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The US and Iran have exchanged fresh strikes against one another amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf and reports of difficulties in the negotiation process. Both sides have claimed to have carried out attacks on military installations and maritime targets.
Law enforcement officers have dismantled a large-scale operation in the Kyiv region involving the production and sale of forged documents. Fifteen people have been charged in connection with the case, and six suspects have been arrested.
The State Tax Service has announced that it has uncovered evidence of a large-scale scheme to transfer funds abroad via more than 2,300 companies. The total value of foreign trade transactions carried out by these entities exceeded 198 billion hryvnias.
Roman Lysakovsky, whom Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi recently appointed as acting head of the Kyiv regional office of the Economic Security Bureau, stated in his latest declaration that his wife—a dentist and owner of a dental practice in Ternopil—earned just over 60,000 UAH over the course of the year. However, she recently sold this practice, which was a successful business.
Estonia has installed the first fixed systems for detecting and monitoring drones along its border with Russia. The country’s Ministry of the Interior has stated that it plans to cover the entire eastern border with such devices by the end of the year.
On the night of 1 June, Russian forces attacked a number of regions in Ukraine using drones and artillery. There have been casualties in Kharkiv, Odesa, the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson and Chernihiv regions, and one person has been killed in the Donetsk region.
US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a draft 60-day memorandum of understanding, which provides for the extension of the ceasefire and the start of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme. The final decision on the document is to be taken by US President Donald Trump.
In Bangladesh, a rare albino buffalo, named after US President Donald Trump, was saved from a ritual sacrifice after gaining popularity on social media.
On the night of 28 May, the US launched a new strike on an Iranian target in the Strait of Hormuz area. Following this, Iran announced an attack on a US airbase in Kuwait.
In Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, a drone or its debris struck the building of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court. Local residents reported an explosion and a drone flying at low altitude.
There are currently around 7,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian captivity, and over 95% of them are subjected to torture and ill-treatment. This was stated by Olena Kondratiuk, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, during the presentation of a study on violations of prisoners’ rights to medical care.
Large-scale defensive structures are currently being built around Odessa to strengthen the city’s defences against possible actions by Russian troops.
