These are the important thing occasions on day 1,196 of Russia’s battle on Ukraine.
Right here’s the place issues stand on Wednesday, June 4 :
Preventing
- Russian shelling on the Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy killed 4 folks and injured 28, together with three kids, Ukraine’s Inside Ministry stated in a submit on Telegram.
- The Inside Ministry additionally stated that two folks have been killed when fires broke out after a Russian assault on properties within the Kharkiv area’s village of Chistovodivka.
- Ukraine’s SBU safety service stated it detonated explosives concentrating on underwater helps on the Crimea Bridge, which hyperlinks Russia with Russian-occupied Crimea, inflicting “extreme harm” to the construction.
- The Russian Ministry of Transport stated in an announcement that “normal operations” had resumed on the bridge after earlier “momentary closures”, with out offering a purpose for the disruption, in accordance with Russia’s TASS information company.
Navy help
- Secretary of Defence John Healey stated 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) army assist for Ukraine this yr.
Politics and Diplomacy
- White Home spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that United States President Donald Trump “was not” knowledgeable prematurely of Ukraine’s unprecedented drone assault on Russian airbases earlier this week. Requested if Trump authorized of the assault, Leavitt stated that “the president doesn’t need to see this battle extended”.
- US Republican Senate Majority Chief John Thune stated 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 method”.
- Russia’s mission to the United Nations stated 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 stated it will impose sanctions on “17 people and 58 entities” listed within the European Union’s newest sanctions package deal, “in response to Russia’s ongoing battle towards Ukraine”.
🚨 The Ukrainian Purple Cross #EmergencyResponse group is responding to the Russian shelling in #Sumy. Volunteers present first help and assist transport victims to hospitals. 3 lifeless, 16 injured. Harm reported to properties, a warehouse, automobiles & hospital. #NotATarget pic.twitter.com/3ymyuJc9Hs
— Ukrainian Purple Cross (@RedCrossUkraine) June 3, 2025