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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 01.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 01 Jun 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Deadly Russian Missile Attack Hits Kyiv VOA 01 Jun 2023 -- A pre-dawn Russian missile attack that targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killed at least three people, including a 9-year-old girl and her mother, and injured 16 others, Ukrainian officials said Thursday.
• 'Three killed' in Russian strike on Kiev after Ukraine's attack on Russia Press TV 01 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine has claimed that "falling debris" from intercepted Russian missiles targeting its capital city has killed three people in Kiev, after Ukrainian shelling of a southern Russian region injured five people.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Reiterates That Ukraine Is Ready To Join NATO As Russian Strike Kills Child, Two Others In Kyiv RFE/RL 01 Jun 2023 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked NATO for a "clear" decision on Ukraine's future with the Western military alliance as another wave of air strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, including one child, who were shut out of an air-raid shelter.
• The war is on our land, so the Peace Formula can only be Ukrainian - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Olaf Scholz in the framework of the European Political Community Summit President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the President of Azerbaijan President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• President: While Ukraine doesn't have modern aircraft, we need more Patriots President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• The duty of local authorities is to ensure the availability and accessibility of shelters around the clock - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• Joint statement by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• Joint Statement of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel MACRON and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZELENSKY. Élysée - President of France 01 Jun 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the Prime Minister of Portugal in Moldova President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• President of Ukraine held a multilateral meeting in Moldova in the framework of the coalition of fighter jets President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Rishi Sunak in Moldova President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• Joint Declaration of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis on the Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the President of Romania President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• Every doubt in Europe is a trench that Russia will definitely try to occupy - speech by the President of Ukraine at the second meeting of the European Political Community President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• In the framework of the European Political Community Summit, President of Ukraine met with the President of the European Commission President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• Joint statement on International Children's Day by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Ursula von der Leyen President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• President of Ukraine held a joint meeting with Prime Ministers of Albania and North Macedonia President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023
• In the framework of the Summit of the European Political Community, the President of Ukraine met with the President and the Prime Minister of Moldova President of Ukraine 01 Jun 2023

Russia

• Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin's reply to a media question on expanding the Black Sea Initiative Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2023
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the Ukraine crisis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Jun 2023
• Russia Foils Ukrainian Attack on Belgorod Region, Over 30 Terrorists Killed - MoD Sputnik 01 Jun 2023 -- An apparent attempt by Ukrainian militants to reprise last month's raid on Russia's Belgorod Region has been foiled by the timely intervention of Russia's military and border security forces.
• Ukrainian Forces Fire at Shebekino in Belgorod Region From Grad Rocket Launchers Sputnik 01 Jun 2023 -- The Ukrainian forces fired at Russian town Shebekino from Grad rocket launchers, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Thursday, adding that an administration building was partly destroyed.
• Eight Injured in Ukrainian Shelling of Russia's Belgorod Region Sputnik 01 Jun 2023 -- Eight people were injured in the shelling of the town of Shebekino in Russia's Belgorod Region by Ukrainian troops, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
• DPR Acting Head Pushilin Says Important to Liberate Maryinka City Soon Sputnik 01 Jun 2023 -- It is strategically important to liberate the city of Maryinka in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) from Ukrainian troops soon, DPR acting head Denis Pushilin told Sputnik.

United States

• Biden Administration Urged to Back Tribunal on Russian Aggression VOA 01 Jun 2023 -- Two influential Democratic senators are urging the Biden administration to change course and back the establishment of a U.N.-sanctioned special tribunal to hold Russian leaders accountable for their invasion of Ukraine.
• U.S. Lawmakers Support International Tribunal To Prosecute Crimes Of Aggression In Ukraine RFE/RL 01 Jun 2023 -- U.S. lawmakers and a top U.S. diplomat expressed support on May 31 for the creation of an international tribunal separate from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try crimes of aggression that have taken place during the war in Ukraine.
• US to pour more weapons worth $300 million into Ukraine war Press TV 01 Jun 2023 -- The United States has announced another military aid package for Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.

NATO

• NATO Secretary General in Oslo: we need frameworks to provide guarantees for Ukrainian security NATO 01 Jun 2023 -- Arriving at Oslo City Hall to chair a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on Thursday (1 June 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Allies would discuss preparations for the Vilnius Summit, not least "how to step up and sustain our support for Ukraine".
• US-led NATO mulls future security guarantees for Ukraine Press TV 01 Jun 2023 -- Foreign ministers of the US-led NATO military alliance have met in Oslo to discuss offering future security guarantees to Ukraine amid Kiev's push to join the increasingly hawkish bloc.

United Nations

• Ukraine: Over 1,500 children killed or injured, concern rises over forced transfers UN News 01 Jun 2023 -- With Ukraine's Children's Day celebrations on Thursday marred by the death of a girl alongside other civilians in a Russian missile attack in the capital Kyiv, the UN's top humanitarian official in the country, Denise Brown, said she was "shocked and saddened" by the incident.

Foreign Reactions

• Russia's brutality towards Ukraine's children: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 01 Jun 2023 -- On International Children's Day, Ambassador Neil Holland says that Ukraine's children are paying the price of Russian aggression.
• Prime Minister Marin stresses strong support for Ukraine at Moldova summit Finnish Government 01 Jun 2023 -- The heads of state or government of the EU Member States and 20 other European countries met for the European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Moldova on 1 June. The EPC Summit focused on three themes: security, energy and strengthening connections between the participating countries.
• Secretary General Vseviov: the Russian aggression cannot succeed Estonia MFA 01 Jun 2023 -- Today, on 31 May, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jonatan Vseviov, hosted the Polish Secretary of State, Arkadiusz Mularczyk. They held political consultations and visited the Tapa Army Base.
• The President: The only way to address Europe's security issues is Ukraine's victory President of the Republic of Lithuania 01 Jun 2023 -- Russia's imperial ambitions pose an existential threat not only to Ukraine, but also to Europe as a whole, and political, economic and military assistance to Ukrainians is the only direct way to address the continent's security problems, President Gitanas Nausėda stressed in his address to the leaders of the 47 European countries in Chișinău on Thursday.
• Poland will train Ukrainian pilots to fly US-made F-16 jets: Polish PM Press TV 01 Jun 2023 -- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said that his country will set up a training schedule for Ukrainian pilots to fly US-made F-16 fighter jets, which are desperately sought by Kiev to boost its air force against Russia.

News Reports

• Moscow Does Not Believe In Drones: Why Are Military-Grade Drones Flying Over The City And Who's Behind It? RFE/RL 01 Jun 2023 -- Earlier this week, for the second time in a month, unmanned aerial vehicles - drones of the sort utilized by militaries, spy agencies, and similar entities - were spotted flying over the Russian capital.
• Unlawful Transfer: Inside The Russian System To Take Ukraine's Children RFE/RL 01 Jun 2023 -- At the time of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Yulia was living in the southern city of Kherson with her second husband and three children, two from her first marriage.
• VOA Interview: Ukraine Food Minister VOA 01 Jun 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week accused Russia of blocking all shipping from Ukraine's Pivdennyi port, with 1.5 million tons of agricultural products unable to move. The alleged blockade would contradict the Black Sea Grain Initiative that allows Ukraine to transport grain and other products through the Russian-controlled Black Sea to ease food shortages in many countries.