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2024 hot rod power tour celebrates 30th anniversary this june 10-14.

For many, it will be surprising that the Hot Rod Power Tour has been around for 30 years; for others, they’ll be surprised that it’s only been 30 years. But sure enough, the world’s biggest traveling car cruise celebrates three decades of touring some of the coolest spots in America.

From there, it travels south to the Nashville Superspeedway before doubling back up north to L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, in Louisville (a first for the tour). The fourth stop is familiar turf for many Mopar lovers: National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio – where the Mopar Nationals are held annually.

The final stop is at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis. This year, Mopar Connection Magazine will be traveling the whole event handing out free stickers and selling T-shirts along the way [we need the gas money! –Ed]. So if you see us in our big blue bomber ’70 Plymouth Fury convertible make sure to say “Hey!”

Here’s the original press release: LOS ANGELES — Celebrating 30 years in 2024, the legendary HOT ROD Power Tour is gearing up to hit five venues across the Southeast and Midwest this June, including a first-time stop at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio and L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Ky. As America’s largest traveling car show, more than 6,000 cars and trucks of all years, makes and models will be on display for tens of thousands of automotive enthusiasts during this milestone event. The five-city, five-day tour will feature over 1,000 miles of driving, with high-octane events such as drag racing, autocross and live entertainment. Register now at hotrodpowertour.us !

“Anticipation is soaring for HOT ROD Power Tour 2024, marking its remarkable 30th anniversary, and each year just keeps getting better,” said HOT ROD Editor-in-Chief John McGann. “This year’s route is poised to take us on an unforgettable journey with thrilling roads winding through the scenic beauty of our country. The camaraderie, the passion for automobiles, and the sheer joy of the open road—these elements make this event truly special. I’m eager to hit the road once more!”

Launched in 1995 by the HOT ROD magazine staff to personally connect with readers, HOT ROD Power Tour is widely considered to be the finest high-end hot rod–based automotive tour in the world. To date, this popular event for car and truck lovers has visited 37 U.S. states and covers an average of 1,000+ miles each year. Classic cars and hot rods travel city to city while performance car lovers and HOT ROD editors and photographers follow alongside the tour, all cruising through small town America like one big family reunion road trip. Participants can join for one day, two days, or join for all five days.

HOT ROD POWER TOUR 202 4 SCHEDULE

• KICKOFF / Day 1 : Monday, June 10 – Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky.
• Day 2 : Tuesday, June 11 – Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.
• Day 3 : Wednesday, June 12 – L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville, Ky.
• Day 4 : Thursday, June 13 – National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio
• Day 5 : Friday, June 14 – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis

This year’s Power Tour marks the start of a new era for HOT ROD, a brand that recently celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023 with numerous events and notable moments, including the launch of HOT ROD’s archives in free digital format. Founded in 1948, HOT ROD is the most recognized brand in the world of high-performance cars. Its media footprint is now part of the MotorTrend Group, which, founded in 1949, is celebrating its own 75th anniversary in 2024. For more information about MotorTrend’s 75 th anniversary and upcoming announcements, please visit: https://www.motortrend.com/75th-anniversary/

Registration Information and Spectator Tickets: All vehicles and spectators must pre-register before arriving at the first venue they attend. Spectators can come out and witness the HOT ROD Power Tour spectacle at no gate admission cost but must register for a free ticket at www.hotrodpowertour.us . Spectator parking is located away from the show grounds and parking charges may apply in some locations. Registration is now open at www.hotrodpowertour.us .

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Editor-in-Chief – [email protected] Kevin Shaw is a decade-long powersports and automotive journalist whose love for things that go too fast has led him to launching Mopar Connection Magazine. Almost always found with stained hands and dirt under his fingernails, Kevin has an eye for the technical while keeping a eye out for beautiful photography and a great story. He's also the co-author of "The Chrysler B-Body Restoration Guide."

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Dates: 06/10/2024 ‐ 06/14/2024

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The five-stop tour will begin on June 10 at Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and conclude on June 14 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana.

HOT ROD Power Tour 2024 Schedule

Day 1: Monday, June 10 – Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Day 2: Tuesday, June 11 – Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee. Day 3: Wednesday, June 12 – L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky. Day 4: Thursday, June 13 – National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio. Day 5: Friday, June 14 – Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana. More details for the 2024 HOT ROD Drag Week are expected at a later date.

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NASCAR Cup Series Establishes 2024 Short Track, Road Course Rules Package NASCAR Cup Series officials have announced updates to the short-track and road -ourse rules package for 2024.

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The aerodynamic changes aim to promote more competitive racing on those track types, the organization said.

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Photo Gallery: A Look at Some of the Hottest Hot Rod Power Tour Engines

Norwalk, Ohio – If you’ve been following OnAllCylinders this week, you may have noticed our coverage of the 2021 Hot Rod Power Tour as it kicked off in Norwalk before continuing on to Dayton, Ohio . We posted dozens of our favorite photos of classic cars, modern-day muscle cars, vintage haulers, and more remarkable vehicles.

But what’s a Power Tour without the power? The only thing hotter than the vehicles on display during this year’s iconic traveling car show were the powerplants underneath the hood.

