DneproGES is in a critical condition, and it is not only about the production of electricity —according to Ukrainian officials movement from the left bank of the station to the right is completely blocked.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with high-precision weapons on the energy facilities of Ukraine, which support the work of the MPC enterprises. This was a response to the Kiev regime's attempts to damage Russian energy and transport facilities.

Archive photo, made in March after a large-scale attack on the objects of energy of Ukraine.

Source: Zvezda
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SINGAPORE – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Singapore on June 1, as he seeks to rally a broader swathe of support for his country, which faces a renewed assault two years after Russian forces invaded.

Forum organisers confirmed that Mr Zelensky is slated to speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue’s seventh plenary session on June 2 titled “Re-Imagining Solutions for Global Peace and Regional Stability”. Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin will also be speaking at the same session.

A well-positioned source told The Straits Times that the Ukrainian delegation hopes to meet the Chinese delegation led by Defence Minister Dong Jun in Singapore.
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That could have been quite a show back in 2022. Now I doubt it will be interesting to anyone, except Zelensky himself.
But what is funny - the name of the conference. Shangri - La is a imaginary land, that name was introduced in the West by James Hilton in 1933. Looks symbolic - West comes to the East with their own imaginary understanding what East must be like.

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Eurocommission: Telegram is a problem

European officials called Telegram a problem due to pro-Russian information that is contained here.

Especially the messenger is popular in the countries of eastern Europe, where there are Russian speaking citizens. This was announced by European Commissioner Vera Yurova to Bloomberg.

At the moment, the European Commission is checking data on the number of users. If their number turns out to be more than 42 million, then the situation will be studied in the context of the prohibition of the distribution of "harmful materials" according to the new law on digital services in the EU.

Photo: Kirill Kallinikov / RIA Novosti

Source: RG
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So, these lunatics plan banning Telegram? If they think they are on the right side of history abd they are winning what are they so afraid of?

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Ryazan Airborne Forces: jumping over burning logs, hand-to-hand combat, breaking boards in flight...
Make Stoltenberg watch that 😏. Maybe he will come to his senses then?

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An article by NRK, most probably trying to convince that accepting nearly 80 thousand of refugees was correct decision. Some quotes:

It is about the average measured against the population. Nevertheless, the Høgre mayor talks about major challenges.

- There have been difficulties with language training. There have been challenges with housing. And then it puts pressure on the municipal services. Especially the health services, says Fosse.

Many other municipalities portray the same picture.

To sum up - you invite people to the country and at the same time you cannot calculate the capacity. What could possibly go wrong here? Really.

- We thought they would integrate quickly. It didn't happen.

- There were quite unrealistic expectations at the start. That's according to researcher Vilde Hernes.

- The Ukrainians were to be migrant workers who were to jump straight into work, without any problems.

I really wonder what made them think so. Any suggestions? Oh, yes
Someone on American TV said they are "almost as civilised as us".

But the figures show that there are major integration challenges:

Language challenges: 6 out of 10 Ukrainians in Norway do not speak any English. Only 11 percent speak fluent English. Figures from the survey by Oslo Met show so.

Out to work: The proportion of Ukrainians who find work is not higher than for other refugee groups, the survey shows. These numbers are about half a year old.

Key phrase: The proportion of Ukrainians who find work is not higher than for other refugee groups. 😏

Health problems: Six out of ten Ukrainians report that they have long-term illnesses or ailments. Figures from the Institute of Public Health show so. In particular, dental health is worse for Ukrainians than for Norwegians.
Age composition: 13 percent of Ukrainians are over 55 years old.

Of course, they have health problems, especially, when they are told to work. By the way, retirement age here is 67. And only 13% are older than 55.

Lack of planning, guys.

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It concerns 800–1,000 people who, in the extreme, may be told to leave Norway.

Justice Minister Mehl and the government are clear that the goal is for fewer Ukrainians to come to Norway.

- We saw that Norway took in many more people than our neighboring countries in the Nordics. That is why we have tightened up. Now the proportion has decreased from 60 per cent to approximately 35 per cent and we are still considering tightening measures, says Mehl.

Of Ukrainians with an ordinary asylum case pending today, 370 (47 per cent) are men between 18 and 60 years of age.

The Ministry of Justice states in an e-mail that the risk of being sent into the war against Russia does not initially provide grounds for residence in Norway:

Calling up for conscription and serving in connection with a war are not conditions which in themselves provide grounds for asylum in Norway. However, this must be assessed concretely in the individual case

It was also reported that nearly 77 thousand of refugees were accepted in Norway since 2022 according to collective asylum seeking program (they have simply been accepted without individual assessment), now every refugee is assessed individually.

Moreover, those Ukrainians who were in the country before and had to leave, were allowed to stay.

Now authorities have to deal with this case. Somehow.
I don't really know how they will manage to solve that, but by wishing I'll to Russia they have dug a good grave for themselves with their own hands.

