“Our heroes do not leave their positions in Severodonetsk. In this city, fierce street fighting continues,” President Zelensky said in a speech recorded nightly on June 6, according to Reuters. It is not clear which side has the upper hand.

Ukrainian servicemen fire an M777 howitzer near a front line in the Donetsk region in the Donbass region on June 6 Reuters

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Russia is also sending troops and equipment to gain control of Severodonetsk, the largest city still under Ukrainian control in the Luhansk province of the Donbass.

Luhansk Governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Friday that the situation had worsened after Ukrainian forces pushed back Russian forces over the weekend as Russian forces appeared to be close to victory, according to Reuters.

see more: Fighting until the afternoon of June 6: The situation worsens for Ukraine

Situation in Severodonetsk ‘changes every hour’

An official military Ukraine said fierce fighting continued in the city of Severodonetsk, with the situation “changing every hour” and President Volodymyr Zelensky had issued a warning about the possibility of Russian forces taking control of the city.

CNN reported on June 6 that Oleksandr Striuk, head of the Severodonetsk military force in the eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province, said on the evening of June 6 that the fighting situation in the city “is changing every hour”. Mr. Striuk affirmed: “There are enough forces [Ukraine] and means to regain the city, There are many fierce battles and fighting in the streets”. Mr. Striuk acknowledged that Russian forces had made some steady progress.

see more: Situation in Severodonetsk ‘changes every hour’, Ukraine’s President warns

Another Russian general died in Ukraine?

The Strategic Communication Center (StratCom) of the Office of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on June 6 confirmed that Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed in a battle near the city of Popasna (Luhansk province, eastern Ukraine) ).

Ukrinform news agency said StratCom made the claim on its Facebook page.

Earlier it was reported that Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed in battle near Popasna. “According to the Telegram channel of military reporter Alexander Sladkov, (major general) Kutuzov… led the attack and died on the battlefield”, Russia 24 TV channel. Mr. Sladkov is a war correspondent. for Russian state television, according to Reuters.

see more: Ukrainian military confirms a Russian general died in battle in eastern Ukraine

EU accuses Russia of attacking a large grain warehouse in Ukraine

Chief policy Foreign Affairs and Security European Union (EU) Josep Borrell condemned a recent Russian missile attack that destroyed a large grain warehouse in the port city of Mykolaiv in eastern Ukraine, according to CNN.

“Another Russian missile attack is contributing to the global food crisis. Russian forces destroyed the second largest grain warehouse in Ukraine, in Mykolaiv,” Mr. Borrell wrote on Twitter on June 6. Image above. Social Network June 5 showed that the above grain warehouse was on fire.

There is currently no information on Russia’s response.

see more: Because of conflicts and loss of ports, Ukraine cannot export tens of millions of tons of grain

Russian Ambassador angrily quits Security Council meeting because of accusations from EU

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia left the Security Council meeting in anger when European Council President Charles Michel accused Moscow of triggering the global food crisis with its military campaign in Ukraine.

“Mr Ambassador of the Russian Federation, to be honest the Kremlin is using food supplies as stealth missiles against developing countries. Russia alone is responsible for this food crisis,” Michel told the Security Council.

Speaking at the aforementioned meeting, which took place on June 6 (US time), Mr. Michel also accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes, according to Reuters.

see more: Russian Ambassador angrily quits Security Council meeting because of accusations from EU