Russian offensive on Kupyansk, call of EU countries to speed up negotiations on accession of Ukraine: June 5 highlights

Russians advance on Kupyansk

The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after visiting the combat areas on the Kharkiv and Kupyansk axes, said that the Russians are trying to break through Ukrainian defenses in two directions near the town of Kupyansk.

According to him, near Kupyansk, "tough fighting continues", but despite "all the difficulties", there are chances to change the situation in favor of Ukraine.

300 million euros to support the energy industry of Ukraine

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will allocate 300 million euros to support the energy sector of Ukraine.

These funds will go to state-owned energy companies for the restoration of generating capacities and infrastructure, as well as for the construction of new decentralized generation.

12 countries called to speed up negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU

The Minister of European Affairs of the Czech Republic, Martin Dvořák, initiated a letter to the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU with a call to approve the framework of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova.

The letter was supported by 11 other countries — Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Slovakia.

AP: Ukraine used US weapons to strike Russia

Recently, the Ukrainian military used American weapons, striking the territory of Russia for the first time after receiving official permission from the United States, writes the Associated Press with reference to an unnamed official.

As recently as June 3, the Institute for the Study of War stated that on June 1 or 2, Ukrainian troops struck a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod Oblast. For this, the American HIMARS missile system was probably used.

Poor communication during blackouts

In some regions of Ukraine, there remains a problem with the lack of stable mobile communication during power outages, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Mykola Kolisnyk said.

The Ministry of Energy said that they quickly respond to the appeal and will involve local bodies to solve this problem.

Why is the power turned off for different hours in different areas?

The percentage of critical infrastructure in the region affects the outage schedules of household consumers, explained Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the chairman of the board of NPC Ukrenergo.

According to him, there are regions in which industry is "very strongly" developed, for example, Dnipropetrovsk. On the other hand, in other regions, such as Zakarpattya, on the contrary, a large share of consumption is the population itself and small non-household consumers.

FT: The US may provide a loan of $50 billion

The Financial Times writes that the United States is ready to provide Ukraine with a loan of approximately $50 billion, which will be repaid with profits from frozen Russian assets. But this requires the support of the European Union.

A border guard fled to the occupied territory and received money from Ukraine

On the first day of the full-scale invasion, a border guard from Luhansk Oblast escaped from duty to the temporarily occupied territory, but his wife received payments for him as a prisoner of war.

According to the investigation, the border guard and his wife received more than 2.6 million hryvnias ($64,778) in aid from the state.

Kyiv official was charged

The State Bureau of Investigation indicted the deputy director of one of the departments of the Kyiv City State Administration, who, according to the investigation, demanded bribes from Kyiv truck carriers, as well as to a private entrepreneur who helped him organize the scheme.

Earlier, a number of media erroneously reported that Kostiantyn Usov, deputy mayor of Vitaliy Klitschko, was charged.

The police found the attacker of the volunteer

Kyiv police found a man who attacked a local volunteer when she said she didn't understand Russian. The man then said that "the Russians will come here soon" and tried to take her phone. He was charged with hooliganism.

In Zhytomyr Oblast, a man died after visiting a military commissariat

In Zhytomyr Oblast, a man died who was taken to a territorial recruitment center. They claim that the death was related to epilepsy and that no physical force was used on the man.

Humenyuk again received a position in OC "South"

Natalia Humeniuk was appointed deputy head of the communications department of Operational Command "South". According to her, her powers include "everything related to communications."

At the same time, Ukrainska Pravda writes, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense and military circles, that Humeniuk was dismissed from the position of deputy head of the communications department of the Operational Command "South". UP notes that she was transferred to a position that is not related to interaction with the media.

In April, Humeniuk was dismissed from the leadership of the Strategic Communications Center of the Southern Defense Forces after complaints from journalists.

The body of a policewoman who was washed into the sea was found

Rescuers found the body of a police officer who was washed off a pier in Odesa. It happened in the afternoon on June 5, not far from the place where the woman fell into the sea.

Men with dual citizenship will remain in Ukraine

The US Embassy in Kyiv said that starting June 1, Ukraine canceled the exception that allowed Ukrainian conscripts with dual American-Ukrainian citizenship to leave the country.

Since Ukrainian legislation does not recognize dual citizenship, people with dual citizenship during their stay in Ukraine are considered exclusively as citizens of Ukraine.

In France, a man with a passport of Ukraine was detained with explosives

A 26-year-old man with Ukrainian and Russian passports from Donetsk Oblast was detained near Paris on charges of planning a terrorist attack. He suffered burns as a result of an explosion in a hotel room.

Other news

• The government will postpone the military registration of 17-year-old men living abroad.
• The Ministry of Culture assures that they did not know about the existence of gag orders at the Ukrinform news agency.
• The veteran's certificate appeared in Diia.
• The Ministry of Education and Culture has changed the conditions of admission for bachelors, masters, and postgraduate students.
• The survey showed that 38% of Ukrainians have close relatives who became refugees.