Tuesday, June 4, 2024

I'm ready to push the nuclear button, says Keir Starmer

"Keir Starmer said he was prepared to use Britain's nuclear weapons as he today outlined his party's 'total commitment' to the Trident deterrent. The Labour leader gave a hardline speech on national security today as he tried to armor plate his party's traditional Achilles heel." MS

137 combat clashes in past day, most of them in Pokrovsk sector

"In the past day, 137 combat engagements took place on the front lines, including 52 attacks repelled by Ukrainian troops in the Pokrovsk sector. In the Kupiansk sector, there were 16 combat engagements. The Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Synkivka, Berestove in the Kharkiv region, and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region.
In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 27 attacks. In the areas of Bilohorivka of the Luhansk region and Verkhniokamianske, Ivano-Daryivka, Vyimka, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian troops thwarted seventh enemy attempts to break through the Ukrainian defenses in the areas of Kalynivka, Novyi, Ivanivske and Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled 52 attacks in the areas of Zelene Pole, Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Novoselivka Persha, Novopokrovske, Ptyche, Nevelske in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the aircraft support, tried to drive Ukrainian units out of their positions.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continued to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka, and Vodiane, where Russian invaders, with aircraft support, attempted to break through the Ukrainian forces' defense 11 times.
In the Vremivka sector, Russian occupiers made one unsuccessful attempt to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops in the direction of Prechystivka, Donetsk region.
In the Orikhiv sector, seven combat clashes were recorded yesterday in the area of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Dnipro River sector, Russian invaders do not abandon their intention to dislodge Ukrainian units from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River.
Over the past day, Russian troops launched five unsuccessful attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in this sector." Ukrin

Polish protesters to resume blockade of trucks from Ukraine at one checkpoint

"Polish farmers intend to block truck traffic at the Rava-Ruska checkpoint beginning on Tuesday 4 June, and ending in the afternoon of Thursday 6 June." Pravada