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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Donetsk Region
The situation in the region is tense.
In Avdiivka, shelling continued throughout the night on positions around the city, in the morning – shelling of the old part of the city and the area of Avdiivka Coke Plant.
Heavy artillery shelling in the village of Ocheretine at night. The Citizens’ Safety Center, a shop, and several residential buildings were partially destroyed.
At five in the morning – an air strike on Slovyansk. Three private houses were destroyed. No casualties.
For a day – 4 killed, 7 wounded.he evening of May 30, the Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline was damaged in the Bakhmut district. Ammonia leakage is insignificant, rescuers localized the threat.
There were missile strikes on Avdiivka: the school and houses were damaged. Tanks, mortars and artillery fired on Avdiivka, New York, Mykolaivka, Toretsk, Bakhmut, Slovyansk, Ocheretyno, Orlovka, Nelipivka, Netaylove, Travneve and Zakotne.
For the past 24hrs, there are 5 dead and 11 wounded in the region (these data include both dead and wounded at night in Slovyansk).
the morning – was hit by air.
Luhansk Region
The occupiers carried out assault operations in the northern, southern and eastern districts of Severodonetsk, and are consolidated in the city center.
In addition, the Russians are trying to oust Ukrainian troops from their positions in the Belogorivka and Vrubivka districts. Assault and army aircraft were used in the Komyshuvakha and Nyrkovo districts.
On the evening of May 31, the Russians attacked the Azot group from a plane, which resulted in the release of toxic substances.
In the afternoon, the enemy fired artillery at the Proletarii plant in Lysychansk, damaging several rooms.
2 wounded per day.
Mykolayiv Region
On Wednesday morning – shelling of Ochakiv. According to preliminary information, the destruction and damage to residential buildings. One person was injured.
Bashtanskyi district: there were shellings day and night in the Shirokiv community. The garage and the combine burned down, there are no victims.
The shelling continues in the Bereznehuvatsky community. One person died.
Kharkiv Region
In Kharkiv, the night is relatively calm. During the day, the Russian occupiers fired en masse on the settlements of Kharkiv, Izyum, Bohodukhiv and Chuhuiv districts of the region. Two people were killed in the Russian shelling. five civilians were injured.
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He stressed that of the major countries of the European Union, Ukraine is supported only by Italy.
Mario Draghi said this on May 31 during a press conference, writes Ansa.
«Almost all major EU countries oppose candidate status, I would say all but Italy. Candidate status is currently unpredictable due to opposition from those countries,» said Mario Draghi.
He also added that the decision to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership will be made by the European Commission, which, according to Draga, wants to see Ukraine in a united Europe.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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