Two civilians were killed in a Ukrainian bombardment on the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, announced on Friday June 2, the governor of this territory subjected to repeated strikes in recent days. Two other people were injured. “Shrapnel hit passing cars. In one of them, two women (…) died on the spot of their injuries”, Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram, adding that the shots hit a road in a village near the town of Chebekino. Follow our live.
kyiv targeted by a Russian drone attack. This is the sixth attack in six days. “Explosions in Kyiv, new wave of drones during a nationwide air alert from 3:23 a.m. to 4:23 a.m.”announced the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko on Telegram. “All 15 cruise missiles and 21 (Russian) attack drones were destroyed by air defense”, greeted the Ukrainian Air Force on the social network. According to the Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s Office, which opened an investigation, “an 11-year-old child was injured (and) a 68-year-old man hospitalized”.
Several Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defense. “Last night several Ukrainian drones were shot down by an air defense system near Kursk”said the governor of the Russian region, Roman Starovoyt on Telegram, Friday, June 2. “We ask the people of Kursk to remain calm, the city is under the reliable protection of our army”, he added. This border region has been, since the beginning of the war, regularly bombarded by Ukrainian forces.
Switzerland is against the transfer of arms to Ukraine. The lower house of the Swiss parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal that aimed to authorize the transfer of arms manufactured in Switzerland to Ukraine. Swiss Confederation President Alain Berset said he was ready to visit Ukraine at any time, but insisted on reaffirming Switzerland’s position of neutrality. “We apply our law”he recalled.