War in Ukraine today: latest news, 05 June 2026 (photo)

It has been the 1563rd day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression. 

What happened in Ukraine today:

Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 4 pm:  

On 5 June, the aggressor launched 65 attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces.

Artillery shelling of border areas continues. In Sumy oblast, the settlements of Nova Huta, Ryzhivka, Korenok, Volfyne, Neskuchne, Sopych, Rohizne, Hirky, Rozhkovychi, Buniachyne, and Potapivka came under fire; in Chernihiv oblast – Khrinivka and Halahandivka.

Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, the enemy launched one airstrike, dropping one KAB guided bomb, and carried out 35 strikes on settlements and the positions of Ukrainian troops.

Towards Southern Sloboda, the invaders made four attempts to break through the defense lines near Starytsia, Okhrimivka and Kolodiazne. Two combat engagements are currently still ongoing.

Towards Kupiansk, the enemy twice attacked the positions of the Defense Forces near the settlement of Kupiansk. One combat engagement is ongoing.

Towards Lyman, Ukrainian warriors repelled 13 attempts by the invaders to advance in the vicinity of Novoselivka, Zarichne, and Drobysheve, Lyman and Ozerne. Three combat engagements are still underway.

Towards Sloviansk, the Defense Forces halted two attempts by the invaders to move forward in the vicinity of the settlement of Zakitne. One combat engagement is ongoing.

Towards Kramatorsk, the enemy made one attempt to dislodge Ukrainian defenders from their positions in the vicinity of Nykyforivka.

Towards Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine attacks in the vicinity of the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Berestok, and Illinivka. Four combat engagements are still ongoing.

Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers made 11 attempts to dislodge Ukrainian warriors from their positions in the vicinity of the settlements of Rodynske, Kotlyne, Hryshyne, Udachne, and Novomykolaivka, and Dorozhne.

Towards Oleksandrivka, the enemy attempted to advance eight times in the vicinity of Sichneve, Zelenyi Hai, Oleksandrohrad, and Vorone.

Towards Huliaipole, the Defense Forces successfully repelled 15 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Dobropillia, Zlahoda, Pryluky, Hirke, Huliaipilske, Tsvitkove, and Charivne. Two combat engagements are still underway.

Towards Orikhiv and Kherson, the enemy conducted no offensive operations.

In other sectors of the front, there are no significant changes in the operational situation at this time. No attempts by the enemy to advance were recorded.

Recent war events in the east of Ukraine

Kharkiv oblast

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there were 273 combat engagements in the oblast. Towards Southern Sloboda, russian troops attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 12 times near Starytsia, Lyman, Odradne, Izbytske, Okhrimivka, and Kolodiazne. 

Towards Kupiansk, Ukrainian defenders halted six attempts by the russian army to advance in the vicinity of Novoplatonivka and towards Kupiansk, Kivsharivka, and Novooshynove.

According to Head of the Oblast State Administration Oleh Syniehubov, a private house was damaged in the Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv due to a UAV strike.

According to Kharkiv Oblast State Administration, Kharkiv and 18 settlements in the oblast came under enemy strikes over the past day. Eight people were injured, including two children.

 In Hubarivka, Bohodukhiv community, men aged 34, 35, and 53, women aged 29 and 34, and girls aged 2 and 12 sustained injuries due to an FPV drone strike. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the enemy drone exploded next to two families walking down the street. In Bohodukhov, a 49-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction, and near Malyi Burluk, a 24-year-old man was injured due to a drone detonation.

According to Head of the Military Administration Viacheslav Zadorenko, on the morning of 4 June, russian troops attacked two cars with FPV drones in Derhachi community. A 49-year-old man was injured on the Derhachi – Bezruky highway and was hospitalized. Another drone hit a car on the premises of a private property in Slatyne; no injuries were reported.

Russian troops attacked Nemyshlianskyi, Saltivskyi, and Kholodnohirskyi districts of Kharkiv with UAVs. As a result of the strikes, the roof of an apartment building and the glazing of a church were damaged in the city.

Over the course of the day, the russian army deployed seven Geran-2 type UAVs, 10 Molniya-type UAVs, 13 FPV drones, and 36 drones of an unidentified type across Kharkiv oblast.

In Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk, Izium, Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, and Berestyn regions, an apartment building, private houses, an administrative building, a community center, garages, cars, a warehouse building, a truck, an outpatient clinic, railway infrastructure, the glazing of a pharmacy and four shops, a non-residential building, and power grids were damaged.

The transit evacuation point in Lozova received 225 people over the past day. Since the start of the point’s operation, 38,042 people have been registered there.

Donetsk oblast

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, towards Lyman, the russian army attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 26 times. The occupiers launched assaults in the vicinity of Novoselivka, Drobysheve, Zarichne, Dibrova, and Ozerne, and towards Shyikivka and Lyman. Towards Pokrovsk, Ukrainian military personnel repelled 41 attacks, and another 19 assaults were recorded towards Kostiantynivka.