Check out our latest photo gallery below for a look at a few of the many impressive engines we spotted during our walkaround, and be sure to check back for some single car feature articles coming soon! (You can see our first right here .)

Will is a contributing writer for OnAllCylinders. His automotive writing career stretches back longer than a decade and includes a stint as senior reporter for one of the tire industry’s largest trade publications. He enjoys long walks on the beach, romantic candlelit dinners, and thinly veiled sarcasm. Will lives with his beautiful wife and two small humans who steal his food and "need" more LEGOs.

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i’m sorry but the photography on these is just not up to your standard quality…depth of field, angles and actually the engine choices don’t meet the advertised statement. Not being mean just being honest.

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If you’re anything like us, one of the things on your automotive bucket list is becoming an official long hauler on Hot Rod Power Tour. For years we attended one or two days with the dream of making the entire trip. Work, car troubles, and other priorities always got in the way. A few years back, we even tried to take the #RattyChevelle and failed. In 2019 it finally happened: we accomplished our goal and received our official long hauler plaque.

We learned a lot in the process as well, and we’re sharing so you can have the best experience possible if you attempt the Hot Rod Power Tour long haul.

Here are the top 10 things we learned on Hot Rod Power Tour in 2019, plus a little bonus at the end.

10. Sign up for Power Tour early

Packages sell out quickly.

Hot Rod Power Tour has platinum and gold packages that sell out almost immediately. Platinum might seem pricy, and you may think it’s just retired people in high dollar, pristine cars buying the platinum package, but it’s not true. There were couples of all ages, big families, fathers and sons, and a variety of different people and cars who were platinum. Sure, you could put together your own hotel arrangements for a little cheaper, but to be honest, I don’t think you’ll come out that far ahead…unless you just really love dealing with all those details (we don’t).

Why We Went Platinum

We opted for the platinum package because we didn’t want to worry about anything other than getting the car there. Since we had spent very little (almost nothing) on the Chevelle, spending the money on the best experience possible seemed to make sense. The main benefit was spending zero time and energy on accommodations. We literally just showed up to each venue and looked at the itinerary for the hotel info that afternoon.

The Platinum Package Perks

There were other perks too…most venues had their own platinum entrance which meant less of a line, an air conditioned lounge at each venue, snacks and cold drinks, and even meals provided on certain days.

Of all the platinum benefits, these were the best:

• Preferred parking — at some sites this didn’t matter, but at a venue like Martinsville, it meant parking on the track to take advantage of one of the best photo ops of the entire trip.
• Staying at the same hotels as the majority of the long haulers — we actually think hanging out in the hotel parking lot in the evenings was more fun than the events on site–more on that later.
• We didn’t use a porta-potty even once — We were able to use the air-conditioned bathrooms in the platinum lounge the entire week.

9. Take somebody important

We’re big believers that cars are really a means to an end: They’re a way to spend time and do something really fun with people you love.

A few years ago when we had our failed long haul attempt, I took my son on his first camping trip in Iowa. Even though it was just a few short days, I’ll never forget the memories we made together.

This year, I did the majority of the trip on my own, with the rest of the family joining me for the days they could make it. The rest of the time was used to meet new people, network within the car community, and make in person connections with some people I had only met online.

8. The car doesn’t matter

The car you take doesn’t matter…sort of. It’s really what you want to get out of it. You might hear arguing online that it should only be hotrods, or muscle cars, or pre-72…the list goes on…but none of that matters. The thing to remember is this isn’t an event for people who own a certain kind of car…this is an event for people with a common interest , so you should take whatever you own, no matter what it is, and have a blast.

Is It Really Just Hot Rods?

We saw Porsches, Mercedes, Chevy Cruzes, Jeeps, FWD Monte Carlos, and just about everything you could think of. On our previous failed attempt I ended up taking my wife’s Yukon. Whatever you have, go and have fun.

With that said, it really depends on your goals. We could have taken the Hellcat and had nearly a guaranteed trouble free ride complete with air conditioned seats, but where would be the fun it that? Instead, I set a goal to take the #RattyChevelle on both Power Tour and Drag Week in the same year, which made the trip much more interesting, if not a little risky.

7. Make sure your ‘hot rod’ is ready

If you have a later model car, you may need to do nothing. If you’ve got an older car or a project car, you may need to do a lot, depending on the condition.

Power Tour Project Car Prep

At the very least, make sure you have a good cooling fan. Your car will be sitting in line on the way in to venues, and we saw a lot of cars overheat. Knowing this would be the case, I installed an inexpensive electric fan along with a simple relay kit from Amazon in the hotel parking lot before the 1st day. The Chevelle never had a cooling problem the entire trip.

Other things to think about are a well functioning cooling system (the Chevelle had new hoses, water pump, thermostat, and radiator), good tires, and good functioning brakes, especially if there’s a lot of mountain driving along the route. We’re running the original drum brakes, which made us nervous in the hills, but all the wheel cylinders were replaced and the system bled before we left.

Be Prepared for Anything

Also, be prepared…knowing we had some minor (significant by the end of the trip) tranny and oil leaks, I made sure to stock up on fluids. I ended up going through 2 gallons of tranny fluid and at least a gallon of oil on the trip. There were a few people regularly changing spark plugs and using waaay more oil. Some even had to replace transmissions along the way.

