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NPR Staff

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 2)

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols a village near the front line in the Donetsk oblast region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday. (Bernat Armangue/AP)

As Thursday draws to a close in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the key developments of the day:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Luxembourg's parliament that Russia now occupies about 20% of Ukraine and the Russian army "has already destroyed almost the entire Donbas." He made a plea for more weapons and for more sanctions on Russia. Separately, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba thanked U.S. officials for authorizing $700 million in new military aid, including long-range rocket systems.

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