Russia sabotaging grain corridor, deadly Kyiv bombing, what Ukraine needs to win
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Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Friday, June 2, 2023
Moscow seems to be deliberately blocking the operation of the Black Sea grain agreement. The Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in Istanbul has announced that it cannot prepare a vessel inspection plan for June 1 due to another unfounded refusal by the Russian delegation to register incoming ships for participation in the grain corridor.
Several European prime ministers have promised to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot air defense systems, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on June 1, as reported by Polish news outlet Belsat.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and confirmed his support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, according to The Guardian.
Three people were killed, including a 9-year-old girl, and at least 11 were injured after invading Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv with ballistic and cruise missiles overnight on June 1.
Russia has an abundant supply of Shahed suicide drones from Iran – enough to launch daily attacks on Ukraine, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on Ukrainian national television on June 1.
- Ukraine won’t strike Russia’s Iskander launch sites with foreign weapons due to promises to partners
Ukraine will not use foreign weapons to strike at Iskander ballistic missile launch sites in Russia as it would violate Ukraine’s commitments to international partners, Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told the news agency Ukrinform on June 1.
Ukraine is ready to join NATO and is simply waiting for when the Alliance is ready to invite it, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 1.
From millions of shells to high-speed missiles, Austrian military analyst Tom Cooper lists what he believes are the real needs of the Ukrainian army.
The Ukrainian parliament has passed a law reviving large-scale privatization and enabling state property to be leased for up to five years to private entities. The law also allows the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) to manage sanctioned assets, SPFU said in a message on its website on May 30.
In response to the criticism of its “unsystematic support” of Ukraine, the European Union is working on a four-year financial aid plan for the country, potentially worth tens of billions of euros, the Financial Times reported on June 1.
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