Latest Update: The number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine has dropped significantly, fighting continues in Severo Donetsk
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 2 (Xinhua) Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad reported: Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the 2nd that the number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine has decreased significantly. The Ukrainian news agency reported on the 2nd that the Russian army still did not fully control the administrative center of Severo Donetsk in the Luhansk region, and the fighting continued.
– Konashenkov said on the 2nd that the number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine has been reduced from 6,600 to 3,500. He said that since May, Russia has observed that almost no foreign mercenaries have entered Ukraine to fight against the Russian armed forces. At the same time, the number of mercenaries in Ukrainian combat units in the Donbas region has decreased significantly.
——The Ukrainian News Agency quoted the military administrator of the Luhansk region, Sergei Gedai, as saying on the 2nd that in the Luhansk region, the battlefield situation is still severe for the Ukrainian army, but the Russian army still does not fully control Severo Donetsk city. Gede said through social media on the 1st that about 80% of the urban area of Severo Donetsk was occupied by Russian troops, and street fighting was still going on. In addition, Lisichansk, another important city in the Luhansk region, is still under Ukrainian control.
——According to Ukrainian News Agency on the 2nd, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian army currently controls about 125,000 square kilometers of land in Ukraine, accounting for about 20% of Ukraine’s territory.
– Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 2nd that the supply of arms from the West to Ukraine may significantly worsen the current situation. He said that Ukraine is still continuing to receive advanced weapons, and if Ukraine tries to use these weapons to attack Russian territory, this will significantly worsen the current situation. The supply of advanced weapons by the West to Ukraine will not affect Russia’s special military operations, and Russia will achieve its operational goals.
——The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 2nd that the Russian military used air-based high-precision missiles to hit 21 areas where the Ukrainian armed forces concentrated their personnel and military equipment. In addition, the Russian campaign tactical aviation, army aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles attacked 15 areas where people and military equipment were concentrated on the Ukrainian side.