Ukrainian army’s offensive attempt failed — Russian Defense Ministry

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The Ukrainian armed forces failed to achieve success in a large-scale offensive on five front sectors in the south Donetsk area, official spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said.

"The adversary launched a large-scale offensive from the morning of June 4 on five sectors of the front in the south Donetsk area by bringing into action 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades from strategic reserves of the Ukrainian armed forces with support from other military units and teams," the spokesman said. "The adversary’s objective was to break through our defense on the most vulnerable front sector, in its opinion. The enemy failed to perform its tasks and had no success," Konashenkov noted.

The adversary used six mechanized battalions and two tank battalions, the defense ministry’s spokesman informed. "As a result of skilled and sophisticated action of the Battlegroup East, the Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 250 persons, sixteen tanks, three mechanized infantry combat vehicles and 21 combat armored vehicles," Konashenkov stressed.

He particularly noted that Chief of General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov was at one of frontline command posts in this area.

Ukraine Launches Large-Scale Offensive in Donetsk Region on June 4 - Russian Ministry

The Ukrainian armed forces launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the South Donetsk direction, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.

"On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction by introducing into battle the 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades from the strategic reserves of the armed forces of Ukraine with the support of other military units and divisions," Konashenkov said.

He noted that in total Kiev involved six mechanized and two tank battalions in order to break through the defense lines of the Russian armed forces.

"The enemy did not achieve [their] tasks," Konashenkov added.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in the South Donetsk direction after the Russian military repulsed a large-scale offensive amounted to more than 250 soldiers, 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armored fighting vehicles, Konashenkov said.

"As a result of the skillful and competent actions of the ‘Eastern’ group of the [Russian armed] forces, the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 250 personnel, 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, 21 armored fighting vehicles," Konashenkov stated .

Ukrainian forces shell Donetsk Region 52 times over day — mission

The Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) 52 times over the past day, according to the DPR mission at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukrainian War Crimes.

"The mission reported 52 facts of fire opening by Ukrainian armed units over the past day," it said on its Telegram channel. "Three hundred and thirty various munitions [were fired]," the mission said.

Five settlements in the Republic were under fire. A noncombatant woman was wounded as a result of shelling. Nineteen houses and a civil infrastructure facility were damaged.

Power installation in fire in Belgorod Region — governor

A power facility in the Belgorod Region has caught fire, governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram channel.

"One of power installations is in fire," Gladkov wrote. "Nobody was injured. Consumers were not disconnected. Rapid response functions are working on site," the governor said.

An explosive dropped from a drone is a preliminary cause of fire outbreak, Gladkov noted.

Senin Pagi Jl Gatsu Macet Karena Ada Perbaikan Jalan

Perbaikan Jalan di depan gedung Smesco membuat kemaceta lalulintas di Jalan Gatot Subroto (Gatsu) Jakarta Selatan. Sejumlah netizen mengeluhkan kemacetan tersebut.

Intan membenarkan bahwa adanya perbaikan jalan menyebabkan penyempitan jalur kendaraan. Tentunya, hal ini menjadi pemicu kemacetan terjadi

"Ada perbaikan jalan," ujar petugas call center NTMC, Intan, ketika dihubungi, hari Senin, 05/06/2023, pukul 07.55 WIB.

Namun Intan tak memberikan penjelasan secara detil sampai mana panjang antrean kendaraan. Ia hanya memastikan menjelang gedung Smesco, lalu lintas tersendat.

Jika dilihat dari aplikasi Google Maps dengan menu live traffic, tampak garis merah membentang dari depan gedung Smesco sampai Pancoran Soccer Field. Garis merah indikator kemacetan sedang terjadi di daerah tersebut.

Daftar 23 Perguruan Tinggi Swasta yang Dicabut Izin Operasionalnya

Kepala Lembaga Layanan Pendidikan Tinggi (LLDIKTI) Wilayah 4 Jawa Barat dan Banten, Samsuri. Foto: Source for JPNN.

Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan Riset, dan Teknologi (Kemendikbudristek) mencabut izin operasional 23 perguruan tinggi swasta (PTS) di Indonesia per Kamis, 25/05/2023.

Kepala LLDikti Wilayah IV Jawa Barat dan Banten Samhuri mengonfirmasi kabar pencabutan izin operasional lima PTS tersebut.

