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, the CEO of Yasno, a Ukrainian electricity supplier, anticipates a “deficit in the energy system of about 30-35%”. Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the chairman of the board of directors of Ukrenergo, which ensures electricity distribution in Ukraine, has already announced that the winter will be difficult. Volodymyr Zelensky explained in early June in Berlin that Russian bombing of 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 American administration is expected to announce a new aid package for Ukraine amounting to $150 million, report Reuters and Voice of America. This aid, which should be unveiled early next week, includes HAWK medium-range anti-aircraft missiles.
Russian army claims capture of village near Toretsk, eastern Ukraine
Russia announced on Saturday the capture of Shumy (), a village near Toretsk, a town in eastern Ukraine targeted by an increasing number of Russian attacks since the beginning of June.
Five people killed in Russia in drone attack near Ukrainian border
A Ukrainian drone attack left five dead, including two children, in the house of a Russian village on the border between the two countries, the governor of the Russian region of Kursk announced 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 by Russian strikes in Donetsk oblast
Four Ukrainian civilians were killed and seven others injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast on June 29, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration and the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office announced. Three people were killed in Zaritchne ().
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.