6. Meet People Online Ahead of Time

Hot Rod Power Tour provides a great opportunity to meet people, and it helps to find out who’s going ahead of time. You can use the internet, forums, and social media to find people who are attending and make early connections.

For us, we searched the popular hashtags related to the event on Instagram. You can find people with similar cars, common interests, or similar routes to the first venue and drive together. There were probably half a dozen people we met for the first time in person that we had talked to for months prior online.

5. Be social and talk to people

One of the best parts of Hot Rod Power Tour is the sense of camaraderie. Anytime you gather a large group of people with a common goal, you break down barriers between them. The result is a group of people who act like family or friends instead of strangers. Being open to meeting new people and having conversations makes the whole event much more enjoyable.

A great example of this was on the very first day, a family parked next to the Chevelle, put up a tent for shade, broke out their coolers and invited me over to join them. I had a fun afternoon with them and it set the tone for a great week.

4. The Hotels along HRPT

The hotels may be the best part of Power Tour…not the actual hotels themselves, but gatherings that happen in the parking lots each evening. Imagine a car show in every parking lot…people sharing stories, food, drinks, and helping each other fix any issues that came up along the route. There may have even been the occasional smoky burnout.

One suggestion: Pack a cooler in your trunk with your favorite beverage — not just for yourself, but to share with anybody new you might meet.

3. Wake Up Early

To make the drive to each venue the most fun, you’ll want travel with everyone else. One of the most enjoyable parts of the drive is being part of the parade of cars driving through all the towns along the route. Be prepared to wave a lot.

2. Create Your Own Road Trip When Necessary

Of course there’s no actual requirement to follow any route at all. As long as you make it to the venue to get your card stamped, you’ll be part of the long haul. Enjoy the scenery and have fun.

Some days we slept in a little and took a more direct route to make up the time. It’s really up to you.

1. Participate in as Many HotRod events as Possible

Daily power tour activities.

Most venues have some sort of automotive activity every day…drag racing, autocross, dyno pulls, or more. These are free to participate in. Just make sure your car is ready (battery tied down, catch can for the radiator, and bring a helmet – Here’s some basic NHRA tech info if you need it ).

Vendor Giveaways

Vendors also have games, giveaways, and other fun stuff to participate in. One vendor was having a drawing to give away an EFI system. To enter you had to punch a card at their booth every day.

Other vendors give away things like commemorative magnets for each venue that fit together. If you made it to their table every day, you would have a complete set.

Special Paid HotRod Events

One of the extra paid events on Hot Rod Power Tour 2019 was getting to drive your car on track at Bristol Motor Speedway. Signups were sent out early by email ,and they sold out so quickly we missed it. Once we were there this seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime type moment that any car guy or girl wouldn’t want to miss.

Luckily someone invited us at the last minute and we got to experience the ride along on the 30 degree banked corners at Bristol.

The Burnout Contest

Hot Rod Power Tour always ends with some sort of burnout contest. If you’re up for it, make sure you’ve got some extra tires and try to get signed up early at the final venue.

BONUS: Ignore the Negativity on Facebook

One day we decided to check out the various HRPT Facebook groups to see if we were missing any extra events, open houses, or cool stops. What we found instead was just a lot of COMPLAINING.

If you spent any time in the Facebook groups, you would think all the hotels were terrible, everyone’s cars were stolen, the food was bad, all the cars were too new, everybody parks too close and door-dings you, and the vendors refused to give out any free stuff.

We do believe networking ahead of time online is a good idea, but we suggest ignoring Facebook altogether during the actual event. Who wants to spend that time staring at their phone anyway?

The Conclusion: You Should Go On Hot Rod Power Tour

Go. If you’re in to car stuff, you need to do it at least once. Take a car that’s fun and conversational. It doesn’t have to be nice or expensive. Part of the fun is the stories you have when it doesn’t go perfectly. You’ll regret it if you don’t.

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(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) ORGANIZER, DMITRY VOYNOV, SAYING:"The oldest car here is a hardtop Chevrolet Delivery made in 1955. It was bought in America when it was new, back in 1955, and its owner used it for racing. It was racing its whole life. When the owner got old, he said that he would sell the car only if it kept racing. It was designed as a post and food delivery car, and became a great racing car."

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An investigation has found the Kremlin-backed Russian Orthodox Church has played a role in “Russifying” the identities of Ukrainian children.

War monitoring think-tank The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) cited the investigation by Russian opposition student journal DOXA and open-source outlet Kidmapping.

The report found that in the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials deported children from orphanages and boarding schools in occupied Donetsk Oblast to Russia’s Rostov Oblast.

It was here that the report claims the children were visited by senior clergyman Metropolitan Mercury who encouraged them to consider baptism into the church. 

Ukrainian children were also allegedly placed in shelters run by the church, where clergy and affiliated officials held “military-patriotic” events in an effort to encourage pro-Russian sentiment among the children and “cut the children off from their Ukrainian identities”.

Russian sociologist loses appeal against 5-year sentence for ‘justifying terrorism’

A Russian sociologist and activist had his appeal to overturn his five-year prison sentence on charges of “justifying terrorism” rejected.