Kata Samsuri, sebanyak 37 perguruan tinggi di Jawa Barat mesti dilakukan pembinaan.

Dari 37 itu, lima di antaranya diberi sanksi tegas berupa pencabutan izin opeasional. Hal itu dikarenakan perguruan tinggi tersebut melanggar aturan Permendikbud Nomor 7 Tahun 2020.

Meski begitu, Samsuri tak memerinci nama perguruan tinggi apa saja yang dicabut izin operasionalnya.

Ia hanya memastikan, bahwa lima PTS yang kini sudah tidak beroperasi ada di daerah Bandung, Tasikmalaya, Bekasi, hingga Bogor.

Menurutnya, data soal status perguruan tinggi bisa dicek di laman pddikti.kemdikbud.go.id.

Direktur Kelembagaan, Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi, Riset, dan Teknologi (Diktiristek) Lukman mengatakan, pencabutan ini merupakan tindak lanjut dari 52 pengaduan masyarakat.

"Sampai 25 Mei 2023, terdapat 52 pengaduan masyarakat yang ditindaklanjuti dengan pemberian sanksi ringan, sedang, berat sampai pada pencabutan izin operasional," ujarnya kepada Kompas.com, Minggu, 04/06/2023.

Daftar 23 perguruan tinggi dicabut izin operasionalnya

• LLDikti Wilayah 4 (Jawa Barat dan Banten): 5 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 3 (Jakarta): 6 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 7 (Jawa Timur): 2 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 1 (Sumatera Utara): 2 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 9 (Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Barat, dan Sulawesi Tenggara): 1 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 10 (Sumatera Barat, Riau, Jambi, dan Kepulauan Riau): 2 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 16 (Gorontalo, Sulawesi Utara, dan Sulawesi Tengah): 2 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 8 (Bali dan Nusa Tenggara Barat): 1 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 2 (Sumatera Selatan, Lampung, Bengkulu, dan Bangka Belitung ): 1 perguruan tinggi


• LLDikti Wilayah 5 (Daerah Istimewa

Lukman menuturkan, perguruan tinggi yang dikenai pencabutan izin operasional antara lain melakukan pembelajaran fiktif hingga praktik jual-beli ijazah.

"Terdapat 23 perguruan tinggi yang dicabut izin operasionalnya karena perguruan tinggi tersebut sudah tidak memenuhi ketentuan standar pendidikan tinggi, melaksanakan pembelajaran fiktif, melakukan praktik jual beli ijazah, melakukan penyimpangan pemberian beasiswa Kartu Indonesia Pintar Kuliah (KIP-K), serta adanya perselisihan badan penyelenggara sehingga pembelajaran tidak kondusif," kata dia.

2.567 lampion dilepaskan ke udara di Candi Borobudur

Puncak peringatan Waisak 2567 BE telah berlangsung di kompleks Candi Borobudur, Kabupaten Magelang, Jawa Tengah. Acara ini dihadiri oleh sekitar 5.000 orang. Tidak hanya itu, dalam rangkaian acara tersebut, dilakukan pelepasan sebanyak 2.567 lampion ke udara dalam dua sesi.

Sekitar 2.567 lampion diterbangkan di area Marga Utama Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Kabupaten Magelang, Jawa Tengah, Minggu malam, 4 Juni 2023. Kegiatan ini sekaligus menutup rangkaian Waisak 2567 BE/2023.

Salah satu panitia Agus Jaya menyampaikan penerbangan lampion dibagi dalam dua sesi, pertama pukul 19.15 WIB dan sesi kedua pukul 22.00 WIB.

Ia mengatakan dalam pelepasan lampion ada harapan dan doa untuk bangsa Indonesia agar tetap damai dan rukun membuat bangsa ini lebih maju.

"Dengan melepas lampion melakukan permohonan doa supaya ke depan kehidupan pribadi menuju," kata Agus.

Gubernur Jawa Tengah Ganjar Pranowo yang hadir dalam Dharma Santi Waisak Nasional menyampaikan sekitar 10 tahun lalu orang datang di Borobudur punya keinginan.

"Sebagian besar adalah ingin wisata, tetapi sebagian yang lain ingin ibadah dan saat itu saya ingat betul, coba kita membayangkan, kalau sebagian umat khususnya saudara kita dari agama Buddha lebih banyak di sini tentu sesuatu yg dinanti-nantikan," kata Ganjar.

