Germany did not make it to the UN Security Council: how support for Ukraine and Israel became Berlin’s diplomatic price
Germany suffered a rare and painful diplomatic defeat at the UN. On June 3, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members of the Security Council for 2027–2028, and Berlin failed to secure a seat from the Western European and Others Group. For a country that has long claimed to be one […]
“I propose a meeting to you” – Zelensky wrote an open letter to Putin on June 4, 2026 – “Ukraine proposes to end the war in a format between us and you”
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky wrote an open letter to the head of the Russian Federation, Putin. The letter was published on the website of the President’s Office on June 4, 2026 – 21:20. (translation by NAnovosti) “Open letter To the President of the Russian Federation From the President of Ukraine When you took over […]
Kyiv removed Bulgakov from the pedestal: why this is not a dispute about bronze, but a dispute about the “Russian myth” about Ukraine
In Kyiv, on June 4, 2026, the monument to Mikhail Bulgakov was dismantled on Andriyivskyy Descent. The monument stood next to the Literary-Memorial Museum of the writer, in one of the most recognizable spots of the Ukrainian capital. Formally, this decision was made earlier: the Kyiv City Council supported the dismantling back in December 2025. […]
“For Assistance in the Defense of Kyiv”: Israeli Ambassador Michael Brodsky received an award from the capital of Ukraine
On June 4, 2026, the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, met with the Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country, and presented him on behalf of the capital with the badge “For Assistance in the Defense of Kyiv“. This was reported by the Kyiv City Administration. For […]
Russia has already killed at least 707 Ukrainian children: June 4 – Day of Remembrance for Children Who Died as a Result of Armed Aggression by the Russian Federation
On June 4, Ukraine once again speaks a number that is impossible to look away from: since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has killed at least 707 Ukrainian children. This is not dry war statistics, not a line in a report, and not just another item in the news feed. These are children […]
A Ukrainian refugee was brutally beaten in Nof HaGalil: the attackers thought he would be afraid of the police
In Israel, an investigation is underway into the brutal attack on 40-year-old Ukrainian Oleksandr Koval, a refugee from Kharkiv, who came to the country after the start of the Russian war against Ukraine, received temporary protected status, and worked as a cleaner at a confectionery factory in Nof HaGalil. As it became known on June […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution that limits President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military actions against Iran without direct approval from Congress
On June 3, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution that limits President Donald Trump’s right to continue military actions against Iran without direct congressional approval. The vote passed with a narrow margin — 215 to 208. Four Republicans supported the Democrats, turning the document from a routine partisan gesture into […]
8-year-old Ilya and 2-year-old Oleg died with their mothers in their own beds: gruesome details of Russia’s bloody strike
On the night of June 2, 2026, the Russian army delivered one of the heaviest blows to Dnipro in recent times. Under fire was a residential area — not a military base, not a weapons depot, not a front line, but an ordinary city block where people were sleeping in their apartments. According to official […]
“Traces” in Tel Aviv: a film about six Ukrainian women who survived sexual violence and torture during Russian aggression will be shown at DOCAVIV – June 4, 2026
The film tells the stories of six Ukrainian women from Donbas, Kherson, and Kyiv regions who have experienced sexual violence and torture since 2014 during the Russian aggression against Ukraine. In Tel Aviv, DOCAVIV — one of the main documentary film festivals in Israel is taking place. In 2026, it runs from May 28 to […]