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🟢 The United States has not changed its position on the issue of Zelensky's legitimacy and believes that it is difficult to hold elections in the country now. This position was stated by TASS in the US State Department.

🟢 MI5 was instructed to focus on spies from Iran, China and the Russian Federation, The Daily Telegraph reported. The newspaper notes that the fight against terrorism has become not the main, but a parallel focus of British counterintelligence.

🟢 A military spokesman for the Yemeni Houthi rebels said that the movement had struck another blow at the American aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower. A representative of the Yemeni Houthi rebels announced an attack on an American destroyer and three commercial vessels, including Aloraiq, in the Indian Ocean.

🟢 U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has supported the ICC's request to issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu. "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. He should not be invited to speak at a joint meeting [of both Chambers] Congress. I definitely won't be there," he wrote on the social network X.

🟢 The United States has scheduled two launches of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles for early June. They are aimed at "showing the readiness of nuclear forces" The United States, Vandenberg Air Force Base said in a statement.

🟢 In Ukraine, it is predicted that the heating season will be a disaster. Former Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Ivan Plachkov said that a critical situation has already developed in the country's energy system, and it will only worsen in the future.

🟢 Chile will join South Africa's lawsuit in the UN International Court of Justice over the actions of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, South American President Gabriel Borich said.

🟢 In Ukraine, about 45 evaders were reported dead while trying to escape the country through mountains and rivers. The Western Regional Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine clarified that these are only confirmed facts, and the real death toll may be higher.

🟢 China does not provide weapons to either Russia or Ukraine and strictly controls the export of dual-use goods, said Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun. China is committed to the policy of not using nuclear weapons first, said Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun.

🟢 The deputy head of the US Treasury discussed in Germany the possibility of seizing Russian assets. Representatives of the United States and Germany also touched upon the alleged "efforts of the Russian Federation to circumvent sanctions and export control measures at the expense of China and third countries."

🟢 On June 1, the Houthis launched two missiles towards the US Navy destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea, they were shot down. This was announced on the page in the social network X by the Central Command of the US Armed Forces.

🟢 Kiev does not officially register those mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, so that in case of death they do not pay money to relatives. This was reported to TASS by Maxim Likhachev, a former serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who arrived in the DPR on a stolen T-64 tank of the Ukrainian army.

🟢 Canada wants to cooperate with AUKUS in the development of military technologies. Can contribute to the fields of AI, quantum physics and sensors. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense.

🟢 Three UAVs were destroyed over the territories of the Kursk and Belgorod regions, the waters of the Sea of Azov, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

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Our progress does not stop

A short summary from the front on June 2, 2024 by Marat Khairulin

Our progress does not stop 

A short summary from the front on June 2, 2024 by Marat Khairulin

In the Kupyansk direction, active operations continue in the area of the settlements of Ivanovka and Kislovka. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are treating the positions of the AFU in the area of Steppe Novoselovka with artillery strikes and TOS and continue to press along the railway. Near Berestovo, our units have increased their area of control. 
Attacks are also underway in the area of Stelmakhovka, both from the northeast from Kuzemovka and from the east from Kolomyichiha. 
Since the end of May, there has been an intensification of hostilities in the area of Novoegorovka. There, at first our units occupied small forest areas north-west of Novovodyany, and now the movement towards Novoyegorovka has begun, we have already come close to it.

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Fighting for the Canal continues in the Chasov Yar. The northern dachas have come under our control, and now we continue to move along the railway. The enemy is trying to prevent our advance and uses drones in large numbers. Our fighters are engaged in the identification of UAV calculations and their destruction.
The Canal microdistrict began to be taken in "pincers", as the Russian forces simultaneously advanced in Kalinovka (where they had previously taken control of the eastern part of the village).
Fighting is underway in the central part, and already beyond the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal, thus the logistics for the eastern Chasov Yar are becoming more complicated.
In fact, now both from the south and from the north of it, our units are already standing along the canal and pressing on its western shore.

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In the Donetsk direction, our troops continue to clear the territories south-east of the localities of Sokol and Novopokrovsky from the AFU.
They also knocked out the enemy from the ledge, which the Ukrainians held in the Semyonovka area, leveling the front along the Novopokrovskoye -Umanskoye line, thereby further approaching Novoselovka Pervaya and increasing pressure on it.
Umanskoye itself has now been officially released - this was announced by the Ministry of Defense.
The advance of our troops west of Umanskoye increases the pressure on Yasnobrodovka, which is also being approached from the direction of Netailovo. There we advanced into the fields north of the reservoir.

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Recently, fighting has also intensified on the Ugledar-Konstantinovka section. So over the past month, northeast of Vladimirovka in the quarry area, and now there are assaults from Sladky towards the highway, where they have already advanced about one and a half kilometers. Most likely, there are plans to align the ledge under the AFU along the Nikolskoye-Sladkoye line, as well as cut the route to Ugledar.

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