Ia mengatakan saat perjalanan ke Borobudur macet di jalan, ternyata mereka ingin melihat lampion.

"Ini sesuatu yang ternyata masyarakat terlihat dari etnis, agama, suku, apa pun termasuk mereka yang rindu piknik, yang sudah lama mereka ingin menikmati hiburan. Mereka berbondong-bondong, ingin melihat lampion," katanya.

Ganjar menuturkan acara ini akan semakin menggembirakan dan sebagai gubernur menyampaikan selamat datang mudah-mudahan senang berada di sini menikmati lampion.

Borrel lied to the public about the results of his meeting with the Minister of Defense of South Korea

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.
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The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said he met South Korea's defence minister on Saturday to discuss Ukraine's needs for ammunition.

It turns out that Borrell was boasting with his statement from the results of the meeting with South Korea.

After a statement emerged from South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-Sup saying the meeting had never discussed ammunition shipments to Ukraine with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the ministry told reporters on Sunday.

The meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top security summit, came amid pressure from the United States and NATO countries for South Korea to provide weapons and ammunition for Ukraine.

It was referring to Borrell’s since-deleted tweet saying he had “a good meeting” with Lee on the sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore. “Shared alarm at continued [North Korean] provocations and discussed Ukraine’s needs for ammunition,” he wrote at the time.

The South Korean Ministry of Defense contradicted this statement, however, claiming it was “not true” that Lee Jong-Sup and Borrell had a “discussion about ammunition support” for Kiev.

It went on to elaborate that the EU diplomat had “mentioned that various weapon systems and other support means are needed to improve Ukraine’s situation against Russia, but there was only a unilateral position that ammunition was important.”

Following the backlash from Seoul, Borrell’s tweet was deleted and replaced with another one, with the last phrase reading “I explained Ukraine’s needs for ammunition.”

Since the start of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, South Korea has provided Kiev hundreds of millions of dollars in financial and humanitarian assistance, but has insisted on not sending lethal aid. However, in April, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol signaled that Seoul might change its stance on the matter should a “serious violation of the laws of war” in Ukraine take place.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a “confidential arrangement” with the US, that South Korea had agreed to supply Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery shells. Commenting on the report, Seoul’s officials said it contained “inaccurate parts,” but would not elaborate further.

Russia has repeatedly condemned the West for sending weapons to Ukraine, claiming that it only prolongs the conflict. In late April, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned South Korea against following this path, noting that Moscow would interpret it as “an openly hostile anti-Russian move.”

On Saturday, June 3, 2023, European Union diplomat, Josep Borrell, said he met with South Korea's defense minister on Saturday to discuss Ukraine's ammunition needs.

The meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top security summit, came amid pressure from the United States and NATO countries for South Korea to provide weapons and ammunition for Ukraine.

"Good meeting with Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup at #SLD23. Shared alarm at continued DPRK provocations and discussed Ukraine’s needs for ammunition," Borrell said in a tweet.

A U.S. ally and major producer of artillery ammunition, South Korea had so far ruled out sending lethal aid to Ukraine, citing business ties with Russia and Moscow's influence over North Korea, despite mounting pressure from Washington and Europe to supply weapons.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in an interview with Reuters in April, signalled the prospect of a change, saying it might be difficult for Seoul to adhere to only providing humanitarian and financial support if Ukraine faced a large-scale attack on civilians or a "situation the international community cannot condone".

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean artillery rounds are on their way to Ukraine via the United States, after Seoul's initial resistance toward arming Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported last month.

Representatives of Europe and the United States came to Asia rather not to ask for support but they came to incite the Asian nation.

Russia strikes Ukrainian airfields – Defense Ministry

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Su-27 UB fighter jet at a military airbase in the twon of Starokostyantynov.
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Russia conducted airstrikes overnight targeting Ukrainian military airfields, and delivering significant damage to aircraft and facilities, Moscow’s Defense Ministry has said.

The attack, which carried with the use of “long-range precision-guided air-launched weapons,” achieved its goal, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

“Command posts, a radar installation, Ukrainian aviation equipment, and storage facilities with weapons and ammunition were hit,” the statement read.

