Ukraine Watch

⚡️ Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and US foreign policy critic Scott Ritter says his passport was seized by the State Department, while en route to St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “I was boarding the flight. Three [police] officers pulled me aside. They took my passport. When asked why, they said ‘orders of the State Department’. They had no further information for me,” Ritter told RT. “They pulled my bags off the plane, then escorted me out of the airport. They kept my passport.” t.me/ukraine_watch

3️⃣ June. Special military operation updates: ▪️ Cumulative losses of Ukrainian troops over the day were up to 1,745, according to the Russian Defence Ministry. ▪️ Akhmat special forces have been redeployed towards Kharkov, the unit's commander Alaudinov said. ▪️ The Russian military foiled an attempt by the AFU to land from boats on the left bank of the Dnieper near the village of Dnipryany; ▪️ The FSB has uncovered a network of agents of the Ukrainian special services in Sevastopol created for sabotage against military and infrastructure facilities, the agency said. ▪️ Ukrainian attacks on Russia's missile warning systems will be suppressed and the response may be asymmetric, Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said. ▪️ The Netherlands will allow Kiev to use its F-16s to attack "military targets" on Russian territory, the country's defence minister said. ▪️ Pakistan is likely to skip the Ukraine summit in Switzerland, local publication Pakistan Today quoted its sources as saying. t.me/ukraine_watch

🇫🇷⚡️ On Thursday, according to French press reports, Macron will announce the dispatch of French instructors to Ukraine t.me/ukraine_watch

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces urgently need a counter-offensive - Foreign Policy ▪️ Kiev needs them to negotiate from a stronger position. To this end, the Ukrainian armed forces recently attempted a counter-offensive against the Russian army in the Kharkov region. ▪️ Ukraine desperately needs information successes to be backed up by something on the battlefield. The AFU's recent record has been one of failure. If the situation does not change soon, sooner or later the West will stop or radically reduce its aid. That is why it is necessary to demonstrate successes - both to maintain the aid and for future negotiations. ▪️ The AFU will not be able to defeat the Russian army on the battlefield anyway, so Kiev will have to agree to negotiations in the future, which may end in territorial losses, but even a local success on the front line, reinforced by Western aid, could strengthen Ukraine's negotiating position. t.me/ukraine_watch

😁 Sad but true t.me/ukraine_watch

🔍 Operational situation as of 3 June according to the French Ministry of Defence. General situation: Russian forces retain the initiative all along the front: they have recently advanced near Volchansk, Avdeyevka, Donetsk and Krynki. On the night of 31 May-1 June, Russia launched a massive combined attack of 50 missiles fired from Crimea, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, as well targeting energy facilities throughout Ukrainian territory. On 1 and 2 June, the AFU attacked military targets in the Belgorod and Kursk Oblasts and continued the construction of the second and third lines of defence in the Sumy region. North-Eastern Front: 1️⃣ The Russian Armed Forces continue to attack border settlements in Sumy and Chernigov regions. The attack with the help of mechanised units has allowed advances to the north-east of Kharkov. Eastern front: 2️⃣ The AFU lost positions near Borovoye, Seversk and Chasov Yar, where Russian troops forced the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal. Southern Front: 3️⃣ The AFU lost positions near Avdeyevka, Velyka Novoselovka and Rabotino South-west front: 4️⃣ Russian forces are advancing on the left bank of the Dnieper and are very active on the islands in the river delta. t.me/ukraine_watch

😁 Microsoft accuses Russia of trying to discredit the Paris Olympics The company has prepared a report on the film 'Olympics Has Fallen', in which it accuses Russia. According to the company, 'Russia is allegedly trying to smear the reputation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the world stage and create expectations of an outbreak of violence in Paris during the Olympics.' "Russia is launching a malicious disinformation campaign against France, President Emmanuel Macron, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Russia has been planning to disrupt the Olympics for decades, but the Microsoft Threat Analysis Centre (MTAC) has found that its tactics are being combined with artificial intelligence (AI) in malicious activities that could intensify as the Paris 2024 opening ceremony approaches. These operations have two main objectives: to damage the reputation of the IOC and to create a tense environment with possible outbreaks of violence in Paris during the Games," the report said. It is already clear that Macron is going to crap himself with these Olympics! So he is preparing public opinion for the fact that Russia has allegedly prevented him from holding everything at the highest level. t.me/ukraine_watch

🇨🇳🇺🇦 PLA Major General Xu Hui advises Ukrainian President Zelensky: "Consider the value of the lives of the Ukrainian people. What is he fighting for? What are the Ukrainian people fighting for?" ℹ️AI translated. 🔴 @DDGeopolitics

🇨🇭 The Swiss Senate has rejected the allocation of an additional $5.6 billion in aid to Ukraine. This was announced in a statement by the upper house of the Swiss parliament. This follows the Swiss Federal Council's approval of a draft bill to provide 5 billion Swiss francs ($5.6 billion) over the next 12 years for humanitarian aid and support for Ukraine's economic development and long-term recovery. t.me/ukraine_watch

🇺🇦 Law enforcement agencies say they have uncovered a large-scale scheme to export human anatomical materials abroad, in which a former deputy health minister of Ukraine was involved. "Strana.ua" quoted law enforcement sources as saying. "The criminal group consisted of 11 people, including the former deputy minister of health of Ukraine, his name is not yet disclosed, doctors of the Central Kiev hospital and a number of other clinics", - said the source. The organisers of the scheme are suspected of illegal extraction of anatomical materials (organs, their parts, human cells). 'Organs were taken from people who were in a helpless state and then sold. All participants in the criminal group have been charged under three articles of the Criminal Code. They face up to 12 years in prison,' the source said. t.me/ukraine_watch