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Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar reported ongoing Russian use of air forces and artillery to defend occupied territories and described Ukrainian facing minefields, ditches, and counterattacks.

Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are using air forces and artillery to defend territories and Ukrainian forces face minefields and counterattacks.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

The 47th Brigade had only five soldiers killed in the June 9 ambush, not 350 as Russian sources claimed

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

The 47th Brigade is attacking successfully in the Zaporizhzhia sector and inflicting heavy casualties on Russian forces

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

In the Tokmak sector, Russian medical evacuation teams carried out more than 100 dead soldiers in one day

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

President Zelenskyy met with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi on June 13, 2023, to discuss minimizing risks at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Zelenskyy characterized Russia's undermining of the Kakhovka dam as a crime of ecocide increasing risks to the ZNPP.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:25:41.262Z

Source story: defense-ministry-ukraine-advances-in-berdiansk-other-directions