General Staff: Russia has lost 481,030 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

12:50 AM

Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 134

12:39 AM

2 injured in Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces attacked 12 communities in Sumy Oblast on June 4, injuring two people, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

12:07 AM

MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak: Developments in Ukraine’s parliament on economic reforms, international obligations — Issue 58

12:00 AM

Russia sets up filtration camps in Vovchansk, says Ukrainian governor.

Russian forces use filtration camps to identify and document Ukrainians in occupied territories. Those who pass through them are often subject to torture, sexual violence, and other violations, sometimes before being forcibly deported to Russia.

11:48 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Peace in Ukraine doesn't mean NATO membership, Biden says

10:52 PM

'These weeks will determine this year' – Zelensky describes critical situation facing Ukraine.

Speaking during his daily address on June 4, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's strongest attacks were currently ongoing in Donetsk Oblast, where Moscow's forces are steadily advancing and which remains the Kremlin's primary target.

9:20 PM

Russia's full-scale invasion has destroyed at least 210,000 buildings in Ukraine, NYT analysis reveals.

An examination of satellite data reveals the destruction includes 106 hospitals, 109 churches, temples, mosques and monasteries and 708 schools, colleges and universities.

9:03 PM

Agriculture

Fortifications put strain on Sumy Oblast farmers as Ukraine sacrifices farmland for defense

8:11 PM

Week-long military exercises to be held in Kyiv Oblast, commander says.

Oleksandr Pavliuk, Ukraine's Ground Forces commander, said on June 4 that command and staff exercises involving military personnel and heavy equipment will be held in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. He said there is no threat of a renewed Russian offensive on Kyiv.

6:45 PM

Interview

‘Not a stroke of luck:’ CEO of Ukrsibbank BNP Paribas Group on continuing operations during Russia’s war

6:43 PM

Biden: Peace in Ukraine doesn't mean NATO membership.

"Peace looks like making sure Russia never, never, never, never occupies Ukraine. That's what peace looks like. And it doesn't mean NATO," U.S. President Joe Biden said.

5:55 PM

Opinion

Opinion: No quiet for Europe on the Eastern Front

5:42 PM

NATO 'land corridors' will rush US troops to front lines of any future European war, Telegraph reports.

Warnings that the Kremlin could attack a NATO country in the near future have increased in urgency in recent months. According to The Telegraph, U.S. troops and armor would land at one of five ports in the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Turkey or Norway from where they would travel through land corridors to NATO countries bordering Ukraine.

3:55 PM

Opinion

Opinion: Estonia leads the charge on using frozen Russian assets

3:45 PM

Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy oblasts kill 1, injure 1.

Russian forces carried out strikes against the Kryvorizhzhia district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and the village of Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast, local authorities reported.

3:43 PM

War analysis

With all eyes on Kharkiv, Russian troops take one Donbas village after another

3:27 PM

Media: Russia, Sudan close to signing 25-year agreement on military cooperation, port access.

Russia and Ukraine have played a complex role in Sudan's civil war, with the Kremlin-backed Wagner mercenary group previously backing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), while Ukrainian commandos reportedly arrived in Sudan in August 2023 to support the government.

2:45 PM

43% of Ukrainians see democracy decline, 19% improve, 29% say 'no change,' survey shows.

Around 43% of Ukrainians think that the state of democracy worsened during the five-year tenure of President Volodymyr Zelensky, with 11% linking it to circumstances of wartime and 28% blaming the authorities, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) published on June 4.

2:27 PM

Germany plans to order additional 200,000 artillery shells from Rheinmetall, Reuters says.

Berlin intends to order 200,000 more artillery shells from Rheinmetall, a German arms manufacturer, than originally planned, Reuters reported on June 4, citing an official letter it had obtained.

1:51 PM

Parliament passes law on use of English in Ukraine.

The law also defines specific positions that require knowledge of English, and establishes protocols for the usage of English in various government and public sector offices.

1:47 PM

Updated: Russian strikes against Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 4.

Russian forces attacked the villages of Veletenske and Bilozerka in Kherson Oblast on June 4, killing one person and injuring four, local authorities reported.

1:19 PM

Suspected FSB collaborator arrested while plotting terrorist attack against military enlistment office, SBU says.

The suspect was detained while allegedly surveilling potential targets for an attack, the Security Service of Ukraine said.

1:06 PM

Poland arrests 18 over half a year for suspected sabotage plans on behalf of Russia, Belarus.

At least one of the suspects was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, while the other ten were involved in planning various forms of sabotage, such as arson, across Poland.

12:40 PM

Polish farmers resumed blockade at a Ukrainian border crossing, Border Guard Service says.

Polish protesters have resumed their blockade at the Rava-Ruska-Hrebenne border crossing over Ukrainian agricultural imports, Ukraine's Border Guard Service said on June 4.

11:43 AM

NYT: Russian disinformation campaign targeting Paris Olympics, experts say.

"(The hackers) are trying to cultivate an anticipation of violence," said Clint Watts, the head of Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center, in comments to the New York Times.