While Ukrainian strikes on military targets are a defensive necessity, Russian terror bombing campaigns are in hopes of furthering its imperial ambitions.
St. Sophia cathedral in Kyiv was damaged. "The blast wave caused the destruction of the cornice on the main apse of the national monument.”
Ukraine is struggling with a situation that could escalate into World War III, — Zelenskyy
What else the president said in an interview with Hungarian media:
• One of the reasons why the West is not imposing more serious sanctions is that Ukraine does not support mobilization from the age of 18;
• The Russian Federation directly confirmed in Istanbul that their memorandum is an ultimatum that Ukraine must accept;
• We can mobilize 27 thousand people per month, and the Russians - 40-50 thousand, because their losses are greater;
• My main dream is a country that lives in peace. This is what I really want. Peace.
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Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of June 9 to 10 and hit a maternity hospital in Odesa City.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 315 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Kursk and Oryol cities; Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[81] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces also launched two KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh Oblast and five Iskander-K cruise missiles from Kursk Oblast. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 213 drones, the two KN-23 missiles, and all five of the Iskander-K cruise missiles, and that 64 drones were "lost" or suppressed by Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces struck Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Kyiv oblasts, damaging civilian infrastructure.[82] Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces struck a maternity hospital in Odesa City.[83] Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yurii Ihnat stated that drone debris in Kyiv City contained thermobaric, high-explosive fragmentation warheads.[84]
Forbes Ukraine reported on June 9 that Russia's use of Shahed and decoy drones in its long-range drone strike series was largely cyclical in early 2025 with Russian forces launching about 2,500 drones in one month, then about 4,000 drones per month over the next two months, then again about 2,500 drones in the following month.[85] Forbes Ukraine reported that Russian forces launched 2,611 drones in January 2025; 3,830 in February 2025; 4,198 drones in March 2025; 2,476 drones in April 2025; and at least 3,628 drones in May 2025.
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Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 213 drones, the two KN-23 missiles, and all five of the Iskander-K cruise missiles, and that 64 drones were "lost" or suppressed by Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be switching between rhetoric focused on Russian ethnic nationalism and Russian multinationalism, but remains committed to promoting anti-Western sentiment and the militarization of Russia's youth.
- Russia is reportedly working to increase the number of North Korean labor migrants in Russia, likely to support Russia's workforce and to directly join the Russian military.
- Ukraine and Russia conducted the second round of prisoner of war (POW) exchanges on June 10, in accordance with agreements the parties reached in Istanbul on June 2.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Vovchansk, Borova, Lyman, and Toretsk. Russian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk and Toretsk.
The UK Defence Secretary has been attending D-Day commemorations in France, as he pays tribute to the Second World War generation that defeated fascism in Europe.
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Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Kharkiv direction.
Ukrainian advances: Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on June 10 that Ukrainian forces regained control over the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in northern Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv City).[19]
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Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Lyman direction.
Assessed Ukrainian advances: Geolocated footage published on June 10 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced northeast of Torske (east of Lyman).[30]
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