The First Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the 14th Regiment took fire control over Donetsk Airport, the unit reported. They stated that this is the first operation of its kind in modern history. According to the military, the russian army used Donetsk Airport as a military-logistics hub and a launchpad for Shahed-type strike UAVs.

Donetsk oblast police reported that at around 01:10, russian troops attacked Kramatorsk with a Molniya-2 drone, hitting a bank branch.

For 4 June, police recorded 1,392 russian attacks along the frontline and the residential sector of Donetsk oblast. Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, Mykolaivka, Sloviansk, Malotaranivka, Myrne, and Yasna Polyana came under fire. Fifteen civilian objects were destroyed or damaged, including six residential buildings.

Russian troops struck Kramatorsk with three Molniya-2 type drones and an FPV drone. An apartment building, an administrative building, and an infrastructure facility were damaged. In addition, a UAV hit a bank branch overnight.

The occupiers attacked Sloviansk with three drones of various types, damaging two private houses.

In Druzhkivka, a private house and a civilian car were damaged, and in Malotaranivka, a private property was hit.

Russian troops targeted Yasna Poliana with Grad MLRS, damaging a private house, a garage, and a car.

Luhansk oblast

During a meeting of the working group based on the Verkhovna Rada Committee on State Power Organization, Local Self-Government, Regional Development, and Urban Planning, a generalized draft of the De-occupation and Reintegration Strategy was presented. Representatives of government authorities and the public of Lugansk oblast joined the discussion. The document is intended to define approaches to reintegration, the restoration of Ukrainian governance, and identity in the temporarily occupied territories. According to Member of Parliament Tamila Tasheva, de-occupation is not only the liberation of territories but also the return of people to a shared legal, informational, cognitive, and social space. The strategy is based on a human-centric approach, proactive preparation, and a phased, comprehensive implementation of solutions, ranging from security and transitional justice to institutional restoration, digital reintegration, and support for local media and Ukrainian identity.

According to Head of the Luhansk Oblast State Administration Oleksii Kharchenko, over the past day in Lugansk oblast, russian troops struck the positions of Ukrainian defenders three times with tube artillery and six times with mortars, and also attempted to attack with 11 drones. Towards Lyman, the occupiers launched 26 attacks in the vicinity of seven settlements.

In the so-called “lpr,” the occupiers are failing preparations for the heating season in cities where utility networks, last repaired before the occupation, are collapsing. One of the most severe situations is in Alchevsk: for 12 years, the occupation authorities ignored the condition of the heating network, which led to a collapse last winter. Currently, out of 150 km of heating mains, only 5.5 km—just over 3%—have been prepared for the autumn-winter period.

The occupation authorities forced another 23 enterprises selling food products in the so-called “lpr” to limit their trade markup to 5%. In this way, the russians are attempting to artificially suppress inflation for consumers; however, because of this, businesses are barely staying afloat, and some are operating at a loss. In total, 213 enterprises in the occupied territory of Luhansk oblast have already come under such pressure.

 

 

Consequences of the Russian attack on a food industry enterprise in Kyiv region, May 5, 2026. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Consequences of the Russian attack on a food industry enterprise in Kyiv region, May 5, 2026. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

On June 4, rescuers were forced to eliminate the consequences of a hostile attack in the Borispil district for the second time in a single day, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.

In the morning, emergency crews extinguished a fire and completed response operations following the first strike. However, around 3:00 p.m., the enemy carried out a repeated attack on the same site. At 22:38 on June 4, the fire was fully extinguished.

Rescuers at the site of the aftermath of a Russian shelling attack, Kyiv region, June 5, 2026. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Rescuers at the site of the aftermath of a Russian shelling attack, Kyiv region, June 5, 2026. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

 

Today, there are 64 orphaned children and children deprived of parental care living in Kyiv region who have lost both parents as a result of the war. The Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Mykola Kalashnyk, stated that the region provides monthly payments from the regional budget, organizes health recovery and recreation programs, assists families in addressing social issues, and supports them through the most difficult moments.

He also invited businesses, charitable organizations, non-governmental organizations, and all caring individuals to join in mentorship, support initiatives, and help fulfill children’s dreams. A link to the children’s wish list was also shared.

In Pereiaslav, the veteran forum “Skovorodynivska Resilience: From Recovery to Agency – 2026” was held. The event brought together veterans, government representatives, academics, medical professionals, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, and international partners.

The discussions focused on developing the system of social support for war veterans and their families, implementing modern approaches to physical and psychological rehabilitation, promoting adaptive sports, ensuring accessibility, and creating conditions for veterans’ active participation in community life.

Zhytomyr oblast

Russian military forces struck logistics infrastructure and private residential areas in the northern part of the Zhytomyr region, according to the Head of the Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Bunechko. He stated that air defense forces destroyed a large number of enemy drones; however, some of them still caused damage.