Russia’s Supreme Court rejected Boris Kagarlitsky appeal on Wednesday after a petition calling for his release was signed by intellectuals and politicians from around the world including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn

Kagarlitsky, 65, is a longtime political dissident and has spoken out repeatedly against the conflict in Ukraine in a magazine he edited and on his YouTube channel.

A former teacher at the prestigious Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences, Kagarlitsky was designated a “foreign agent” by the Russian government in 2018 and was last year added to a register of “terrorists and extremists”.

A Russian court handed him a 600,000-rouble fine in December 2023 after finding him guilty of “publicly justifying terrorism” in a video commenting on a Ukrainian attack on the bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea in October 2022.

Russia is ready to strike French troops if they are sent to to Ukraine to help train Kyiv’s soldiers, the Kremlin has suggested.

Ukraine’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said French trainers would come to Ukraine “soon” last week, which was downplayed by both Paris and Kyiv.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: “No instructor involved in training the Ukrainian military has immunity. It doesn’t matter whether they’re French or not.”

Britain is pushing to deliver 1,000 first-person view drones to Ukraine as part of an international coalition in support of Kyiv.

According to a tender notice posted on the Government’s website, industry providers have been invited to submit bids to provide drones and equipment that can be fitted with armour-destroying munitions.

Ukraine says use of western weapons to strike inside Russia is ‘vital'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff has said that using Western weapons to strike inside Russia was a vital step that would impact Moscow’s tactical aviation and its capability to operate in border areas.

Following pressure from Ukraine and some of its European allies, the US agreed last week to change its policy and allow Kyiv to strike inside Russia with Western weapons as part of its campaign to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Kyiv said the move would help push back Russian advances and better defend territory in the northeast Kharkiv region.

“Permission to use Western weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation is a vital decision,” Andriy Yermak said on the Telegram messaging app. “This will impact the conduct of the war, planning of counteroffensive actions, and will weaken Russians’ abilities to use their forces in the border areas.”

The decision would also help to better fend off Russian aerial attacks, Mr Yermak said.

Russia has ‘robbed normal life for an entire generation of Ukrainian children’, Zelensky says

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has shared an emotional video depicting some of the children who have been killed since the start of the war.

He said: “Many little Ukrainians will never grow up because they were killed in Russian attacks.”

“Thousands have been kidnapped, transferred from Ukraine to Russia, and scattered among strangers. Most of them are unable to contact their families,” he added.

“The way Russia treats Ukraine and its people is a deliberate and calculated genocide.”

Ukraine shoots down 22 of the 27 Russian drones launched overnight

The Ukrainian air force said it downed 22 of the 27 Shahed-type drones launched over five Ukrainian regions in Russia’s overnight attacks.

One person was injured and an industrial facility was damaged in the attack in the region of Poltava, its governor, Filip Pronin, said on the Telegram messaging app.

The Ukrainian military destroyed six drones over the southern region of Mykolaiv, its governor said.Debris from one of them destroyed a private home, and damaged about 10 more, but no casualties were reported, he added.

Four drones were shot down over the southern region of Kherson and four more over the central Dnipropetrovsk region, the regions’ governors said.

The attack also targeted the northern region of Sumy, with no details of damage reported by regional authorities.

On Monday, Ukrainian forces claimed they struck inside Russian territory with Western-supplied weapons and hit a Russian S-300 missile system.

“It burns beautifully. It’s a Russian S-300. On Russian territory. The first days after permission to use Western weapons on enemy territory,” Ukrainian government minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

She posted a picture of the alleged attack on Facebook.

Russian-linked hacker group 'targeting Paris Olympics'

The Paris Olympics are being targeted by a Russian-linked disinformation campaign, according to Microsoft.

Since last summer, efforts have been under way by a hacker group named Storm-1679, according to research.

The hackers “are trying to cultivate an anticipation of violence”, said Clint Watts, the head of Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Centre. “They want people to be fearful of going to the Olympics.”

US embassy in Ukraine issues warning to dual citizens

The American embassy in Ukraine has announced that US-Ukrainian dual citizens will no longer be able to leave the country.

The notification comes after the Ukrainian government reportedly removed the exception that allowed some Ukrainian males between 18 and 60 to leave the country, as long as they could prove they were resident abroad.

“Previously, dual US-Ukrainian citizens in this group could enter and then depart Ukraine if they had deregistered their Ukrainian residency and registered their US residency,” the embassy statement reads. “According to our information, this exception was revoked as of 1 June.”

The Ukrainian government also passed a bill on the mobilisation of men into the military in April as it faces a shortage of manpower amid the ongoing war with Russia.

Eight including two children injured after Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine‘s central city Dnipro injured eight people, including two children, and damaged civilian infrastructure yesterday, Ukrainian authorities said.

The Ukrainian air force said it shot down two Iskander-K cruise missiles over the region. The missile debris damaged civilian infrastructure, causing a fire and injuring residents, according to Serhiy Lysak, the regional governor.

A month-old boy and a seventeen-year-old were among those injured, in addition to six adults, based on preliminary information from the governor and the state emergency services.

The attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital, Lysak wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

Dnipro mayor Borys Filatov added that at least 47 residences and a school were damaged.

Emergency services put out the fire caused by the attack.

Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack. The Ukrainian air force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chernihiv.

