Monday, June 3
Russia’s war against Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky poses for a photo with his Singaporean counterpart, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on June 2, 2024. (President’s Office)
Ukrainian navy denies Russian claims of destroyed vessels. Ukraine’s navy has denied Russian claims of having destroyed Ukrainian ships and boats in a recent attack on southern regions of the country.
Russia claims capture of Umanske village in Donetsk Oblast. In its daily situation report on June 2, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces did not mention Umanske but did say Russian forces were “trying to advance” in the direction of Sokil, a village around 10 kilometers to the north.
Russian oil refinery in Komi Republic catches fire, casualties reported.
A Russian oil refinery in the northwestern Komi Republic caught fire on June 2, leading to casualties, the Komi Republic’s Investigative Committee said.
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Ground Forces: Some online videos of conflicts with mobilization officers are Russian information operation. Ukraine’s Ground Forces said that a “heavy portion” of the videos on social media networks depicting conflicts with mobilization officers or Armed Forces servicemen are products of an “enemy information operation,” according to the branch’s Telegram post on June 2. Violence has occurred at some recruitment centers, making the issue vulnerable to exploitation by Russian disinformation actors.
Defense Ministry: Around 1.5 million men have updated military data in new online system. Around 1.5 million military-aged men have successfully updated their military documents in compliance with a new mobilization law passed in late-May, the Defense Ministry reported on June 2.
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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky accuses China of ‘working hard’ to stop countries attending global peace summit
One source said China had insisted the summit should be recognized by both Russia and Ukraine and both countries should participate. Publicly, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that attending would be “difficult.”
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Human cost of war
Ombudsman asks UN, Red Cross to investigate videos of alleged abuses of Ukrainian POWs. Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on June 2 that he appealed to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to investigate videos showing beatings, humiliation, and threats of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv direction.
General Staff: Russia has lost 509,860 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.
Russia has lost 509,860 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on June 2.
International response
‘Very good’ meeting with US defense secretary in Singapore, Zelensky says. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very good” meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore on June 2.
Zelensky accuses China of ‘working hard’ to stop countries attending global peace summit. Ukraine hopes the summit will address several key areas, such as energy security, the exchange of captives, the return of deported children, global food security, and other topics.
Zelensky urges US to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with ATACMS missiles.
President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 2 said the U.S. should allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles to protect lives.
Meloni: Zelensky will take part in upcoming G7 summit.
President Volodymyr Zelensky will participate in the upcoming G7 summit, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on June 2, according to the Italian news outlet ANSA.
Media: Saudi Arabia plans to snub Ukraine’s global peace summit.
Saudi Arabia does not plan to be present at the Global Peace Summit to support Ukraine because Russia will not be there, German news agency DPA reported on June 2, citing diplomatic sources.
Danish Ambassador holds discussions with top authority of Kyiv Regional Military Administration about collaborative initiatives for Kyiv Oblast.
During a meeting between Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, and Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, the Danish Ambassador to Ukraine, they discussed priority projects for the Kyiv region.
In other news
Ukrainian violinist wins prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium.
Dmytro Udovychenko was announced as the winner, in the violin category, of the internationally renowned Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels on June 2.
Media: Volunteers fundraising for Ukraine attacked in Prague by Russian speakers. Volunteers fundraising for Ukraine were attacked in central Prague by Russian-speaking foreigners, Czech news outlet Novinky.cz reported on June 2.
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