Fires that broke out at the impact sites were extinguished by rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. No information about fatalities or injuries as a result of the attack has been reported.

In Zhytomyr, the first of six trams received by the community as a friendly gift from the Croatian city of Osijek has been put on a test run along its route. During the trip on Zhytomyr’s tram tracks, the vehicle was inspected by specialists of the municipal enterprise “Tram and Trolleybus Department,” as reported by its head, Serhii Lazarev.

Sumy oblast

Russian forces carried out a drone strike on the industrial zone of Sumy. As a result, premises and three vehicles caught fire. Dry vegetation also ignited due to the attack, according to the City Military Administration.

In the Vorozhba community, FPV drone strikes early on June 5 damaged and destroyed residential houses, private vehicles, and special-purpose equipment, the city council reported. Residents have been urged to limit car travel.

On the morning of June 5, a Russian UAV struck near a multi-storey residential building in Hlukhiv. The impact damaged vehicles in a parking area, and windows in nearby buildings were shattered, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Consequences of the Russian attack in Hlukhiv, June 5, 2026. Photo: from social media. Hlukhiv
Consequences of the Russian attack in Hlukhiv, June 5, 2026. Photo: from social media. Hlukhiv

 

On the morning of June 5, the enemy attacked the city of Bilopillia. As a result of the strike, a fire broke out in an outbuilding, according to the Sumy Regional Military Administration.

During the night, the enemy attacked Konotop with a drone, injuring five people. Three children and their mother were hospitalized. A man whose house caught fire due to the strike was also injured. The city is experiencing a lack of water supply and partial electricity outages. In addition to the burning residential building, four other households were damaged, according to the regional emergency service and the mayor, Artem Semenikhin.

As a result of enemy strikes in the Sumy region over the past day, as of the morning of June 5, two civilians were killed and 14 people were injured, the Regional Military Administration reported.

In the Yampil community, a drone strike killed a 57-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man. Two children (a one-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl) and women aged 37, 39, 57, 75, and 78 were also injured.

In the Konotop community, a drone strike on a residential building injured three children (boys aged 2, 9, and 15), a 37-year-old woman, and a 47-year-old man.

In the Bilopillia community, two men aged 37 and 54 were injured when explosives were dropped from a drone onto a vehicle.

Over the course of the day, from the morning of June 4 to the morning of June 5, Russian forces carried out more than 40 attacks on 23 settlements in 19 territorial communities of the region. The heaviest shelling was recorded in Sumy and Shostka districts. The enemy used artillery, FPV drones, UAVs, and guided aerial bombs. Air raid alerts in the region lasted 20 hours and 26 minutes.

Civilian infrastructure was damaged and destroyed across multiple communities:

▪️ In the Khutir-Mykhailivka community, a private car was damaged.
▪️ In the Putyvl community, a car and a tractor were damaged.
▪️ In the Krasnopillia community, residential houses were destroyed and damaged.
▪️ In the Chernechchyna community, a private house was damaged.
▪️ In the Hlukhiv community, residential and non-residential buildings were damaged, with livestock killed and injured.
▪️ In the Bilopillia community, residential houses, a civilian infrastructure facility, and a car were damaged.
▪️ In the Yampil community, cars, a shop, and infrastructure facilities were damaged.
▪️ In the Bezdrick community, an educational institution building was damaged.
▪️ In the Seredyna-Buda community, residential houses were destroyed and damaged.
▪️ In the Esman community, residential houses were destroyed.
▪️ In the Shalyhyn community, a private house was destroyed.
▪️ In the Svesa community, civilian infrastructure and a cargo vehicle were damaged.
▪️ In the Konotop community, residential houses were damaged.

The “White Angels” police evacuation unit rescued 12 people from border communities in Sumy region. From the Buryn community, officers evacuated ten people, including children aged 2, 10, and 14, as well as elderly residents aged 60 to 80. Two more residents aged 79 and 84 were evacuated from the Richky community.

Russian forces also destroyed the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Yunakivka — one of the most valuable architectural monuments in the Sumy region and one of the finest examples of classical church architecture in Ukraine. The church, built in 1806, survived more than two centuries of history, revolutions, and the Second World War. It had long been under restoration, but during the war it was repeatedly shelled. Only ruins remain.

During the day of June 4, Russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv region — Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, and Snovsk. The enemy carried out shelling using mortars (13 explosions), tube artillery (8 explosions), FPV drones (7 explosions), “Lancet” UAVs (1 explosion), “Molniya” UAVs (4 explosions), and a “Shahed” drone (1 explosion). Explosive devices were also dropped from UAVs (1 explosion). Nine settlements came under enemy fire, according to the Chernihiv Border Detachment.

Ukraine has returned 185 of its defenders from Russian captivity. Among them are five residents of Chernihiv region, the Regional Military Administration reported. They are from the Pryluky, Nizhyn, and Novhorod-Siverskyi districts. Four of them served in the Land Forces, and one was a serviceman of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

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