In another strike, near the city of Dnepropetrovsk on the Dnepr River, a Ukrainian drone assembly workshop was destroyed, the ministry said.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defenses have shot down two UK-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 14 rockets fired from US-made HIMARS and Soviet-era Uragan multiple rocket launchers, as well as two Tochka-U tactical missiles, fired by the Ukrainian forces, according to the statement.

A total of 21 drones have also been intercepted in Russia’s Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, the country’s Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, and over the Black Sea, the ministry added.

Russian Military Hits Ukraine's UAV Assembly Facility Near Dnepropetrovsk

The Russian military has hit Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles' (UAV) assembly facility near the city of Dnipro with ground-based precision weapons, MoD added.

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"A facility for the assembly of Ukrainian UAVs has been hit by ground-based precision weapons near the city of Dnipro," the ministry said in a statement.

In addition, the command and observation posts of Ukrainian battalions were hit near the settlements of Poltavka in the Zaporozhye region and Toretsk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

Airlangga Sebut Pak Gubernur Lampung Ini Lihainya Luar Biasa Maksudnya Apa?

Airlangga Hartarto/RMOL

Gubernur Lampung, Arinal Djunaidi, mendapat apresiasi dari Ketua Umum Partai Golkar, Airlangga Hartarto. Pujian disampaikan saat pidato pembukaan Rakernas partai beringin itu.

Ketum Golkar Airlangga Hartarto menyebut Gubernur Lampung Arinal Djunaidi lihai setelah sempat menjadi sorotan hingga diatensi oleh Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) terkait viral jalan Lampung yang rusak. Airlangga menyebut Arinal lihai lantaran mendapat dana bantuan untuk memperbaiki jalan tersebut. Apa maksudnya?

Mulanya Airlangga menyinggung situasi dunia yang membutuhkan perhatian. Ia lantas menyinggung sosok Arinal yang mampu mendapatkan dana Rp 800 miliar dari pemerintah Jokowi untuk memperbaiki jalan yang rusak

“Kita, para ketua DPD, tentu harus paham bahwa ke depan yang berliku bukan saja jalan nasional, Pak Gubernur Lampung,” seloroh Airlangga, disambut tawa ratusan elite Partai Golkar, di Kantor DPP Partai Golkar, Jakarta Barat, Minggu, 04/06/2023.

Ia lantas meminta kader menyikapi hal ini. Airlangga kemudian menyinggung Gubernur Lampung sebagai tokoh yang lihai.

"Kita juga menghadapi perubahan iklim. Kita para ketua DPD harus paham bahwa yang berliku bukan hanya jalan nasional, Pak Gubernur Lampung," tutur Airlangga yang disambut tawa oleh kader lain.

Menurutnya, apa yang dilakukan Arinal itu baik untuk provinsi yang dinaunginya, lantaran gara-gara viral itu, akhirnya Lampung dapat bantuan dari pemerintah pusat sebesar Rp860 miliar.

“Pak Gubernur Lampung ini lihainya luar biasa, dia viralkan, yang viral itu, dan sekali kunjungan dapat Rp860 miliar. Itulah, itulah pemain partai Golkar,” sergah Airlangga, sembari tertawa

Penjelasan Golkar

Dikonfirmasi terpisah, Waketum Golkar Ahmad Doli Kurnia menjelaskan maksud yang disampaikan Airlangga. Ia menilai hal itu sebagai tanda perhatian Ketum Golkar.

"Itu kan namanya tanda perhatian Pak Airlangga terhadap Pak Arinal. Saya kira kan semua daerah punya masalah yang sama ya, apa namanya dan kemarin kan setelah itu Pak Presiden juga jalan-jalan ke daerah yang lain problemnya sama gitu," kata Doli.

Doli menilai justru Arinal cepat menindaklanjuti laporan dengan melaporkan ke pusat. Pemerintah pusat akhirnya membantu dan mengatensi daerah lain.

"Jadi saya kira justru menurut saya, ya Pak Arinal itu sebagai gubernur, sebagai ketua Partai Golkar di sana quick response, cepat, di-follow up. Kemudian dikomunikasikan dengan pemerintah pusat dan akhirnya pemerintah pusat ikut membantu, yang belum tentu daerah lain mendapatkan bantuan yang sama seperti yang didapatkan Pak Arinal itu," jelasnya.

