Ukraine war until the evening of June 2: Russia controls most of Severodonetsk

A destroyed building in Luhansk province in the Donbass region, eastern Ukraine on June 1 reuters

Fighting in Severodonetsk

Reuters quoted a review from love military newspaper Older brother On June 2, it was announced that Russia had gained control of most of the industrial city Severodonetsk in a province Luhansk of the Ukraine.

The agency also said that Ukraine may still retain control of the river at the intersection of Severodonetsk with the neighboring city. Lysychansk and the intersection between Severodonetsk and the city of Lyman. In both locations, Ukrainian forces destroyed the bridges.

These statements coincide with the information given by the Ukrainian side. According to CNN, the governor of Luhansk Serhiy Haidai On June 1, it was announced that Russia was controlling 80% of Severodonetsk. Haidai also said the Ukrainian army had launched a series of counter-attacks east of the city of Severodonetsk.

The counter-attacking forces of the Ukrainian army managed to push the Russians out of some streets. “They don’t control the whole city, fighting is going on,” Haidai said.

Haidai said Russian forces had made no progress in their efforts to take control of Severodonetsk on the night of June 1, despite Russia claiming to have captured the entire city.

Russia has not commented on the above information. Currently, Severodonetsk and the city of Lysychansk are among the last strongholds Ukraine still holds in Luhansk.

Exhibition in memory of 243 Ukrainian children killed in conflict the guardian screenshot

Ukraine says 243 children died

The Guardian news Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his speech on the evening of June 1 mentioned International Children’s Day and said that to date, 243 Ukrainian children have been killed in the conflict, 446 injured and 139 children still missing.

Ukraine commemorated 243 children killed with a city exhibition Lvivwestern part of this country. The exhibit, titled “excursion that never happens,” features school buses and stuffed toys strapped to their seats to represent these children.

Russia says mercenaries in Ukraine suffered heavy losses

Russia’s Defense Ministry said on June 2 that the country’s military shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet in the Mykolaiv province. The agency also said in a press conference that Russian forces had attacked Ukrainian command posts near Kharkiv.

Sheet The Kyiv Independent On June 2, quoting Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synehubov, Russia shelled two districts of Kharkiv city overnight, killing one civilian and injuring another.

During a press conference on June 2, the spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov also stated that foreign mercenaries in Ukraine suffered heavy losses due to “low level of training” and “lack of actual combat experience”.

Mr. Konashenkov said the number of foreign mercenaries fighting for Ukraine has halved since the conflict began due to high-precision Russian attacks and the low level of mercenaries.

“Hundreds of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine were destroyed by Russian high-precision long-range weapons shortly after their arrival for additional training and combined practice of tactical units. However, most Most of the mercenaries were destroyed on the battlefield due to their low skill level and lack of combat experience,” Konashenkov was quoted as saying by TASS news agency.

Ukraine has not yet responded to these statements.

KGB underground “special operation” in Ukraine

BelTA news agency quoted President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus as saying that the Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB) conducted a “special operation in Ukraine to rescue Belarusian citizens” without firing a single shot.

“When the special Russian (military) operation began, our people, several dozen people, were still there like hostages. And we have to bring them back home, to their families,” BelTA on May 31 quoted President Lukashenko, according to the newspaper. Pravda of Ukraine.

“The State Security Committee has been directed to prepare this event and rescue our people… This operation was conducted without firing a single shot. In my opinion, no one in Ukraine knows how this operation happened,” President Lukashenko said.

Ukraine has not yet reacted to President Lukashenko’s new statement.

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