Zelensky reveals counterattack plan; NATO sends elite troops to Ukrainian city

War information

47 clashes between the two sides . The General Staff of the Ukrainian army said that 47 clashes took place on the front line during the past day. Most of the Russian attacks were in the direction of Bakhmut (Donetsk) and the village of Novopavlivka (Zaporizhzhia).

According to the Ukrainian side, the country's army has prevented many Russian attacks, such as in Bakhmut - 17 attacks, Avdiivka (Donetsk) - 2 attacks, Lyman (Donetsk) - 3 attacks, Novopavlivka village - 14 attacks.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian army's losses amounted to 360 soldiers, 2 US-made M113 armored personnel carriers and 5 vehicles.

The Russian Defense Ministry also announced that its troops also repelled 11 Ukrainian counterattacks near the settlements of Pervomaiskoye, Vodyanoye, Novobakhmutovka, Umanskoye and Berdychi. Here, Ukraine lost more than 395 soldiers, 3 armored fighting vehicles, 6 vehicles, 1 Msta-B and Gvozdika artillery.

The Russia-Ukraine war remained tense across the battlefields of Eastern and Southern Ukraine yesterday. Photo: RIA Novosti

Russia continues to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure . Ukrainian officials said Russian forces continued to attack with missiles and drones, causing damage to an energy facility in Odessa and energy infrastructure in Mykolaiv, while continuing to increase pressure on Ukraine’s power grid. Russia resumed airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy system last month, damaging at least eight power plants and dozens of transformer stations.

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russian forces sent 17 UAVs and launched three missiles into Ukraine in the latest overnight attack, and air defenses shot down 14 UAVs and two missiles.

Some related developments

President Zelensky revealed the counterattack plan . President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the country has a counterattack plan, in which the necessary condition is to have weapons available.

Mr. Zelensky expressed confidence that Ukraine can defeat Russia, but needs modern weapons.

“ Russia has more people, more weapons. But the West has modern weapons systems. So we will get certain technologies ,” Zelensky stressed.

According to Mr. Zelensky, if Ukraine continues to increase production and receive licenses from partners, "the problem will not be the number of people but the quality of weapons."

NATO elite troops arrive in Ukrainian cities . According to the Tsargrad news portal, elite units of NATO forces have arrived in Lviv and Kiev. The movement of these military forces is part of a joint mission in Ukraine, the decision to establish this mission was announced earlier by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.

Mr. Sikorski emphasized that the presence of a NATO military group on the territory of Ukraine does not imply the direct involvement of this alliance in the conflict with Russia.

Ukraine denies Russian entry into Robotyne . The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has denied reports that Russian forces have entered the village of Robotyne - a "hot spot" in Zaporizhzhia.

" The 65th Mechanized Brigade, the unit responsible for defending Robotyne, repelled enemy attacks with artillery, UAV and mortar fire. Robotyne remains under the control of the Ukrainian military ," Ukraine's Defense Ministry said.

Russia warns against Swiss peace conference . The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized plans to hold a Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland in the near future. Moscow has repeatedly stressed that discussions aimed at ending the conflict without Russia's participation are meaningless.

" The US Democrats are pushing for the peace conference in order to serve the November presidential election. They need to show that the situation in Ukraine is still moving in the right direction ," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

In addition, Switzerland confirmed that a Ukraine peace conference will be held on June 15, chaired by Swiss President Viola Amherd. The conference is based on President Zelensky's 10-point proposal to end the Ukraine conflict.

The United Nations calls for peace. Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed the desire to end the conflict in Ukraine, while respecting the principle of territorial integrity.

Mr. Dujarric made the statement after it was reported that former President Donald Trump, if re-elected, would seek to end the conflict in Ukraine by forcing Kiev to make territorial concessions.

“ Secretary-General Guterres’ position has been consistent throughout this conflict. He wants to see the conflict ended in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and with full respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity ,” said Mr. Dujarric.

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