These are the important thing occasions on day 1,196 of Russia’s struggle on Ukraine.
Right here’s the place issues stand on Wednesday, June 4 :
Combating
- Russian shelling on the Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy killed 4 folks and injured 28, together with three kids, Ukraine’s Inside Ministry mentioned in a publish on Telegram.
- The Inside Ministry additionally mentioned that two folks have been killed when fires broke out after a Russian assault on houses within the Kharkiv area’s village of Chistovodivka.
- Ukraine’s SBU safety service mentioned it detonated explosives focusing on underwater helps on the Crimea Bridge, which hyperlinks Russia with Russian-occupied Crimea, inflicting “extreme injury” to the construction.
- The Russian Ministry of Transport mentioned in a press release that “customary operations” had resumed on the bridge after earlier “short-term closures”, with out offering a purpose for the disruption, in keeping with Russia’s TASS information company.
Navy support
- Secretary of Defence John Healey mentioned the UK will spend 350 million kilos ($473.5m) to ship 100,000 drones to Ukraine as a part of the UK’s 4.5 billion pound ($6bn) military support for Ukraine this yr.
Politics and Diplomacy
- White Home spokesperson Karoline Leavitt mentioned that United States President Donald Trump “was not” knowledgeable prematurely of Ukraine’s unprecedented drone attack on Russian airbases earlier this week. Requested if Trump authorised of the assault, Leavitt mentioned that “the president doesn’t need to see this struggle extended”.
- US Republican Senate Majority Chief John Thune mentioned the Senate would start engaged on a invoice to impose sanctions on Russia as it really works with Trump to “get Russia to lastly come to the [negotiating] desk in an actual means”.
- Russia’s mission to the United Nations mentioned it will maintain a casual UN Safety Council assembly at 10am New York time (14:00 GMT) on Wednesday on “understanding and eliminating the ideological root causes of the Ukrainian disaster”.
- Switzerland mentioned it will impose sanctions on “17 people and 58 entities” listed within the European Union’s newest sanctions bundle, “in response to Russia’s ongoing struggle towards Ukraine”.
🚨 The Ukrainian Purple Cross #EmergencyResponse workforce is responding to the Russian shelling in #Sumy. Volunteers present first support and assist transport victims to hospitals. 3 useless, 16 injured. Injury reported to houses, a warehouse, automobiles & hospital. #NotATarget pic.twitter.com/3ymyuJc9Hs
— Ukrainian Purple Cross (@RedCrossUkraine) June 3, 2025