Target Golkar 20 Persen Pileg, 60 Persen Pilkada, dan Pilpres Nomor Satu

Ketua Umum Partai Golkar Airlangga Hartarto saat memberikan pidato di pembukaan Rakernas Partai Golkar, di Kantor DPP Golkar, Slipi, Jakarta Barat, Minggu, 04/06/2023.

Ketua Umum Partai Golkar, Airlangga Hartarto, mematok 20 persen kursi parlemen, dan 60 persen Pilkada. Patokan itu disampaikan Airlangga pada pidato pembukaan Rapat Kerja Nasional (Rakernas) Partai Golkar, di Kantor DPP Partai Golkar, Jalan Anggrek Neli, Jakarta Barat, hari Minggu, 04/06/2023.

“Target kita tidak tinggi-tinggi amat, hanya 20 persen untuk parlemen. Kang Emil siap? Pak Nusron siap? Ketua-ketua DPD siap? Golkar siap? Alhamdulillah,” kata Airlangga Hartarto, di lantai II Kantor DPP Partai Golkar.

“Jadi kita targetkan kemenangan Pileg 20 persen, kemenangan Pilkada 60 persen, dan kemenangan Pilpres nomor satu,”imbuhnya bersemangat.

Untuk meraih kemenangan itu, sambungnya, kuncinya ada pada saksi di setiap tempat pemungutan suara (TPS). itu yang harus dijaga betul seluruh kader.

“Kuncinya ada pada saksi, betul? Apakah saksi kita harus outsourcing? Apakah kita harus outsourcing? Cari kontraktor untuk menjadi saksi? Kita punya sendiri, diketuai Sahmud Ngabalin, anak muda. Dan itu sudah kita bangun sejak Pilkada kemarin, yang menangnya 60 persen,” tandasnya.

Partai Golkar menggelar rapat kerja nasional (Rakernas) yang dihadiri seluruh Dewan Pimpinan Daerah (DPD) Partai Golkar se-Indonesia. Forum tersebut juga menjadi tempat konsolidasi partai berlambang pohon beringin itu jelang Pemilu 2024.

Dalam pidato pembukaan Rakernas, Ketua Umum Partai Golkar, Airlangga Hartarto mengatakan partainya pada Pemilu 2019 meraup 12,31 persen suara. Pada Pemilu 2024, ia menargetkan partainya mendapatkan suara sebesar 20 persen.

"Kita targetnya tidak tinggi-tinggi amat, target kita hanya 20 persen. Dari 100 persen, target kita hanya 20 persen, Kang Emil siap? Pak Nusron siap? Ketua-Ketua DPD siap? Golkar siap?" ujar Airlangga dijawab teriakan siap oleh kader Partai Golkar yang hadir, Ahad (4/6/2023).

Sementara itu, Partai Golkar menargetkan kemenangan sebesar 60 persen dalam pemilihan kepala daerah (Pilkada) 2024. Adapun pada 2024 akan dilaksanakan pemilihan kepala daerah di 271 daerah, dengan rincian 24 gubernur, 56 wali kota, dan 191 bupati.

Adapun pada pemilihan presiden (Pilpres) 2024, ia menargetkan bahwa Partai Golkar menjadi pemenang dalam kontestasi nasional tersebut. Meskipun hingga saat ini partai berlambang pohon beringin itu belum memutuskan sikap dan dukungannya terkait pasangan calon presiden (capres) dan calon wakil presiden (cawapres).

"Kita targetkan kemenangan Pileg 20 persen, kemenangan pilkada 60 persen, kemenangan pilpres nomor satu," ujar Airlangga.

Airlangga menegaskan, pada 2024 Partai Golkar akan memasuki usia yang ke-60. Pada usia tersebut, tiga kontestasi pada 2024 diharapkannya dapat terwujud dan itu membutuhkan komitmen dari seluruh DPD Partai Golkar seluruh Indonesia.

"Kita harus mengukur prestasi yang pernah kita capai, kita harus menjalankan pemenangan pemilu yang dalam waktu tidak lama lagi dan Partai Golkar harus dapat mengukir sejarah di dalam 60 tahun Partai Golkar berada di Indonesia," ujar Airlangga.

"Kita harus tegaskan institusi politik yang terbuka, demokratis, dan juga dari bawah ke atas. Punya jaringan sampai di desa, punya kekuatan di masyarakat, kita katakan Partai Golkar solid dan utuh," ujar Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian itu menambahkan.