Attacks on Russian refinery and oil depot, destruction of Russian vessel, collision of trains in Czechia: June 6 highlights
Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Rostov Oblast and an oil depot in Belgorod Oblast, Russia also lost a naval vessel in the Black Sea. In Czechia, two Ukrainian women died as a result of a collision between passenger and freight trains. Washington specified that Ukraine cannot use American weapons to strike Moscow. We collected the main news for June 6.
Attacks on refineries and oil depots in Russia
In the early hours of June 6, Ukrainian intelligence drones attacked an oil depot in Belgorod Oblast. Russia also reported a night drone attack on the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery in Rostov Oblast (partly owned by Viktor Medvedchuk).
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View in Telegram.Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence destroyed another Russian vessel
On the night of June 6, Ukrainian intelligence destroyed another naval vessel of the Russian fleet in the waters of the Black Sea. A project 498 raid tug Saturn or Proteus was hit near the coast of the occupied Crimea.
The death of Ukrainian women as a result of a train collision in the Czech Republic
In the early hours of June 6, in the Czech city of Pardubice, a passenger train on the Prague-Košice route, which was heading to the Ukrainian town of Chop, collided head-on with a freight train. Four people were killed, including two citizens of Ukraine, and dozens were wounded.
According to the railway inspection, before the collision of the two trains, the passenger RegioJet passed a traffic light signal that prohibited passage.
The USA does not allow Ukraine to hit Moscow with American weapons
US President Joe Biden clarified that Ukraine cannot use American weapons to strike more than 320 kilometers (200 miles) deep into Russia. Accordingly, it is also not allowed to hit Moscow and the Kremlin with US weapons.
France will transfer fighter jets to Ukraine and train the military
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the transfer of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine. Paris will also provide training for 4,500 Ukrainian soldiers.
Regarding the issue of sending military instructors to Ukraine, Macron emphasized that "there should be no taboos" in this topic.
The law enforcement officers identified the Russian general who ordered to blow up the Kakhovka HPP
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor General's Office have charged Oleg Makarevich, colonel-general and ex-commander of the Dnepr troop grouping of the Russian Armed Forces, who gave the order to blow up the dam of the Kakhovka HPP on June 5-6, 2023.
According to the State Environmental Inspectorate, the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP caused damage to the environment of 146 billion hryvnias ($3.6 billion).
NATO wants to expand intelligence sharing with Ukraine
NATO plans to expand cooperation with Ukraine in the field of defense technology and share more intelligence about Russia's capabilities in the field of electronic warfare.
The agreement is planned to be finalized before the Alliance's July summit in Washington.
The grave of the youngest defender of Azovstal Nazariy Hryntsevich was robbed
In Vinnytsia, the grave of the fallen soldier of the "Azov" brigade, Nazariy Hryntsevich, was robbed. A toy dog, which he received as a gift in childhood, disappeared from it.
The mother of the deceased soldier says that she gave her son a toy dog when he was 1.6 years old.
Rada offers reservations for all emergency services rescuers
MPs have submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a draft law proposing to provide reservation from mobilization to all employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
The document provides for the transfer of Service employees from the reservation section of the Law of Ukraine "On Mobilization Training and Mobilization" to the categories of citizens who are not subject to conscription during mobilization.
Other news
- Hungary has confirmed its participation in the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.
- Army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi spoke about the strengthening of the military administration bodies that manage the troops at the front.
- NBC News: Ukrainian officials are "irritated" by the attention of the US ambassador Bridget Brink to the problems of corruption, instead of victory over the Russian Federation.
- In Donetsk Oblast, the evacuation of Lyman and six other settlements was announced.
- Human rights defenders filed a lawsuit at the ICC with a demand to issue a warrant for the arrest of Russian propagandists.
- The Rada human rights commissioner appealed to the Security Service and the Prosecutor General's Office regarding the Russian abduction of 46 children from Kherson, which was reported by the NYT.