Missile threat alert across Ukraine after aircraft intercepted

A missile threat alert was announced across the country after a MiG-31K aircraft took off overnight.

The Ukrainian Air Forces said they monitored the MiG-31K, an aircraft that can carry the Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles that are being used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine.

China pushes Beijing’s version of Ukraine peace plan after snub to Switzerland

The Chinese foreign minister has continued to push Beijing’s potential role as a mediator in Ukraine-Russia peace talks, days after China withdrew from an upcoming peace summit in Switzerland.

Wang Yi told reporters that both Russia and Ukraine have separately indicated their support for the peace plan laid out by China and Brazil last month.

Mr Wang said the two countries have “affirmed most of the content” of the plan that called for an international conference, inviting both Russia and Ukraine.

He said 26 nations have agreed or expressed interest in the plan and a total of 45 countries have given “positive feedback” to the idea.

China is seen as a close ally to Russia, a fact that puts into question its ability to serve as an independent mediator, though Ukraine has not entirely ruled out the idea.

Biden to skip Switzerland’s Ukraine peace summit

US president Joe Biden is set to skip the upcoming Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland despite the Ukrainian president’s direct appeal to his most significant ally.

The US will instead be represented by vice president Kamala Harris and Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan during the two-day event on 15 and 16 June in Lucern, the White House said in a statement.

Mr Zelensky had said that only Vladimir Putin will “applaud” Biden if he fails to show up in Switzerland.

“I believe that the peace summit needs President Biden, and other leaders need President Biden because they will look at the US’s reaction,” Mr Zelensky said at a press conference in Brussels last week.

Mr Biden’s absence “would only be met by an applause by Putin – a personal, standing applause,” he added.

China has already pulled out of the summit after it expressed concerns over Russia not being invited.

The Kremlin has pressurised its allies not to take part in the summit, claiming it lacks clear goals and that it was absurd to hold it without Russia.

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Britain to deliver 1,000 first-person view drones to Ukraine

The UK is expected to send 1,000 first-person view drones to Ukraine, according to a tender posted on the government’s website.

The government is inviting bidders to provide drones that are “capable of carrying varying payloads depending on their propeller size”, reported The Telegraph.

The notice called for 15 batches of 20 “first-person view racing quadcopter style drones” worth £300,000.

The potential delivery would be part of an international coalition launched by Britain and Latvia in February to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the front lines of Ukraine.

Russia calls French military instructors in Ukraine ‘legitimate target’

Russian foreign minister Sergi Lavrov said any French military instructors in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for Russian armed forces amid reports Paris was considering sending trainers to Kyiv.

During his Africa tour yesterday, Mr Lavrov claimed French instructors were already on Ukrainian territory.

“As for the French instructors, I think they are already on the Ukrainian territory,” Mr Lavrov said, referring to the military instructors that France could send to train Ukrainian troops. “Regardless of their status, military officials or mercenaries represent a legitimate target for our armed forces.”

Ukraine‘s top commander said last week he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to access Ukrainian training centres soon.

But French president Emmanuel Macron said last week he would not comment on “rumours or decisions that could be made.”

He said he would elaborate on France’s support during the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day later this week.

Mr Macron’s office said it would not comment on Mr Lavrov’s remarks.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that “instructors who train the Kyiv regime’s troops don’t have any sort of immunity, and it doesn’t matter whether they are French or not.”

Biden to meet Zelensky during France visit

President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in Normandy during his D-Day celebration visit to France, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.

He confirmed that the US was not planning to send American military trainers to Ukraine.

“For our part, we’re not planning for a training mission in Ukraine,” Mr Sullivan said.

“They need more air defences and we are working on that and they need a continued flow of weaponry which we will supply to them.”

The US president’s remarks in Normandy, both on Thursday at the formal 80th anniversary ceremony and on Friday at the famed Pointe du Hoc cliffs, will centre around the dangers of isolationism and the need to stand up to dictators, Mr Sullivan said.

They escaped Russia’s deadly assault on Kharkiv – now these Ukrainians face another catastrophe

They escaped Russia’s deadly assault on Kharkiv – now they face another catastrophe

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Putin’s forces killed his brother. He takes revenge using hundreds of suicide drones to blow Russian troops up

The Ukraine politician avenging his brother’s death with hi-tech ‘suicide drones’

Zelensky accuses China of helping Russia sabotage Ukraine peace summit

Pictured: Ukrainian soldiers prepare to hit Russian forces in Dontesk

UK vows action over hundreds of Ukrainians with disabilities vanished into Russia

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has accused China of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming peace conference on the war in Ukraine.

Speaking at Asia’s premier security conference in Singapore, Mr Zelensky alleged Russia had been using Chinese diplomats in the wider Asian region to influence and dissuade countries from attending the peace summit, due to be held in Burgenstock Resort, central Switzerland, on 15 and 16 June.

“Russia, using Chinese influence in the region, using Chinese diplomats also, does everything to disrupt the peace summit,” said Mr Zelensky at a news conference at the Shangri-La defence forum.

“Regrettably this is unfortunate that such a big independent powerful country as China is an instrument in the hands of [Russian leader Vladimir] Putin.”

