The essentials of June 30 at dawn
Russian attack kills seven in Zaporizhia region, Zelensky calls on allies to deliver “accelerated” of weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced late Saturday afternoon that “Seven people, including two children, were killed by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhia Oblast”. For the Ukrainian president, faced with the urgency of the situation, “The decisions we need must be made more quickly”. “Any delay in decisions in this war means loss of human lives”he added.
Ukraine anticipates power cuts for winter
Serhii Kovalenko, CEO of Yasno, a Ukrainian electricity supplier, anticipates a “deficit in the energy system of about 30-35%”. Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, chairman of the board of directors of Ukrenergo, which distributes electricity in Ukraine, has already announced that the winter will be difficult. Volodymyr Zelensky had explained in early June in Berlin that the Russian bombings on his country’s energy infrastructure had led to Ukraine’s electricity production being halved since the winter.
Next US aid package expected to include anti-aircraft missiles
The US administration is expected to announce a new $150 million aid package for Ukraine, Reuters and Voice of America report. The aid, which is expected to be unveiled early next week, includes HAWK medium-range anti-aircraft missiles.
Russian military claims capture of village near Toretsk in eastern Ukraine
Russia announced on Saturday the capture of Shumy (), a village near Toretsk, a city in eastern Ukraine that has been the target of an increasing number of Russian attacks since the beginning of June.
Five killed in Russia drone attack near Ukrainian border
A Ukrainian drone attack killed five people, including two children, in a house in a Russian village on the border between the two countries, the governor of Russia’s Kursk region said on Saturday. “Five people were killed (…) including two children. Two other family members are in serious condition.”a communiqué Alexei Smirnov, sur Telegram.
Four civilians killed in Russian strikes in Donetsk Oblast
Four Ukrainian civilians were killed and seven others were injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast on June 29, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration and the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office said. Three people were killed in Zarichne ().
Russia and Ukraine exchange priests
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests taken prisoner in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk have been returned to Ukraine through the mediation of the Vatican. Russia, for its part, announced that a senior Ukrainian Orthodox clergyman, Metropolitan Ionafan, and two other priests have been handed over to Moscow. Metropolitan Ionafan was sentenced in August 2023 to five years in prison in Ukraine, accused of justifying the Russian invasion of the country.
If the United States had a “intelligent president”countries like Russia, China and North Korea would cease to be enemies, says Donald Trump
At a campaign rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Friday, Donald Trump told supporters that countries like Russia, China and North Korea do not respect current US President Joe Biden.
