Six people were killed on Tuesday, June 13, in a car hit by a bombardment by the Russian army in northeastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia, the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday. At the time of the bombing, the car was driving in a forest near the town of Seredyna-Bouda in the Sumy region, according to the prosecution. Among the six victims, four were forest rangers, he said on Telegram. Follow our live.
Russian night attacks intensify. Three people died and 13 others were injured in Russian strikes on the port of Odessa at dawn. Moscow has intensified its nighttime attacks on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, as kyiv launched a major counter-offensive in an attempt to reclaim territories occupied by Russian forces.
The investigation into Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion progress. Sweden hopes to be able to launch “this autumn” charges against those responsible for the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, said prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, in charge of the investigation in the Scandinavian country. The magistrate says he met his German counterpart, with whom he works in cooperation. He did not provide further details in this interview on Swedish radio. (in Swedish) quoted by Reuters (in English).
New American financial aid. The United States announced on Tuesday additional military aid of 325 million dollars (301 million euros) to Ukraine, aimed in particular at strengthening its air defense against Russia. These are mainly air defense equipment, artillery ammunition, anti-tank weapons and armored vehicles.