The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine

Ukraine is planning targeted strikes in response to Russia's aggression, noting the "intellectual regression" of the occupiers' leadership. Sanctions are inflicting "tangible damage" on the Russian economy, confirming the correctness of the chosen course of pressure.

Russia forcibly recruits Central Asian citizens, using promises of easy money and short-term contracts, to send them to the most dangerous sections of the front. Most of these "volunteers" die, and those who survive face criminal prosecution in their homeland.

A representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Andrii Yusov stated that Ukraine insists on the return of all seriously ill, seriously wounded, and young defenders under the age of 25. Russia is reluctant to return prisoners, but Ukraine has information about those who are in captivity.

President Zelenskyy, HUR Chief Budanov, and other officials showed new footage of Ukrainian defenders released from Russian captivity. Minister of Defense Umerov noted that this is part of the agreements reached in Istanbul, and the work on their return continues.

More than 45% of Russian officers from the reserve units of the Southern Military District avoid the front, remaining in the rear without legal grounds. The HUR recorded a massive transfer of officers to the rear, which indicates the demoralization of the Russian army command.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported a case of cannibalism in the Russian army on the Kupyansk direction. A soldier from the 68th Motor Rifle Division ate his comrade-in-arms, who was considered missing.

Ukraine conducted the 5th stage of the prisoner exchange, rescuing severely ill, seriously wounded, and young defenders. Work on further steps and the implementation of agreements reached in Istanbul is actively underway.

On the day of Russia, residents of the occupied cities of Ukraine showed Russian passports, emphasizing that this is not their choice, but a consequence of the occupation. The action covered the cities of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Kyrylo Budanov announced the preparation of a new stage of the prisoner exchange. Today, soldiers returned home, including defenders of Mariupol.

Russia is expanding its influence in Africa, using educational programs and youth initiatives to form an elite loyal to Moscow. Russian language courses and sports events are becoming instruments of influence.

Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the composition of the Ukrainian delegation for negotiations with Russia in Istanbul on June 2. The delegation includes representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Presidential Office and the Armed Forces.

Ukrainian intelligence conducted a special operation in Vladivostok, hitting enemy manpower, equipment and special equipment. Authorities announced an explosion of gas cylinders and closed roads.

Russia has confirmed receiving a list from Ukraine for the exchange of prisoners in the format "1000 for 1000". Earlier, Zelensky said that Ukraine is preparing an exchange of prisoners of war, checking information for each surname.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine have evacuated a Ukrainian woman and her two children who had been held in a camp in Syria for 6 years. In total, Ukraine has evacuated 14 women and 41 children from the "Roj" camp.

Japanese operator Q-shu University Institute will transfer geolocation images from satellites, including SAR radar images, to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. This is the first step of such a level of cooperation between Ukraine and Japan.

Ukraine appealed to the International Ski Mountaineering Federation with a demand to review the admission of Russian Varvara Prokhorova. According to open sources, the athlete is a servicewoman of the Russian Federation, which contradicts IOC recommendations.

Near Sakhalin, another spill of oil products occurred from the Russian tanker "Oleksandr Kashchuk". The Center for Countering Disinformation states that these are systemic incidents due to Russia's inability to properly maintain ships because of the war and sanctions.

A representative of the GUR reported on the preparation of the next operations to return prisoners. Over 5 thousand have already been returned through exchanges and 500 outside of them, there are positive developments regarding the inclusion of the seriously wounded.

HUR representative Andriy Yusov said that the large pre-Easter exchange was prepared for a long time, deadlines were postponed. This was the 63rd exchange, 246 soldiers and 31 persons outside of it were returned; the condition is different, there are seriously ill.

Starting in 2025, Russia increased the excise tax on alcohol by 15% to finance the war. This led to a 22.7% drop in vodka production and a 25% drop in brandy production in the first quarter.

Head of the GUR Budanov released a video of how soldiers released from captivity react to returning to Ukraine. Ombudsman Lubinets showed the conversation of a soldier with his mother: "Mom, I endured everything".

The first public GRU platform for the selection of intelligence officers has been opened. Candidates will undergo testing and consultations, and the average passing rate is only 1 in 100.

The Defense Forces advanced in the Belgorod region, and the Russians near Toretsk and Kurakhovo. Fighting continues in eastern and southern Ukraine, the enemy has intensified attacks in the Pokrovsky direction.

In temporarily occupied Skadovsk, a Nissan car with two officers of the Russian occupation army exploded. Only a pile of metal remained of the car.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed strikes on the production facilities of the Moscow Oil Refinery and explosions in the area of the "Steel Horse" station in the Oryol region of the Russian Federation.

GUR special forces carried out a successful operation in Voronezh, damaging a locomotive that was transporting weapons from military enterprises of the Russian Federation. This is already the second similar sabotage after the incident in Orekhovo-Zuyevo in February.

A Dacia SuperNova car used by the Russian occupier exploded in occupied Mariupol at about 1:30 am. According to preliminary data, the invader is in intensive care.

The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated UAH 1. 1 billion to pay the families of fallen DIU servicemen. The one-time assistance to the families of those killed in action is at least UAH 15 million.

DIU intelligence officers successfully attacked the forward command post of the 14th Army Corps of the Russian Federation in Ivanivka. The strike was carried out by means of an explosive drop from a UAV on February 26 at about 22:00.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces confirm successful strikes on the Saki and Kacha military airfields in Crimea and the Tuapse oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of Russia. At least 40 explosions were recorded in the area of the refinery.