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Kremlin says Swiss summit on Ukraine is waste of time without Russia

The Kremlin said it was understandable that some countries were declining to take part in a Swiss-hosted peace summit on Ukraine this month because the gathering lacked clear goals and it was absurd to hold it without Russia.

Ukraine says more than 100 countries and organisations have agreed to attend the summit on June 15-16, to which Moscow has not been invited.

“This is a completely absurd activity, this is an idle pastime,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He said it was obvious the meeting was not geared towards results, and “that’s why many countries don’t want to waste time.”

Over the past two years operating along the Ukrainian front line, Khrystyna Drahomaretska has gained a veteran’s understanding of the battle tactics employed by the invading Russian troops.

During the day, the 27-year-old explains, they will freely dispatch cheap kamikaze drones to kill anyone on sight. At night, however, the high-value drones equipped with hi-tech sensors are used more sparingly to target vehicles instead.

That was the calculation she made two weeks ago while conducting a daring night-time rescue operation a few hundred metres from the Russian positions near the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region where Putin’s forces are currently pushing towards.

Mindful of the night vision drones, she ditched her van and crept towards her target on foot. But the enemy started firing anyway, with more than a dozen missiles launched towards her position.

Hiding behind a copse of trees, one exploded nearby sending a knuckle-sized piece of shrapnel searing straight through her leg.

Many soldiers will insist that killing their enemies is not personal. But when Stepan Barna’s suicide drone unit takes Russian soldiers’ lives, he does not disguise his feeling that every killing is a very personal payback for the death of his brother last year.

Stepan and his older brother, Oleh, were both well-known Ukrainian politicians long before Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Stepan had been the governor of the Ternopil region in the country’s west.

Oleh had been a member of the Ukrainian parliament. He gained notoriety in 2015 when he grabbed the then prime minister, Arseniy Yatseniuk, whose politics he disagreed with, while Yatseniuk was addressing the parliament, and dragged him off the podium.

Moscow could ‘attack Nato in three years’

Nato only has two to three years to prepare before Russia regains its ability to launch a conventional attack on the alliance, Norway’s top general said.

“At one point someone said it’ll take 10 years, but I think we’re back to less than 10 years because of the industrial base that is now running in Russia,” General Kristoffersen said.

“It will take some time, which gives us a window now for the next two to three years to rebuild our forces, to rebuild our stocks at the same time as we are supporting Ukraine.”

Ukraine using Western weapons to hit targets in Russia won't lead to escalation, says German chancellor

Ukraine’s use of Western-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia will not “contribute to escalation,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.

Germany has long opposed lifting the ban on Ukraine’s use of Western weapons to target Russia, but changed course last month.

“We are certain that it will not contribute to an escalation because, as Joe Biden has also described, it is only a matter of being able to defend a large city like Kharkiv,” Mr Scholz said.

Putin asks Xi to ‘snub’ Switzerland peace conference

Vladimir Putin reportedly asked Xi Jinping to snub an upcoming peace conference in Switzerland which Russia is not attending.

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba stated on June 3 that Russia is trying to discredit the upcoming Ukrainian peace summit by convincing other states that the summit is insignificant.

Other Ukrainian officials have recently emphasized that it is imperative for both the United States and the PRC to attend the June 2024 peace summit as their participation is “decisive” in compelling Russia to participate in the process of restoring peace and security.

Russia and China in ‘disagreement’ over gas pipeline

Moscow and Beijing are in disagreement over a planned gas pipeline connecting Russia with China despite a public show of allignment, according to reports.

China and Russia disagree about the details of the PS - 2 gas pipeline, with Beijing wanting to pay prices near Russia’s subsidised domestic gas prices and to only commit to buying a small part of the pipeline’s planned capacity, the Financial Times reported.

Gazprom boss Alexei Miller did not accompany Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent visit to the PRC due to the disagreements over the pipeline.

Russian missile attack on Dnipro injures seven, including two children

At least seven people, including two children, were injured as a Russian missile hit the central city of Dnipro, local officials said.

The missile attack in the early hours today by Russian forces also damaged civilian infrastructure.

Ukrainian air force said it shot down two Iskander-K cruise missiles over the region. The missile debris damaged civilian infrastructure, causing a fire and injuring residents, according to Serhiy Lysak, the regional governor.

Two boys were among those injured, in addition to five adults, based on preliminary information from the governor.

The attack damaged cars and knocked windows out in residential buildings and a hospital, Lysak wrote on Telegram.

Russian forces also launched four drones in the overnight attack but the Ukrainian air force said it shot down two of them over the northern region of Chernihiv.

Nearly 1300 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine in past 24 hours

Russian forces have lost 1,290 soldiers and more than 200 pieces of military equipment in the past 24 hours, senior Ukrainian military officials said in a daily update this morning.

A total of 512,420 Russian military personnel have been killed or injured since the invasion in February 2022, the update from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

The General Staff also reported 126 combat clashes took place on the war frontline over the past day.

“During the day, the Russian occupiers launched two missile attacks on the territory of Ukraine using six missiles and 37 air strikes using 51 UAVs, and launched 359 kamikaze drones. In addition, the occupiers fired over 2,100 times at the positions of our troops and settlements using various types of weapons,” it said.

The Russian Ministry of Defence does not comment on the casualty count of its troops shared by Kyiv.

