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Thursday June 4th, 2026 night edition

NATO Chief Mark Rutte Backs Ukrainian Drone Strikes on St Petersburg — UNITED24 Media
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that the alliance sees no issue with Ukraine’s drone strikes on St. Petersburg, even as the city launches Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s flagship St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), European Pravda reported on June 3.

Speaking at a joint press conference alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Rutte drew a parallel between the disruption of the economic showcase and Russia’s highly managed May 9 Victory Day parade.

The Secretary General emphasized that Russia remains the sole aggressor in the war, validating Ukraine’s defensive right to strike assets inside Russian territory.

Zelenskyy clarified that the long-range strikes do not track Putin’s specific personal itinerary or his scheduled attendance at the economic forum in the coming days.

The Ukrainian President stated that the military is delivering proportional responses to recent massive Russian bombardments of Ukraine.

That is what Ukraine is doing,” he said, according to European Pravda.

Overnight on June 3, Ukrainian long-range drones struck the JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal—a strategically vital 37-hectare facility with an annual throughput capacity of 12.5 million tons—setting fuel tanks ablaze right as the city launched the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. »

Yes, Russia Is Losing the War in Ukraine
Authored by thebulwark.com

We’re seeing more and more headlines like “How Ukraine Turned the Tide Against Russia” and “Shifting Momentum in the Russia-Ukraine War.”

This raises another question: Where is the Trump administration right now, and where is Trump himself, regarding Russia and Ukraine?

Trump, who has a lot of other things on his mind, has been silent on Russia and Ukraine. »

New evidence confirms malaria vaccine saves child lives and will have high impact in wider rollout
Authored by who.int

Over a period of four years, an estimated 1 in 8 child deaths were averted among those eligible to receive the malaria vaccine in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

The evaluation assessed data generated through the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP), which examined the outcomes of malaria vaccine introduction in the first three countries from 2019 to 2023.

Today, 25 endemic countries in Africa are offering malaria vaccines as part of childhood immunization programmes and national malaria control plans. »

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