For today, links to eight reports from Reuters, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and the Associated Press, and to an article from the Kucinich Report; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian hackers claim cyberattack on website of Spain firm preparing tanks for Ukraine. From Reuters. MADRID — A unit of General Dynamics’ Spain-based Santa Barbara Systems, which is refurbishing Leopard tanks for delivery to Ukraine, suffered a cyber attack that took its website down, a pro-Russian hackers group said. READ MORE . . .
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Russia destroys over half of Ukraine’s power generation – FT. From Kyiv Post. Russian air strikes have severely impacted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leading to the destruction or seizure of over half of Ukraine’s power generation capacity along with widespread blackouts and concerns about future energy supplies, Financial Times reported today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 4 Peace in Ukraine doesn’t mean NATO membership, Biden says, by Kateryna Denisova and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Peace in Ukraine means a guarantee that Russia will never occupy the country again, but Kyiv’s membership in NATO is not necessary for this, U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview with Time. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops wipe out Ukrainian armament, military hardware depots over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops destroyed armament and military hardware depots of Ukraine’s Khortitsa combat group over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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Industrial facility suffers damage in Ukraine’s Poltava Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — An industrial facility has suffered damage following explosions in the Poltava Region in northeastern Ukraine, regional administration head Filipp Pronin said without providing further details. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 2 Nearly 1,000 people honor a young Ukrainian journalist and volunteer combat medic killed in action, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Nearly 1,000 people attended a ceremony Sunday honoring the memory of Ukrainian journalist Iryna Tsybukh, who was killed in action while serving as a volunteer combat medic a few days before her 26th birthday. Tsybukh had left a note describing how . . . READ MORE . . .
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On China visit, Ukraine official urges Beijing to join peace summit. From AFP. A Ukrainian foreign ministry official in Beijing today urged Chinese officials to participate in a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this month, the foreign ministry in Kyiv said. Beijing said it would be “difficult” for China to attend if its ally Russia, which was not invited, did not also . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 4 White House insists solution for frozen Russian assets must be done with other countries. From Reuters. WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday said a solution for monetizing some $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine must be hammered out together with allies and other countries. Spokesperson John Kirby . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 4 U.S. targets journalists who criticize administration’s foreign policy, by Dennis Kucinich | The Kucinich Report Scott Ritter was pulled off a N.Y.-to-Istanbul flight yesterday by U.S. officials and his passport confiscated in a startling new development in the government’s open drive to censor and silence . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for related article from Kucinich.