White House says Ukraine has no stronger backer than US as Biden misses peace talks

Asked Monday if president Joe Biden was sending the wrong message globally by forgoing the peace summit to attend a glitzy California fundraiser, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said: “There hasn’t been any single leader around the world who has supported Ukraine more and more stridently than Joe Biden.”

He said vice president Kamala Harris will be attending the summit “because of our desire to be represented around that table” and her presence will help demonstrate that “Ukraine has no stronger backer than the United States”.

“No matter who represents the United States at this summit,” Kirby said during a virtual briefing with reporters, “It can’t be said that the United States has in any way walked away from supporting Ukraine.”

The US confirmed vice president Harris will represent Washington at this month’s global peace summit on the war in Ukraine. The summit, organised by Switzerland, will be led by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Kamala harris to represent us at swiss ‘peace summit’ for ukraine.

US vice president Kamala Harris will represent Washington at this month’s global peace summit on the war in Ukraine. The summit, organised by Switzerland, will be led by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russia has not been invited, raising questions about what purpose the summit would serve without the participation of one of the parties to the conflict. China has declined to attend for this reason.

The White House said Ms Harris would attend the meeting in Lucerne on 15 June. President Joe Biden is scheduled to be at a campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles hosted by actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

“The vice president will underscore the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to supporting Ukraine’s effort to secure a just and lasting peace, based on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” and the principles of the UN charter, said her communications director Kirsten Allen.

She said Ms Harris will also “reaffirm support for the people of Ukraine as they defend themselves against ongoing Russian aggression”. Mr Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, will join Ms Harris as part of the US delegation.

Mr Zelensky has heavily boosted the summit and encouraged world leaders to attend, even as he has accused Russia of trying to undermine the meeting with China’s help.

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Nato has two to three years to prepare for confrontation with Russia, says Norway’s top general

Norway’s top military general has warned that Nato’s window of preparing against Russian aggression has dwindled from 10 years to two-three years.

“At one point someone said it’ll take 10 years but I think we’re back to less than 10 years because of the industrial base that is now running in Russia. It will take some time, which gives us a window now for the next two to three years to rebuild our forces, to rebuild our stocks at the same time as we are supporting Ukraine,” said General Eirik Kristoffersen, the head of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

He said Russia’s positions near his country’s borders have not changed significantly over the past year and this allows Oslo to strengthen defence capabilities agreed upon within Nato.

“So we can fulfil those plans and those decisions with content in the next years, but we need to speed up. We need to do it in two to three years to make sure that we are ready for whatever might happen,” the top military official told Bloomberg.

Vladimir Putin’s defence minister Andrei Belousov has been asked by a group of Russian women to return their mobilised husbands from the war frontline in Ukraine, in a rare protest against the Kremlin.

One of the woman at yesterday’s protest, who gave her name as Paulina, said a group of 18 women had gathered to appeal personally to Belousov, an economist by training whom Putin appointed to the job last month.

Paulina, who said she was 20 years old and had a husband fighting in Ukraine, said the women want Belousov to impose strict limits on how long soldiers can serve before they must rotate out of active duty.

Pictures and videos Paulina published on Telegram showed women holding signs with slogans including “Please bring Papa home”. Several had brought along their school-aged children and toddlers in pushchairs.

No ministry officials came out of the building to speak with the women, Paulina said.

The protest showcases the anger and despair that has gripped some soldiers’ families as the war in Ukraine grinds on into its third year, with no end in sight.

The women’s protests are sensitive for the authorities, given that the Kremlin presents what it calls the “special military operation” in Ukraine as having the overwhelming support of the Russian people.

For months, different groups of Russian women have organised sporadic demonstrations to exert pressure on authorities to return their husbands, sons and brothers who were mobilised after a decree by Putin in September 2022.

Poland has arrested 18 people on allegations of planning hostile acts on behalf of Russia, Belarus

Poland has arrested 18 people on allegations of pursuing hostile activities or planning sabotage on behalf of  Russia  and Belarus, including plans to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the interior minister said Monday.

Ten of those arrested since December were directly involved in planning various forms of sabotage across Poland, Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak told a news conference.

Polish authorities have linked some recent arsons or attempted arsons to Russian-sponsored agents. Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian nationals are among those arrested in recent months, according to the Internal Security Agency’s communiques.

Italy to send second air defence system to Ukraine for Russian ballistic missiles

Italy will send a second SAMP/T air defence system to Ukraine, its foreign minister said in a radio interview, responding to Kyiv’s pleas for greater help to fend off Russian missile attacks.

The system, also known as MAMBA, is a Franco-Italian battery that can track dozens of targets and intercept 10 at once. It is the only European-made system that can intercept ballistic missiles.

Rome and Paris jointly delivered a first system in 2023, but in recent months Ukraine has repeatedly called on partners to provide more help with air defence as it faces an increasing barrage of attacks on cities and energy infrastructure.

“It is known that we will send SAMP/T, which is an instrument of air defence, therefore of protection, that Ukraine itself asked us for,” foreign minister Antonio Tajani told state broadcaster Rai, confirming earlier media reports.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Italy has approved eight support packages to the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Tajani said the SAMP/T will be part of a ninth package under preparation, but did not give a time frame for delivery.

