Ukrainian forces destroyed air defence systems inside Russia, likely using the US-supplied Himars rocket system, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said. The shelling hit a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod Oblast on June 1 or 2. Said A US-based think tank. It added: “Since the US partially lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s ability to use US-supplied weapons to attack military targets in Russia’s border areas, Russian intelligence sources have increasingly alleged that Ukrainian forces are using Himars in attacks on Belgorod Oblast. Russian intelligence sources will likely continue to attribute any successful attacks in Belgorod Oblast to Himar attacks, regardless of the system used.” The Russian systems were located around 60km from the front line in northern Kharkiv Oblast and more than 80km from Kharkiv city, ISW said. This is Within the scope of Himalus, yet beyond the scope of other systems. It is believed to have been used by Ukrainian forces to attack the Belgorod region. Ukrainian authorities have yet to comment on the attack.
Ukraine is an ally Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said restrictions on the use of weapons against targets on Russian soil would be further relaxed.The Institute for the Study of War wrote in its assessment on Tuesday that Western air defense systems and authorization to use Western weapons to strike targets inside Russia “remain crucial for Ukraine to repel Russian glide bomb and missile attacks on the city of Kharkiv.”
The Italian Foreign Minister announced that the country will send a second Samp/T air defense system to Ukraine. The Italian and French system, also known as Mamba, can track dozens of targets and intercept up to 10 at a time. It is the only European-made system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.
Ukrainian field commanders are reportedly compensating for training difficulties exacerbated by the mobilization. ISW said it is training new personnel on the front line.“The decision by Ukrainian field commanders to train newly deployed personnel to the front line before committing them to combat indicates that the overall quality of Ukrainian forces is likely to remain higher than that of Russian forces in the short to medium term,” the report said.
US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Switzerland for the Ukraine Peace Summit. On June 15, White House officialsHarris will be accompanied by Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden’s national security adviser. The White House defended Biden’s decision to miss the summit to attend a campaign fundraiser. “No leader in the world has been a more staunch supporter of Ukraine than Joe Biden,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
A group of about 20 women On Monday, a rare protest was held in front of the Russian Defense Ministry, where people mobilised to demand the return of her husband and son. From UkraineRussian authorities have labeled at least one such group a “foreign agent,” a tactic used to silence dissent.
French police are investigating whether the placing of five life-size coffins draped with the French flag at the Eiffel Tower over the weekend was a separate criminal act. Russian interference.
Poland arrested 18 people. Poland’s interior minister said he was pursuing pro-Russian and pro-Belarusian militants, including those allegedly involved in a plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said the 10 people arrested since December were directly involved in planning sabotage activities across Poland.
