Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s troops ‘swept away’ in flooding from dam collapse, says Kyiv ‘No one on the Russian side was able to get away’ as flooding expected to peak today The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
Russia to face Ukraine at UN court over downing of flight MH17 Kyiv accuses Moscow of supporting pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine who shot down Boeing 777 with a missile in 2014. Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023
Russia says U.S.-built F-16s could 'accommodate' nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets can "accommodate" nuclear weapons and warned that supplying Kyiv with them will escalate the conflict further. Reuters · Jun 6, 2023
Russia launches air strike on Kyiv, city official says attack repelled Russia launched a new wave of overnight air strikes on Kyiv, with officials at the Ukrainian capital saying that air defence systems downed more than 20 cruise missiles on their approach. Reuters · Jun 6, 2023
Zelenskyy lauds Ukraine advance amid counteroffensive speculation Kyiv has kept silent on start of counteroffensive despite speculation by analysts that campaign is getting under way. Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023
Russia's Wagner boss scoffs at Moscow claims it inflicted huge Ukraine losses Moscow said on Tuesday it had thwarted another major offensive by Ukraine in Donetsk, destroying military equipment and inflicting huge personnel losses, a statement that the powerful head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group dismissed as "absurd science fiction." Reuters · Jun 5, 2023
Ukraine has enough weapons to begin counter-offensive, says foreign minister Ukraine has enough weapons to begin its counter-offensive against Russia, and the operation will give the country the victory it needs to join NATO, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Reuters on Monday. Reuters · Jun 5, 2023
Ukraine steps up attacks across frontline – suggesting its counteroffensive is kicking into gear Kyiv plays coy about start of push to retake its territory from Russia, but denies Moscow’s claims to have repelled assaults The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023
Ukraine’s troops attack along front in apparent precursor to counteroffensive Russian forces driven back in at least two areas as Zelenskiy hails advances by his country’s ‘warriors’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023
Counteroffensive? Probing defenses? What's playing out on Ukraine's battlefields? While Kyiv is silent about the start of any counteroffensive, fighting is raging in several sections of the front line, signaling that the long-expected campaign could finally be getting underway The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023
Ukraine can count on UK support, Cleverly tells Zelensky in Kyiv The Foreign Secretary made his second visit to the war-torn nation amid signs an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive may have begun. The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023
Has the Ukrainian counteroffensive begun in its war with Russia? Increased military activity along the frontline suggests the ‘spring-summer military campaign’ has entered a new phase The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023
Latest in Ukraine: Kyiv won't say when its counteroffensive has begun (June 5) Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. WEKU · Jun 5, 2023
James Cleverly meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv The men discussed topics including Ukraine’s expectations from the upcoming Nato summit in Lithuania. The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023
Reuters · Jun 5, 2023 Kyiv dismisses Russian reports of Ukrainian counteroffensive Russian reports that Ukraine has begun a counteroffensive are meant to distract attention from losses Russian forces are taking around the eastern city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said on Monday.
Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023 Russia claims it has thwarted major Ukrainian offensive with 250 soldiers killed Russia's forces said Ukraine was making a major effort to punch through defensive lines in southeast Ukraine, but Kyiv didn't confirm the attacks and later said it was not true
The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 467 of the invasion Russia’s defence ministry claims Ukraine has launched a ‘major’ attack; Prigozhin says Russian army has lost territory north of Bakhmut
Reuters · Jun 5, 2023 Explainer-What would it mean if Ukraine joined NATO? Ukraine, fighting a devastating Russian invasion since February 2022, seeks to join NATO as quickly as possible but members of the Western military alliance are divided over how fast that step should be taken.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 5, 2023 Vatican sends envoy to Ukraine to 'sound out' possibilities for peace talks Pope Francis has sent Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi on a two-day peace mission to Kyiv to sound out government authorities in a bid to help end the war in Ukraine.
The Week · Jun 5, 2023 Ukraine counter-offensive: do attacks inside Russia jeopardise West’s support? As Ukrainian forces gear up for a long-planned counter-offensive to retake territory captured during last year’s invasion, two “volunteer” groups have been accused of conducting short cross-border raids into Russia under the direction of Kyiv.
Reuters · Jun 5, 2023 Papal envoy heads to Ukraine to 'listen carefully' to possible peace plans Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, headed to Kyiv on Monday for a two-day trip to sound out government authorities.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023 War brings urgency to fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine Campaigners hope a new law will show LGBT soldiers that the country they are risking their lives for cares about them
The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2023 Ukraine deputy defence minister says forces moving to ‘offensive actions’ in some areas – as it happened Hanna Maliar says Kyiv’s forces are moving to ‘offensive actions’, heightening speculation that a counteroffensive is close to launch
France 24 · Jun 5, 2023 🔴 Live: Ukrainian forces conducting 'offensive actions' at the front, says Kyiv Kyiv on Monday said Ukrainian forces were conducting "offensive actions" on the front line as the country faces pressure from the West to announce the launch of a long-awaited counteroffensive. Russia meanwhile said that its forces had thwarted a major offensive at five points along the front in the southern…
Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2023 Pro-Ukraine fighters attack southern Russia; offer to trade POWs Pro-Kyiv armed groups called on Belgorod governor to meet and retrieve captive Russian soldiers.