Update: 20 injured, including 5 children, in Russian missile attack near Dnipro.

A Russian attack on a residential area in the town of Pidhorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injured 20 people, including five children, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on June 3.

11:20 PM

Russian forces attack residential area near Dnipro, injuring 13, including 3 children.

A Russian attack on a residential area in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's Dniprovskyi District injured 13 civilians, including three children, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on June 3. Three boys were injured in the attacks, including a six-year-old, 11-year-old and 15-year-old.

10:31 PM

Russian forces attack 4 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1 person.

Russian forces attacked the northern region of Sumy Oblast 10 times, injuring one civilian, and damaging infrastructure, the regional military administration reported on June 3.

8:52 PM

Exiled mayor: At least 6 explosions heard near occupied Melitopol.

A least six explosions were heard near Russian-occupied Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ivan Fedorov, the city's exiled mayor, reported on June 3. One of the explosions was reported at a railway near Melitopol, which Russian forces had reportedly been using to transport military equipment and personnel. Fedorov did not provide further details.

7:56 PM

Dutch defense minister: Chinese diplomat's view on Ukraine 'very, very false'

In an interview with Politico on June 3, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren dismissed a Chinese diplomat's claim that Russia’s war against Ukraine was caused by the so-called failure of Europe's security architecture.

7:27 PM

Scholz defends Ukraine military aid in public response to hecklers

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a firm response to around 100 pro-Russian hecklers that interrupted his speech at a festival near Berlin on June 3, as seen on a video of the event widely posted on social media.

7:06 PM

Foreign Ministry slams Hungarian government for Ukraine map without Crimea.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry rebuked the Hungarian government for a video that appears to show a map of Ukraine without Crimea.

6:06 PM

Maliar: Russia rotating frontline troops but Wagner still in Bakhmut.

According to Maliar, the situation on the front line is imperceptibly changing, with Russia regrouping and replacing the worn-out troops that have been attacking in six directions in Donbas.

5:18 PM

Military intelligence: Internal conflict possible in Russian military.

Military intelligence spokesperson Andriy Yusov told a talk show on Suspilne TV on June 3 that "as a result of the successful actions of Ukraine's defense and security forces and the deoccupation of our territory, internal conflicts in Moscow are possible."

4:50 PM

Spokeswoman: Washington more focused on military aid than NATO accession for Ukraine.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre avoided a question on June 3 on U.S. support for Ukraine's NATO accession, saying that Washington believes in an open-door policy for the alliance but is currently focused more on providing tangible aid to Ukraine.

3:40 PM

Kherson military administration official accused of serving Russia during occupation.

The Security Service of Ukraine on June 3 arrested a Kherson regional military administration official on suspicion of collaborating with Russian occupiers. He faces 15 years in prison.

3:16 PM

Interior Ministry: 20% of bomb shelters across Ukraine unsuitable for use.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on June 3 that law enforcement checked over 4,800 bomb shelters across Ukraine, and about 20% proved to be unsuitable for use.

1:55 PM

Zelensky says 'no point' in attending NATO summit if Ukraine not 'given a signal.'

"If we are not acknowledged and given a signal in Vilnius, I believe there is no point for Ukraine to be at this summit," President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Wall Street Journal.

1:06 PM

Zelensky: 'We are ready' for counteroffensive.

"We are ready" for the counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal released on June 3. "We would like to have some things, but we can't wait," he added.

12:02 PM

UK Defense Ministry: Russia 'likely less flexible in reacting to operational challenges' after Bakhmut.

Russia is "likely to be less flexible in reacting to operational challenges" after suffering heavy casualties and enormous weapon expenditure in Bakhmut, the U.K. Defense Ministry said on June 3.

11:33 AM

Danilov: Russian Shahed drones contain parts made by Ukraine's allies.

Parts produced by Ukraine's allies were found in Iranian-made Shahed drones, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said on June 3. Danilov said Ukraine "found parts there that are not produced either in Iran or in Russia."

9:59 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 209,470 troops in Ukraine.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 3,829 tanks, 7,502 armored fighting vehicles, 6,289 vehicles and fuel tanks, 3,533 artillery systems, 582 multiple launch rocket systems, 342 air defense systems, 313 airplanes, 298 helicopters, 3,165 drones, and 18 boats.

7:55 AM

Mediazona confirms identities of over 24,400 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine.

Using open sources, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, established the names of 24,470 Russian soldiers who had been killed in the past 15 months of the full-scale war. The media carry out a name-by-name count of the dead.