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• One Dead, 12 Wounded In Russian Shelling Of 5-Story Building In Kharkiv RFE/RL 30 May 2024 -- Russian forces hit a five-story residential building in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, killing at least one person and causing a fire, Oleh Synyehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, said after the attack that occurred around midnight local time on May 30.

Ukraine

• In the Near Future, the Issue of New Air Defense Systems and Co-Production Will Be Actively Discussed with Partners - Address by the President President of Ukraine 30 May 2024
• The Office of the President Hosted a Meeting with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury President of Ukraine 30 May 2024

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 30 May 2024 -- Over the past night, a number of attempts of the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks using U.S. ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, and uncrewed motorboats against facilities in the Russian Federation have been thwarted.
• Lavrov says China could arrange Ukraine peace conference as Switzerland plans to host high-level talks Press TV 30 May 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says China could arrange a Russia-Ukraine peace conference, as Switzerland plans to host a high-level conference in mid-June at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 445 Soldiers in Fights With Russia's Battlegroup Zapad - MoD Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- Ukraine lost up to 445 soldiers in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Kharkov region in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Zapad over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.
• NATO States Deliberately Entering New Round of Creating Tensions Around Ukraine - Kremlin Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- NATO countries and especially the United States have been deliberately escalating tension around the Ukrainian conflict in recent days, this is provoking a new round of tension, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
• Russian Air Defense Downs 8 ATACMS Missiles, 8 Drones Near Crimea Overnight - MoD Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- Russia's air defense systems intercepted eight Ukrainian ATACMS missiles over the Sea of Azov and eight drones over the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Lavrov: Russia Sees NATO's Plans to Supply F-16s to Ukraine as Signal in Nuclear Sphere Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- Russia considers the idea of a hypothetical convening of a peaceful international conference on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict with the participation of both Moscow and Kiev as a possible continuation of China's efforts to create conditions for resolving this crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Sputnik.

United States

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 30 May 2024
• Biden Partially Lifts Ban On Ukraine Using U.S. Weapons In Strikes Inside Russia: Reports RFE/RL 30 May 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the go-ahead to use U.S. weapons to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending the eastern city of Kharkiv, according to media reports quoting unidentified sources.
• Washington to let Kyiv use US-supplied weapons for strikes in Russia near Kharkiv VOA 30 May 2024 -- The United States announced Thursday that it has given permission for Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons to target Russia, but only near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.
• White House Edges Closer to Allowing Ukraine to Strike Russia With US Weapons - Reports Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- The push by some NATO allies to untie Zelensky's hands to strike targets on Russian territory comes on the back of panicky assessments of Ukraine's woeful battlefield situation. Such talk in the West reflects desperation and realization that they will not achieve their goals by the "usual honest means," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

NATO

• Stoltenberg Floats Talks On Lifting Of Weapons Restrictions As NATO Meets In Prague RFE/RL 30 May 2024 -- Ukraine can prevail in its battle to repel Russian forces with the "robust support" of its allies, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said, as foreign ministers from the military alliance's 32 member countries gathered in Prague to discuss a fresh military aid framework for Kyiv.
• NATO debating whether to let Ukraine strike inside Russia as Kiev begging for long-range missiles Press TV 30 May 2024 -- Member states of the US-led NATO may decide to let Ukraine strike inside Russia with Western-donated arms, as Kiev is begging for long-range missiles from its Western allies.

United Nations

• Update 230 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 30 May 2024 -- Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met with senior Russian officials this week as part of the continuing efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help prevent a nuclear accident at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).

Foreign Reactions

• Russia's bombardment of Kharkiv is having an appalling impact on the region's civilians: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 30 May 2024 -- Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's disregard for Kharkiv's civilian population as it bombards residential areas and other non-military targets in the region.
• State Secretary Andris Pelšs: EU must continue to reduce Russia's revenues and its ability to finance its hostilities in Ukraine Latvia MFA 30 May 2024 -- On 30 May 2024, Andris Pelšs, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) in its Trade configuration in Brussels.
• Macron Seeks to Form EU Coalition for Sending Military Instructors to Ukraine - Reports Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to establish a European coalition for sending military instructors to Ukraine, French newspaper Le Monde reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
• Italy's Meloni Says Better to Boost Ukrainian Defenses Than to Allow Strikes Into Russia Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni argued in an interview out Thursday that bolstering Ukrainian air defenses was preferable to allowing strikes deep into Russian territory.
• Ukraine Can Use Danish F-16 to Hit Targets in Russia - Danish Foreign Minister Sputnik 30 May 2024 -- Ukraine can use F-16 fighter jets supplied by Denmark to hit targets on the Russian territory, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Thursday.
• Was Zelenskiy Right About Central Asian Leaders 'Fearing' The Kremlin? RFE/RL 30 May 2024 -- "I'm not criticizing anyone," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told reporters in Kharkiv on May 24.

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