Russia intercepts 20 Ukrainian drones in Kursk

Russian air defence units intercepted 20 Ukrainian drones in southern Russia’s Kursk region bordering Ukraine, regional governor Alexei Smironov said last night.

The governor claimed that the Ukrainian forces attacked four villages in his region using attack drones and helicopters, but no injuries were reported.

In Belgorod region, to the southeast, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said air defence units had downed “several airborne targets”. Roofs of some dwellings were damaged.

Zelenskyy will participate in G7 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will participate in the G7 summit later this month his spokesman has confirmed

He will attend the summit in southern Italy either online or in person from 13 to 15 June to participate in discussions about ways to use profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

“Unfortunately, I cannot confirm or deny that the President will physically participate in the G7 summit, but in any case, whether online or physically, there is no doubt that he will be there,” the president’s spokesman, Sergey Nikiforov told Ukrainian television.

Unsafe to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, UN official says

It will be unsafe to restart the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine as long as war rages around it, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday.

Grossi held a meeting with Russia on the issue last week after officials including President Vladimir Putin told him Moscow hopes to restart Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, where the six reactors are now shut down as the International Atomic Energy Agency has recommended on safety grounds.

“The idea, of course, they have is to restart at some point. They are not planning to decommission this nuclear power plant. So this is what prompts the need to have a discussion about that,” Grossi told a news conference on the first day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors.

Russia said after last week’s meeting it is not currently planning to reactivate the plant. Grossi said some important steps need to be taken before it can restart safely.

“In terms of what needs to happen ..., there shouldn’t be any bombing or any activity of this type,” Grossi said.

“Then there should be a more stable assurance of external power supply. This requires repairs, important repairs of existing lines, which at the moment, and because of the military activity, are very difficult to envisage.”

Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure

Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern  Donetsk  province.

The shutdowns were in place in all but three regions of Ukraine following Saturday’s drone and missile attack on energy targets that injured at least 19 people.

Ukraine’s state-owned power grid operator Ukrenergo said the shutdowns affected both industrial and household consumers.

Italy likely to send second air defence system to Ukraine, source says

Italy will likely send a second SAMP/T air defence system to Ukraine, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Monday, responding to Kyiv’s demands for greater help to fend off Russian missile attacks.

The source, who declined to be named, confirmed newspaper reports that Italy was preparing to send a SAMP/T system which is deployed in Kuwait, but is soon due to return to Italy.

However, he did not give a timeframe for any delivery.

Corriere della Sera newspaper reported on Monday that the government could green light the new supplies after a summit of leaders of the Group of Seven major democracies, which Italy will host on June 13-15.

1,270 Russian casualties in 24 hours, Ukraine claims

Ukrainian officials have claimed Russia has suffered 1,270 casualties in the past 24 hours.

If correct, this would be one of the highest daily casualty figures since the war began in 2022.

Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province.

Germany aims to order two more frigates to bolster defences

The German government wants to buy two further frigates provided parliament approves the deal, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Monday, as part of a policy shift to bolster its defences after Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Speaking in the Baltic port of Wolgast at a keel-laying ceremony for the first of four F126 frigates already ordered, he said he had reached a deal with the finance ministry to present parliament with a draft budget for two additional ships.

The F126 frigates comprise a core element of Germany’s so-called “Zeitenwende” (sea change) in defence policy initiated by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Germany needs six, not just four of them, Pistorius said.

“It (the frigate) was developed to play its part in our collective defence, it is crucial for a credible deterrence, in particular for the protection of our northern flank,” Pistorious told reporters at the ceremony.

The first frigate of the new type is expected to be delivered to the German navy in 2028. It will be capable of striking targets above and under water.

The first four ships will cost some 6.2 billion euros ($6.72 billion) and be built in the ports of Wolgast, Kiel and Hamburg with Dutch shipbuilder Damen as a general contractor.

The contract includes an option for two further ships.

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Poland has arrested 18 people on allegations of pursuing hostile activities or planning sabotage on behalf of Russia and Belarus, including plans to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the interior minister said Monday.

Nearly 1,000 people honor a young Ukrainian journalist and volunteer combat medic killed in action

Nearly 1,000 people attended a ceremony Sunday honoring the memory of Ukrainian journalist Iryna Tsybukh, who was killed in action while serving as a volunteer combat medic a few days before her 26th birthday.

Tsybukh was killed while on rotation in the Kharkiv area, where Russia started its offensive nearly a month ago.

She had left a note describing how she wished the ceremony to be held, asking people to sing Ukrainian songs and attend in vyshyvankas — traditional embroidered shirts — instead of black clothes.

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Sri Lanka says 455 citizens duped into fighting for Russia in Ukraine as 16 go missing in action

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Sri Lanka and Russia are starting talks to resolve the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in the war against Ukraine , after at least 16 people were reported missing in action.

On Thursday, Junior Foreign Minister Tharaka Balasuriya said that the Sri Lankans, mostly retired soldiers, had been duped into traveling to Russia with promises of good salaries and privileges including Russian citizenship.

“The situation in Russia is very unfortunate,” Balasuriya told reporters, adding that he is working with the defense ministry to ascertain the number of people fighting in Russia.

Sri Lanka reports 455 men duped into fighting for Russia as 16 go missing