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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 05.06.2023 Ukraine MOD 05 Jun 2023
• Ukraine Says 'Some' Offensive Actions Under Way As It Denies Russian Claim Of Thwarting Counterattack RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- Russia says its forces have repelled a multipronged "large-scale" Ukrainian offensive in the eastern Donetsk region, but Kyiv rejected the report, calling it an attempt at disinformation while denying it had launched its long-awaited counterattack to reclaim territory lost since Moscow invaded in February 2022.
• Has Ukraine's Long-Awaited Counteroffensive Finally Begun? Maybe. RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- For weeks now, along the nearly 1,000-kilometer Ukrainian front line that stretches from the northeastern city of Kharkiv south to Donetsk and then west to the mouth of the Dnieper River, there's been a noticeable uptick in clashes, skirmishes, and full-fledged combat between Ukrainian and Russian forces.
• Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine Intensifies Attacks Along Border Lines VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- Fighting is raging in several sections of Ukraine's front line in the Zaporizhzhia region and Donetsk Oblast on Monday, signaling that the long-expected Ukrainian assault may be underway.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Says It Thwarted Ukrainian Attack in Donetsk VOA 05 Jun 2023 -- Russia said Monday its forces had repelled a large-scale Ukrainian attack in the Donetsk region of southern Ukraine.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Defense Chief Says Kiev Won't Use F-16 Jets in Summer Counteroffensive Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Kiev will not deploy F-16 fighters in its possible counteroffensive this summer, as it requires time and training for pilots, engineers and technicians, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.
• The enemy knows that Ukraine will win - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 05 Jun 2023
• The key strategic security goal of Ukraine and Europe is to prevent Russia from striking again - Mykhailo Podolyak in an interview with Rzeczpospolita President of Ukraine 05 Jun 2023
• President of Ukraine had a meeting with Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom President of Ukraine 05 Jun 2023

Russia

• Meeting with Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev and Russian Railways CEO Oleg Belozerov President of Russia 05 Jun 2023 -- The President had a working meeting with Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev and Russian Railways Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board Oleg Belozerov.
• Russia sees 'no prospects' for Ukraine grain deal renewal as deadline looms Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- Russia says it sees no prospects for extending the Black Sea grain export deal, which allows grain shipments from Ukrainian ports through a safe corridor in the sea.
• Russia says has foiled large-scale Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds of Kiev's troops Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- Russian Defense Ministry says its forces have thwarted a large-scale offensive by Ukraine in the southern region of Donetsk, killing hundreds of Kiev's troops.
• Ukraine Lost 1,500 People, 28 Tanks in Southern Donetsk Sector - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Ukraine lost more than 1,500 people and 28 tanks in the southern Donetsk sector in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• Russia Sees No Prospects for Extending Grain Deal - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- The next round of consultations on Russia-UN Memorandum within the grain deal framework will be held on June 9 in Geneva, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Monday.
• Kremlin Says Putin Mobilization Announcement Broadcast On Radio Stations Was 'Fake' RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- The Kremlin says a radio address supposedly given by President Vladimir Putin about imposing martial law in Russia's three regions bordering Ukraine and announcing "a full-scale mobilization" that was broadcast on several radio stations earlier in the day was "fake."
• Wagner Group Posts Video Of Russian Officer In Sign Of Rising Tensions With Army RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023 -- In a sign of rising tensions between Russia's Wagner mercenary group and the country's official armed forces, the private company led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has released a video of a captured Russian officer where he "confesses" to ordering an attack on the mercenaries.

United States

• Austin Talks Uncertainties of War as Ukraine Prepares Counteroffensive DoD News 05 Jun 2023 -- The Ukrainian military is prepared for a counteroffensive against the Russian invaders, but this is war and supporters of Kyiv must be ready for the long haul, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said yesterday.
• US, Allies Don't Have Many Patriots in Stock, Air Defense Top Priority for Kiev - Kirby Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- The United States and its allies do not have many Patriot air defense systems in their inventory, but air defense remains a top priority for Ukraine, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday.
• Pentagon Policy Chief Admits US Support for Ukraine Strains Country's Defense Industrial Base Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- The United States' billions of dollars in military aid for Ukraine has put a strain on the country's defense industrial base, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl said on Monday.
• Proceedings of the 2023 U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue US Dept. of State 05 Jun 2023 -- The United States and Ukraine met on June 1, 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia to re-convene the U.S.-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue, an annual discussion on cyber policy issues.

NATO

United Nations

• DG Grossi Opens Board Meeting with Updates on Ukraine, Iran, Naval Nuclear Propulsion and IAEA's Impact IAEA 05 Jun 2023 -- In his opening statement to the IAEA's Board of Governors, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said, "We took a step in the right direction" with regards to the situation around Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine. Last week, the Director General briefed the United Nations Security Council and received support for the five basic principles he established to prevent a nuclear accident at ZNPP, which includes that there should be no attack of any kind from or against the plant.

Foreign Reactions

• EU extends trade benefits for Ukraine European Commission 05 Jun 2023 -- The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union - known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) - are in place for another year.
• Brussels Probes Whether Weapons it Sent to Kiev Were Used in Terror Attack Against Russia Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Monday that he instructed the special services to investigate the issue of the use of Belgian weapons by a Ukrainian sabotage group in the attack on Russia's Belgorod Region.
• UK foreign secretary meets Zelensky in Kiev Press TV 05 Jun 2023 -- British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital Kiev, promising to continue support for the country until it is "victorious."

News Reports

• Conflict to 'drag on' as Ukraine's offensive thwarted by Russian military Global Times 05 Jun 2023 -- Russia claimed that a recent offensive launched by the Ukrainian military has been thwarted by Russian forces, while Kiev remained low-profile on its operation. Chinese experts on Monday said that Ukrainian troops are unlikely to bring significant change to the current situation as they have suffered great losses in the previous battle in Bakhmut, and the Western supplies can't effectively help them to achieve major victory against Russia but will only be able to prolong the conflict and maintain the current deadlock on battle grounds.
• Wider Europe Briefing: Ukraine And The Western Balkans Might Have To Wait For Their EU Dreams RFE/RL 05 Jun 2023