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7:09 AM

European IT Coalition raises 58 million euros for Ukraine's IT, cybersecurity defense capabilities.

The IT Coalition for Ukraine, comprising 12 European nations, has raised a combined 58 million euros ($62.9 million) for Ukraine's IT and cybersecurity defense capabilities, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on May 31.

4:25 AM

Updated: Russia launches large-scale missile attack on Ukraine, damaging energy infrastructure.

Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on June 1, damaging energy infrastructure in various regions across the country.

4:04 AM

Rivne Oblast council deputy head charged with bribery, abuse of power.

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), alongside the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), charged the deputy head of the Rivne Oblast council over allegedly accepting a bribe worth nearly six hundred thousand hryvnias ($14,800), the agencies' join statement announced on May 31.

1:53 AM

Russia attacks 9 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces attacked Sumy Oblast 131 times in 24 separate attacks throughout the day, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on May 31.

1:24 AM

EU imposes sanctions on Iranian individuals, entities involved in transfer of drones to Russia.

The European Council adopted new sanctions on May 31 targeting six individual and three entities from Iran who are involved in the transfer of drones to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine.

12:33 AM

Ukraine to receive $2.2 billion from IMF's Extended Fund Facility

Ukraine is set to receive $2.2 billion from the IMF's Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on social media on May 31.

12:02 AM

Ukraine can strike inside Russia with American arms near entire northern border, US official says.

“The recommendations apply to the northern border in Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts, where Russian forces are firing on Ukraine,” said Michael Carpenter, senior director for Europe at the U.S. National Security Council.

11:17 PM

2 injured in Russian missile attack on Odesa port infrastructure.

A 28-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man suffered shrapnel injuries and were hospitalized in moderate condition, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said.

10:12 PM

Chechen man arrested in France for plotting terrorist attack on Olympics, authorities say.

The French Interior Ministry did not provide any more details but said it was the first terrorist plot targeting the Olympics that had been foiled.

9:59 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: President's Office confirms Washington allowed Kyiv to strike inside Russia with US arms near Kharkiv.

9:40 PM

Swiss volunteer injured in Russian attack on Vovchansk.

The Swiss volunteer had come to Ukraine to help evacuate people and animals from the areas of active combat operations. He was injured on May 30 during a humanitarian mission in embattled Vovchansk and received medical treatment, the prosecutors said.

9:38 PM

Field report

‘We took out so many of them:’ Ukraine stabilizes Kharkiv front after brutal Russian offensive

8:56 PM

US philanthropist to fund the restoration of Kharkiv's printing house, destroyed by Russia.

Under favorable conditions, the printing house is expected to be restored in four or five months, said Serhii Polituchyi, the Faktor Druk printing plant owner.

8:25 PM

US Deputy Treasury Secretary Adeyemo warns China over support for Russia.

"We must make the choice stark for China: Chinese firms can either do business in our economies or they can equip Russia's war machine with dual-use goods. They cannot do both," said U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo.

7:26 PM

Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast village kill 1, injure 3.

The village reportedly came under Russian attacks four times in the morning. Five houses, an administrative building, and other facilities were damaged, while four more houses and four cars were "completely destroyed," Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

7:19 PM

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issues statement on 'anti-Ukrainian' comments from Georgian PM Kobakhidze.

Speaking at the opening of a new bridge in Tbilisi on May 30, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that Georgian Dream would not allow a "Maidan" to happen in Georgia.

7:10 PM

Warsaw considers forming unit of draft-aged Ukrainians living in Poland, FM says.

“Poland considered Ukraine's request for training, but we came to the conclusion that it would be both safer and more effective to train a Ukrainian unit formed of Ukrainians in Poland who are subject to conscription into the Ukrainian army,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.

6:22 PM

Mobilization in Ukraine ramps up as new law comes into effect, Zelensky says.

Speaking to a press conference in Stockholm, Zelensky said that the country has "never stopped mobilizing" since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, but that mobilization "has increased" after the new law came into effect.

6:04 PM

Opinion

The Counteroffensive: Some aren't evacuating from Ukraine's front-line towns. Why?

6:01 PM

Polish state news agency hit by cyberattack, officials claim Russian involvement.

Earlier on May 31, messages appeared on the Polish Press Agency's website saying that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had ordered a "partial mobilization" to begin on July 1.

5:19 PM

SBU drones destroyed Russia's long-range radar in Crimea, sources say.

Sources from Ukrainian intelligence services told the Kyiv Independent that the system was worth around $100 million.

4:22 PM

Kremlin troops were 'laughing' at Ukraine's inability to strike inside Russia, Zelensky says.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he thinks Moscow's troops were "laughing" at Ukraine and were able to "hunt" its soldiers because of a ban on using Western-supplied weapons to strike inside Russia.

4:03 PM

Russia blackmailing some leaders ahead of Ukraine's peace summit, Zelensky says.

"At this moment, we already have about a hundred states and international organizations that will participate in the summit, but Russia is blackmailing some leaders and trying to block the participation of some countries," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

3:41 PM

Zelensky to attend security conference in Singapore, Reuters reports, citing sources.

President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to address delegates at the event on June 1, according to the news agency's undisclosed sources.

3:04 PM

Ukraine brings back 212 bodies of fallen soldiers.

The bodies were retrieved from the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kharkiv sectors of the front line, as well as from the Russian-occupied territories.