Riots at Kyiv recruitment center, family killed in Sumy Oblast drone strike: June 5 highlights
Riots erupted at a Kyiv military recruitment center, requiring police intervention. A Russian Shahed drone strike in Pryluky killed a fire chief’s family, including a one-year-old. U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia’s response to Ukrainian airfield attacks may be “unpleasant.” Here’s a roundup of the top news for June 5.
Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight
From the evening of June 4 into June 5, Russian forces launched 103 drones, including Shahed UAVs, and an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile at Ukraine.
In Kharkiv, 18 people, including children, were injured, with two direct hits on apartment buildings.
In Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, a Shahed drone struck the home of a local fire chief, killing five people—his wife, daughter (a patrol police officer), one-year-old grandson, and two others—while injuring eight.
Earlier, one woman was killed and three other people were injured in the town of Rodynske in Donetsk Oblast.
Russia destroyed the Kherson Oblast Military Administration building
Russian forces struck the Kherson Oblast Military Administration building twice with guided aerial bombs, creating a crater down to the first floor, according to witnesses.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strikes were deliberate, not accidental.
Trump: Putin's response to Ukraine may "not be very pleasant"
U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for Ukraine’s strikes on Russian strategic aviation, predicting it would be “not very pleasant.”
Trump added he would be “very, very tough” on both Russia and Ukraine if the war doesn’t end soon.
Riots broke out in Kyiv at a gathering point for mobilized soldiers
Riots broke out at a Kyiv mobilization collection point for conscripts headed to training centers, requiring police to restore order.
The Territorial Recruitment Center reported that mobilized individuals were subsequently sent to training centers as planned.
Poland approves Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Volyn Tragedy
Poland’s Sejm designated July 11 as a National Day of Remembrance for “victims of genocide committed by the OUN and UPA on the eastern lands of the Second Polish Republic.”
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said the move “contradicts the spirit of good-neighborly relations.”
AMCU Chairman Kyrylenko was charged
Law enforcement charged Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee, again for undeclared assets.
His wife was also charged with aiding illegal enrichment worth over 72 million hryvnias ($1.7 million).
NABU: Product prices in Ukraine in some places exceeded the price level in neighboring countries
NABU deputy head Serhiy Nikolaychuk said Ukraine’s food prices have neared or exceeded those in neighboring countries, citing spring frosts that damaged early fruit, berry, and winter crop harvests.
Lomachenko announced the end of his career
Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko announced that he is ending his professional career.
Lomachenko began his address by thanking Jesus Christ for all his "victories and failures in the ring and in life." He also mentioned his parents, coach, team, and fans, and thanked the United States for "the opportunity to fulfill myself."
Other news
- A Russian strike on a Poltava Oblast training range killed two people.
- Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit a Russian missile unit likely preparing a Kyiv strike.
- Slovakia’s parliament urged its government to oppose new Russia sanctions.
- The UK is studying scenarios of simultaneous wars by Russia and China.
