Russian missiles hit Dnipro, a baby is among injured

Air defense forces shot down two missiles. But as a result of falling debris, civil infrastructure was damaged, a fire broke out, and local residents were injured.
Among them are children. The boy, who is 1 month old, is in satisfactory condition. Will be treated on an outpatient basis. A 17-year-old boy is in hospital in a moderate condition.
A 68-year-old man and three women - 32, 36 and 56 years old - were also injured. One of them is hospitalized, and doctors assess her condition as moderate.
One and a half dozen cars were damaged. Broken windows in private houses, high-rise buildings and a hospital. All necessary services are involved in the liquidation of the consequences.

Kharkiv was hit 76 times in May - Mayor

"The numbers are very impressive. If we are talking about air raids, the number is 193 air raids in May. They lasted approximately 474 hours. It has a very severe emotional impact on the people of Kharkiv. Therefore, we really need the most modern protection and air defense systems. This is too important an issue for us," said the mayor on the air of the national marathon.

Just to compare in April Kharkiv was shelled 28 times.

Emergency power outages were implemented in 7 Ukrainian oblasts and Kyiv

Seven oblasts as well as the city of Kyiv have experienced emergency power outages as a result of energy limits being exceeded. Ukrenergo was forced to implement emergency outages starting at 14:25 because of the rise in consumption restrictions. Additionally, starting at 14:50, special schedules of emergency shutdowns were implemented for home and industrial consumers in Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv [oblasts], and the city of Kyiv, as well as Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Kharkiv, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts.

In addition, power supplies of vital infrastructure facilities may experience outages.

Emergency outages will be canceled whenever the consumption returns to certain levels. After that, the usual hourly outage schedules will take effect.

43% of Ukrainians see democracy decline - survey

According to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) published on June 4, around 43% of Ukrainians think that the state of democracy worsened during President Volodymyr Zelensky's five-year tenure. Of these, 11% linked it to wartime circumstances, and 28% blamed the authorities.

Some 3% of those who think the situation deteriorated blamed both the war and the authorities. About 19% of According to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) published on June 4, around 43% of Ukrainians think that the state of democracy worsened during President Volodymyr Zelensky's five-year tenure. Of these, 11% linked it to wartime circumstances, and 28% blamed the authorities think that the state of democracy has improved over the past five years, while 29% see no change.

The results of the survey stand in contrast to observations by Freedom House, which said that Ukraine is one of the few countries in the region making successful strides toward democracy.

"Taking into account Ukraine's historical experience and how the five-year terms of previous presidents ended, the current perception is relatively good and leaves space for the president... to maintain a fairly high level of support and optimism in the future," said Anton Hrushetskyi, the executive director of KIIS.

More than 90% of Ukrainians want to see their country as a fully functioning democracy, the KIIS said.

Almost half of the respondents (49%) also believe that the economic situation has deteriorated, with around 16.5% naming the war and 23% erroneous government policies as the main culprit.

Around 17% believe that the economic situation has improved, while 21% think it remained the same.

Talking on the subject of an ideal form of government, 16% of Ukrainians would prefer the parliamentary government, while 13% voiced support for the presidential form.

The majority—58%—prefer a combined form of government, with 31% naming a somewhat more influential parliament and 27% a more dominant president as the ideal form.

Ukraine is a semi-presidential republic, with the president holding executive power together with the cabinet of ministers.

The survey was conducted between May 16 and 22 and included 1,002 respondents living in all regions of Ukraine except for occupied territories.