The essentials of June 30 at dawn
Russian attack kills seven in Zaporizhia region, Zelensky calls on allies to deliver “accelerated” 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 the 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 around 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 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 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 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.”in a communiqué Alexei Smirnov, on Telegram.
Four civilians killed by 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
Two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests taken prisoner in the Russian-occupied city of Berdyansk have been returned to Ukraine through Vatican mediation, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia, for its part, announced that a senior member of the Ukrainian Orthodox clergy, Metropolitan Ionafan, as well as two other priests were handed over to Moscow. Metropolitan Ionafan was sentenced in August 2023 to five years in prison in Ukraine, accused of having justified 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.
