Iran’s new supreme leader has rejected proposals to ease tensions with the US

At the EU Council meeting of interior ministers in Luxembourg, EU member states agreed on the need to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians beyond its current expiry date of March 2027.

Poland is introducing temporary restrictions on flights in the eastern regions of the country near the borders with Ukraine and Belarus. The new rules will apply from 10 June to 9 September 2026.

The Pentagon may scrap plans to supply Germany with Tomahawk missiles over fears that Russia would view this as an escalation.

Political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko stated that Kirill Budanov’s approval ratings began to rise following his appointment as head of the President’s Office and his active involvement in the negotiation process.

The Verkhovna Rada may consider the dismissal of Oksen Lisovyi, the Minister of Education and Science, as early as next week. MPs cite the situation regarding the National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT) and the academic workload placed on final-year students during the war as among the reasons for their criticism.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, operators from the ‘Strix’ unmanned systems unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine shot down a Russian ‘Skat 450M’ reconnaissance drone. This is the second aircraft of this type that the unit has destroyed.

On the night of 5 June, the Unmanned Systems Forces reported strikes against the occupiers’ vessels in the ports of the temporarily occupied cities of Mariupol and Berdiansk, as well as in the coastal waters of the Sea of Azov.

On 5 June, a civilian food processing plant came under attack from Russian drones. Its administrative building was damaged and there have been fatalities.

On the morning of 5 June, a marine drone was discovered in the port of Constanța, which subsequently self-detonated. Following the incident, access to the area was restricted, and the Romanian security services launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.

Over the past 24 hours and throughout the night, Russian forces have launched attacks on several regions of Ukraine. There have been casualties, including children, and damage has been caused to residential buildings, businesses and infrastructure.