current information about the situation in Ukraine:
- Ukraine rejected Orbán’s call for a ceasefire and peace talks with Russia
- MPs in Switzerland refused to allow the transfer of weapons to Ukraine
- The US has taken measures against Russia in response to violations of the New START agreement
- Ukraine needs clear and positive decisions on NATO and EU membership, Zelenskyy declared
- Russians change the names and dates of birth of deported Ukrainian children
19:00 An explosion hit the railway near the occupied Melitopol
On Saturday, an explosion hit a railway line near the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhia region in the south of the country. This was stated on the Telegram communication platform by the legitimate mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, which is located in the territory under Ukrainian control. The Ukrainska pravda website informs about it.
“A few hours ago, the railway stopped working loudly near the village of Dolynske. The Russians use our railways to transport personnel and military equipment to the front. One less trip for the Russians,” wrote the mayor of Melitopol.
15:15 The Legion of Freedom of Russia claims to have agreed with Kyiv to evacuate civilians from the Belgorod region
Russia’s anti-Kremlin militia, the Legion of Freedom of Russia, which has carried out attacks on Russian soil, said it had agreed with the Ukrainian military to allow Russian civilians to evacuate to Ukraine. Russia’s Legion of Freedom, which says it was fighting Moscow’s forces in the Belgorod region on Friday, says the reason for the evacuation is “chaotic” bombing by the Russian military. It reports web news.sky.com.
“Given the threat to the civilian population, we have agreed with the Ukrainian command to open humanitarian corridors for the residents of the Belgorod region, who are suffering from bombardment by the regime’s army,” the Legion of Freedom of Russia said in a statement.
The Ukrainian armed forces have not confirmed the statement by Russian anti-Kremlin militias and have previously denied coordinating with them.
14:00 Ukraine is ready for a counter-offensive, says Zelensky
Ukraine is ready to launch a long-awaited counter-offensive in order to liberate the territory occupied by Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this in an interview with the American newspaper Wall Street Journal published on Saturday. TASR reports according to the Reuters agency.
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13:25 There is a shortage of drinking water in the occupied territories of the Donetsk region
There is a shortage of drinking water and water for industrial use in the Russian-occupied territories of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s National Center of Resistance, the Occupier-controlled Donetsk Oblast Water Company is unable to provide repairs to water supply networks and equipment. “The problem is in the supply of drinking water in the occupied cities,” the center said. The reason, according to him, is that the occupying administration embezzles funds allocated for infrastructure repairs. website Ukrainian truth.
10:40 An explosion of an unknown object on the playground injured two children
Two children aged ten and thirteen were seriously injured on Friday when an unknown object exploded on a playground in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine in the village of Zahoryanivka. Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the military administration of the Kherson region, stated this on the Telegram communication platform. “A thirteen-year-old child suffered limb injuries. The younger, ten-year-old child has abdominal injuries,” he stated. Both children were hospitalized. “Their condition is quite serious,” added Prokudin. It informs about it website Ukrainian truth.
9:30 Prigozhin claims that 99 percent of the Wagnerites have already withdrawn from Bachmut
The founder of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced that almost all of his fighters had already withdrawn from the captured eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. TASR informs about it based on the report of the DPA agency.
Prigozhin said on Friday evening that 99 percent of the Wagnerites had already withdrawn from Bachmut. “All positions were handed over to the (Russian) Ministry of Defense in the appropriate order,” he said.
The head of the Wagner family announced the withdrawal of his mercenaries at the beginning of June. He has now said that there have been no more “provocations” by the Ukrainian armed forces. He added that his troops would withdraw from the front line, but would continue to be stationed in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.
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