Fighters of the Joint Forces repelled ten enemy attacks today. The occupiers shelled more than 20 settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
"Along the entire line of defense, the enemy uses combat aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, large-caliber artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems, launches missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure, residential areas," the Joint Forces said.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs that the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the occupiers' assault in two directions and maintained control over the Bakhmut-Severodonetsk road. Fighting continues in the eastern part of Severodonetsk.
In the Slovyansk direction, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled the attack of the Russian occupiers, who were moving towards the village of Dovgenke. About the operational situation in other areas - in our news.
Russia has begun striking Ukraine's ground targets with anti-ship missiles, reducing the use of Caliber cruise missiles.
This may indicate that Russia has used significant reserves of modern missile weapons and is forced to use outdated types of missiles. At the same time, groups of approximately 30 ships and submarines continue the blockade of civilian shipping.
More than 2,500 Azovstal fighters are in Russian captivity, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the journalists.
The President believes that there is no point torturing and harming these prisoners in Russia, as they are "public prisoners."
According to Zelensky, the issue of their exchange is dealt with by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
Later, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, named the exact number of captured defenders of Mariupol - 2439 on Channel 24.
The aggressor country has begun handing over to Ukraine the bodies of Ukrainian defenders killed in Azovstal.
Dozens of bodies were taken from the steelworks grounds and brought to Kyiv. DNA analysis is currently underway to identify the remains.
The European Union has developed a plan to replace Russian gas. Alternative suppliers are the United States or Qatar.
Europe seeks to get rid of dependence on Russian fuel.
In four weeks, the online platform UNITED24 managed to raise more than 1,500,000,000 hryvnias.
This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Telegram. He thanked the national football team of Ukraine, the participants of the charity telethon Save Ukraine - #StopWar, the charity auction in Washington and everyone who joined the initiative.
UNITED 24 fundraising platform works in three areas: defense and demining, medical care and reconstruction of Ukraine. During the first week of its operation, more than $ 25 million was collected in the NBU (National Banque of Ukraine - translator's note) accounts. Anyone can contribute with one click on the site u24.gov.ua.
Speaking to reporters, President Zelenskyy called introducing a visa regime for citizens of the Russian Federation to travel to Ukraine "a good idea that must be brought to fruition."
The petition for introducing a visa regime for russians, registered on February 11, received 26,742 votes out of the required 25,000 in May.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine, 32 journalists have died.
The Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko wrote about this in the Telegram.
"This year's Journalist Day has a special taste of bitterness. The fourth month of a full-scale war - and we lost 32 journalists… In 8 years of war, we have lost even more. Eternal memory to our fighters of the advanced information front," he said.
Oleksandr Tkachenko called journalists who "work 24/7 today" heroes
On the occasion of the Journalist's Day, Volodymyr Zelensky presented state awards to medics and members of the families of the dead journalists.
The President thanked the journalists who, like the Armed Forces and the entire Ukrainian people, defend the state and "bring the truth to the people."
The National Council on Electronic Media (NREZMI) of Latvia on Monday, June 6, decided to ban the distribution in the republic of 80 Russian-registered TV channels, which were still available to Latvian viewers.
"The decision was made on the basis of a new legal norm, according to which programs registered in a country that threatens the territorial integrity and independence of another country cannot work in Latvia," said NREZMI chairman Ivar Abolins.
For years, Russia has been preparing Crimean people for the war against Ukraine. This is evidenced by a study presented by human rights activists "Hate speech in online media covering events in Crimea."
Analysts found 560 publications that contained signs of hate speech. Which publications and on what principle were analyzed - in our news.
The Office of the Prosecutor General announced the detection of criminals who cheated the state budget by more than 20 million hryvnias by selling humanitarian aid.
Military ammunition was sold to volunteers for more than UAH 60 million.
By selling goods under the guise of humanitarian aid, the attackers evaded taxes for 20 million hryvnias.
The Minister of Justice Denis Malyuska told where and how Ukrainians are keeping russian prisoners of war who have been recently captured and who will not be exchanged in the near future.
The Minister also confirmed that the conditions of detention of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia differ: "Some are treated with neutrality. Some are subjected to torture and ill-treatment. In such cases, it is necessary to respond and initiate criminal proceedings on these facts."
The complete picture of today is on our website.
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