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12:34 PM

Air Force: 15 cruise missiles, 21 drones shot down overnight in Ukraine

Russia launched 15 cruise missiles and 21 Shahed kamikaze drones in a night attack against Ukraine on June 2, and all of them were shot down by air defense, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

11:29 AM

Governor: Russian forces killed 3, injured 12 in Donetsk Oblast on June 1

The Russian shelling of Donetsk Oblast on June 1 killed at least two people and injured 12 more, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on Telegram. According to Kyrylenko, the two civilians were killed in attacks on Avdiivka and Chasiv Yar.

10:50 AM

Update: Russian night attack on Kyiv Oblast injures 2, including 1 child.

Russia's overnight missile and drone attack injured at least two people, including a child, in Kyiv Oblast on June 2, Governor Ruslan Kravchenko said.

9:27 AM

EU allocates $54 million to Ukraine for provisional bridges.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will allocate 50 million euros to Ukraine's State Agency for the Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure for the purchase of provisional bridges, the agency announced on June 2.

9:14 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 208,910 troops in Ukraine.

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on June 2 that Russia has lost 208,910 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, with an estimated 540 casualties on June 1.

7:12 AM

General Staff: Russia attacks Ukraine with 15 cruise missiles, 18 drones in June 2 overnight aerial attack.

Russian attacked Kyiv overnight on June 2 with 15 cruise missiles and 18 Iranian-made Shahed drones in its latest attack on the capital, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook.

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6:50 AM

PM: Armenia not Russia's ally in war against Ukraine.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on June 1 that contrary to Western perceptions, Armenia is not Russia's ally in its war against Ukraine.

6:28 AM

Drone attacks reported in Russian city of Kursk.

Drones were downed over the western Russian city of Kursk overnight on June 2, Kursk Oblast Governor Roman Starovoyt said in a Telegram post.

5:28 AM

More than 30 drones downed during Russian aerial assault on Kyiv.

Ukraine shot down more than 30 drones Russia launched at Kyiv overnight on June 2 in its sixth consecutive aerial attack on the capital, the Kyiv City Military Administration said on Telegram.

5:02 AM

Western official: Russia suffered 60,000 casualties in Bakhmut.

Russia has suffered over 60,000 casualties as of June 1 in its assault on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, according to a Western official, British broadcasting organization Sky News reported.

4:01 AM

Scholz, Macron: Ukraine needs clear security guarantees from NATO allies, not membership.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron both emphasized the necessity of security guarantees for Ukraine over NATO membership status while speaking at the second European Political Community Summit (EPC) in Moldova on June 1.

3:38 AM

Explosions reported in Kyiv.

Explosions occurred in Kyiv overnight on June 2, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported on Telegram at around 3:15 local time, adding that "another wave of drone attacks was incoming."

2:34 AM

Netherlands looking to buy Leopard tanks for Ukraine.

The Dutch government is planning to buy several dozen new Leopard 1 tanks for the Ukrainian military, a source from the Dutch parliament told Dutch broadcasting service NOS.

12:56 AM

Judicial Reform

Judicial reform formally completed as second top judicial body is appointed

12:45 AM

US stops sharing information with Russia on nuclear weapons.

The U.S. announced on June 1 that it has stopped sharing some key information on nuclear weapons with Russia due to Moscow's unilateral suspension of the New START Treaty.

12:05 AM

Zelensky meets Azerbaijani president Aliyev, thanks him for reconstruction assistance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev at the 2nd European Political Community Summit in Moldova on June 1.

11:45 PM

Morawiecki: Poland to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that his country will train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, the Polish Radio wrote on June 1.

11:30 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Kyiv kills 3, including child; Zelensky meets European leaders in Moldova

11:28 PM

Russia claims to thwart new cross-border incursion after explosions reported in Belgorod Oblast.

Russian authorities claimed on June 1 to have repelled a new attack across the state border into Belgorod that allegedly included the shelling of settlements, Reuters reported with reference to Russian sources.

10:16 PM

Russia's war

Our readers' questions about the war, answered. Vol. 3

10:12 PM

Media: Pentagon, Musk’s SpaceX close deal to provide Starlink to Ukraine.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX won a defense contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide Ukraine with Starlink satellite services, the Pentagon confirmed to the media on June 1.

9:26 PM

Zelensky: Military action in Transnistria impossible without Moldova's consent.

Ukraine's President Zelensky has ruled out military action in Russia-controlled Transnistria without Chisinau's consent, European Pravda reported on June 1. Zelensky said this in response to a query at a press conference at the 2nd European Political Community Summit in Moldova.

9:14 PM

Civilian deaths in Kyiv spark outrage over closed bomb shelters.

The case of the three victims of the June 1 missile strike in Kyiv, who died while trying to enter a closed air defense shelter has sparked anger from Ukrainian officials and the public.

8:39 PM

Zelensky meets 'fighter jet coalition' leaders at Moldova summit.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the leaders of the informal 'fighter jet coalition' during the 2nd European Political Community Summit in Moldova on June 1. The parties agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in the near future and discussed the future supply of aircraft.

8:00 PM

Zelensky: Ukraine’s air defense able to shoot down any Russian missile type.

Thanks to foreign partners, Ukraine’s air defense is capable of shooting down all types of Russian missiles, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference on June 1 as reported by Ukrinform.

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Zelensky: 'Ukraine didn't order Crimean Bridge attack'

by The Kyiv Independent news desk October 20, 2022 9:39 PM 1 min read

This audio is created with AI assistance

President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Canadian CTV news outlet that Russian domestic conflicts could cause the explosion.

"We definitely did not order that, as far as I know," Zelensky said. A day after the Oct. 8 explosion, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin accused "Ukrainian intelligence" of damaging the bridge connecting Russian-occupied Crimea and Russia over the Kerch Strait.

Russian forces launched 84 missiles to attack Ukraine on the morning of Oct. 10. Russian missiles and kamikaze drones struck central Kyiv and other major cities in Ukraine in the most significant coordinated missile attack against Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24.

Dozens of other explosions were reported across Ukraine, including in Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, Lviv, Dnipro, Ternopil, Kremenchuk, Khmelnytskyi, and Zhytomyr.

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