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Zelensky confirms another drone strike on St. Petersburg Oblast ahead of Putin's economic forum finale
Ukraine's military carried out large-scale strikes across multiple Russian regions overnight on June 6, reaching up to 1,000 kilometers deep into Russian territory and hitting several targets, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russian attacks kill 15, injure over 70 in Ukraine over past day
Ukrainian forces downed 249 out of the 272 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,372,270 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,380 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Putin 'simply does not want to end the war,' Zelensky says after Russian leader dismisses open letter
In his evening address on June 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having no interest in ending Russia's war in Ukraine, after the Russian leader dismissed Zelensky's open letter calling for the immediate reopening of peace negotiations.
Swedish court rules seized ship linked to stolen Ukrainian grain may be handed over to Kyiv
A Swedish court has ruled that the cargo vessel Caffa, seized after allegedly transporting grain stolen from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, may be handed over to Ukraine, Reuters reported on June 5.
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting in response to Russia's ballistic missile terror
"The latest wave of Russian strikes is yet another reminder that Moscow continues to choose escalation over peace, and terror over diplomacy," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
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"Almost half of your 26 years of power in Russia you have spent in the war against Ukraine," Zelensky wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Whatever you say about NATO, geopolitics and the Russian language, this war is your personal choice — a war without a real reason. This is how history will remember it."
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