Newsletter 04/06/2026
Greece lodges second diplomatic protest to Ukraine over unmanned naval drone. China building world order without U.S. dominance. Russia can launch up to 100 ballistic missiles at Ukraine per month.
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Zelensky: Ukraine’s future and every child’s fate must not depend on Moscow’s ballistic missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia must be held accountable for crimes committed against Ukrainian children.
NATO secretary general visits sites of Russian strikes in Kyiv
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, accompanied by Head of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service Andrii Danyk, visited locations in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district that were hit during a Russian attack on May 24, when three people were killed.
Greece lodges second diplomatic protest to Ukraine over unmanned naval drone
Greece has formally confirmed that it lodged two diplomatic demarches with Ukraine over the activity of a Ukrainian naval drone in the Ionian Sea.
Greece highlighted four main concerns. First, it argued that the activity of a Cossack Mamai unmanned surface vehicle near Lefkada amounted to the transfer of military operations into the Mediterranean, far from the war’s actual front line, creating risks for Greece’s national security and economy.
Second, Athens said the drone’s presence in Greek territorial waters endangered maritime traffic and could have caused loss of civilian life as well as major environmental damage.
Third, Greece said Ukraine’s right to self-defense, while fully respected, could not serve as justification for such actions.
Fourth, Athens expressed strong opposition and called on Ukraine to refrain from similar actions and from what it described as the unjustified transfer of military operations into the Mediterranean.
Zochiou reiterated Greece’s support for efforts toward a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine, respect for international law and national sovereignty.
“Greece supports the end of hostilities. And, as the foreign minister has said, a war does not end through its expansion,” she added.
IAEA concerned after attack near Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant threatens ZNPP power supply
The International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed deep concern over an attack near the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant, warning that it could jeopardize the only remaining power line currently supplying electricity to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
War
Ukraine confirms strike on Russian patrol ship in Crimea, gunpowder plant in Ryazan region
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Svetlyak-class border patrol ship in occupied Crimea, as well as a gunpowder plant and military storage facilities inside Russia, during operations carried out on June 3 and overnight into June 4.
USF hits two Russian locomotives in Crimea
Pilots of the Raid 413th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two locomotives that Russian occupiers were using to support military logistics in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces strike Russian border patrol ship in Crimea
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) have struck a Russian Svetlyak-class border patrol vessel in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Ukrainian military says it has established drone control over occupied Horlivka
Soldiers of the 28th Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign of the Ukrainian Ground Forces say they have established drone control over the Russian-occupied city of Horlivka in the Donetsk region.
Only natural deaths allowed to be buried in occupied Oleshky, bodies of those killed being taken away
In the occupied city of Oleshky in the Kherson region, authorities have allowed the burial of only those who died of natural causes, while the bodies of people killed are being taken away, allegedly for examination in Kalanchak.
Ukraine’s air defense neutralizes 264 Russian drones in overnight attack on Ukraine
Russia loses 1,300 troops, four MLRS systems in war against Ukraine over past day
Shellings
Russia can launch up to 100 ballistic missiles at Ukraine per month – intelligence
According to Ukraine’s military intelligence, Russia is capable of launching up to 100 ballistic missiles per month while maintaining a stable level of missile stockpiles.
Russians shell 17 settlements in Kharkiv region, leaving three killed, 21 injured over past day
Russian attacks kill five civilians, leave 11 injured in Donetsk region over past day
Russian attacks in Kherson region leave six killed, 26 injured over past day
Critical infrastructure facility damaged in Russian drone attack on Odesa region
Politics
China building world order without U.S. dominance – expert
China is seeking to shift the global balance of power and gradually displace the United States from its position as the sole global leader, primarily by using economic and diplomatic tools.
According to East Asia expert Nataliia Butyrska, China has already become one of the key global centers of power, while Washington increasingly views Beijing as an equal geopolitical rival.
“The United States has effectively begun to perceive China as an equal state,” Butyrska said.
She stressed that China’s leadership promotes the concept of a multipolar world as a model for future international relations.
She emphasized that China’s main instrument of influence remains its economy, particularly lending to countries in the Global South. At the same time, she noted that Chinese investments and loans always carry Beijing’s strategic interests.
Butyrska also pointed to contradictions in China’s stance on international law and global security.
Austria proposes ending automatic EU protection for Ukrainian men of conscription age
Austria’s Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has called for ending, from March 2027, the automatic granting of temporary protection in the EU to Ukrainian men aged 23 to 60, arguing that Ukraine needs its male citizens.
Agreement reached with Ukraine on Hungarian minority rights, lifting EU accession veto – PM Magyar
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has announced that a comprehensive agreement has been reached with Ukraine on expanding the linguistic, educational, cultural, and political rights of the Hungarian minority, which numbers approximately 100,000 people.
Sybiha announces new chapter in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Ukraine and Hungary are opening a new chapter in their bilateral relations based on mutual respect and trust.
Geopolotics
Ankara to introduce ‘red zones’, tighten security measures during NATO Summit
Security measures in Türkiye’s capital, Ankara, will be strengthened to an unprecedented level during the 36th NATO Summit on July 7–8, including the establishment of “red zones” around key facilities and delegation routes.
Society
Ukraine brings home 10 young people from Russian-controlled areas
Ten young Ukrainians aged 18–19 have been evacuated from temporarily occupied territories and Russia and returned to Ukraine.
Ukrinform officially launches Arabic-language version of its website
Ukraine’s national news agency Ukrinform has officially launched an Arabic-language version of its website.