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The president of the World Congress of Ukrainians, Pavlo Grod, said Ukraine must compete not only with European labor markets but also with the lifestyle abroad to bring back its citizens. Millions of Ukrainians who fled should not be branded traitors but could become the key resource for rebuilding the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has named a special forces unit after the controversial Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). The decision has drawn sharp criticism in Poland, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaking of wounded historical sensitivities.
Ukrainian forces are intensifying strikes on Russia's R-280 'Novorossiya' supply route, which connects Russia to occupied Crimea. According to the Kyiv Post, citing commanders, military traffic on the route has dropped by up to 71% amid sustained drone attacks.
Ukrainian forces have established full fire control over Russian supply routes in the Mariupol area, a National Guard officer said at a security forum in Berlin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a decisive winter offensive against Ukraine, according to experts cited by the New York Post. Russia's economy is in deep crisis, and Putin is becoming increasingly desperate.
Ukrainian forces damaged several bridges on the road to Crimea near Armiansk overnight on June 11, according to the Russian-installed occupation administration of Kherson region.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian convoy of about 50 trucks carrying fuel and ammunition near Armiansk in temporarily occupied Crimea, destroying part of the vehicles, Commander Dmytro Filatov said.
The Ukrainian military has modified the launch system of the Neptune missile complex to fire the newly developed Areion drone-missile, according to Ukrainian media 24tv, citing official technical data.
Ukraine has awarded a military unit the title 'Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA),' reopening a historical conflict with Poland. The UPA is associated in Poland with massacres of civilians during World War II, reports the Kyiv Post.
Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine with over 220 drones and Iskander-M missiles, causing damage in nine regions, including Konotop, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa, the Kyiv Post reports.
Despite the war and security risks, demand for apartments in front-line regions of Ukraine is rising. According to 24tv, the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts are the most sought-after.
Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) stopped former military commissar Yevhen Borysov as he was leaving Kyiv on June 10 and searched his vehicle, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
The Ukrainian parliament has approved record funding for the armed forces in 2026, with total defense spending reaching 4.4 trillion hryvnias, according to the BBC.
Bus services from Ukraine to Poland at the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint will be suspended until November 2027 due to repairs, Ukraine's State Customs Service announced on Wednesday.
Three officials from the army corps are under investigation for allegedly receiving illegal benefits through fraudulent soldier reports.
In Ukraine, the minimum retirement age is set at 60 years. However, certain groups of individuals can retire earlier, according to 24tv.
The Russian army launched drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and villages on June 9, 2026. Air raid alerts were issued in several regions, according to 24tv.
Russian forces have again attacked the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with combat drones, hitting residential areas, according to 24tv.
Ukraine's military has begun using the LITAVR interceptor drone, developed by F-Drones, which can reach speeds of up to 350 km/h and automatically track targets. According to the Kyiv Post, the system is already in serial production and operational with Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine will not stop its attacks on military targets along Russia's Baltic coast, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. At the same time, Kyiv offered cooperation to Baltic states to prevent drone incidents.
Ukrainian strikes on supply routes have caused a fuel shortage on occupied Crimea. According to Spiegel, Russian tourists are stranded on the peninsula.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has demanded that Europe be involved at the highest level in future negotiations on a ceasefire. According to Ukrainska Pravda, Zelenskyy proposed a meeting of Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and preferably the US.
The number of civilian casualties in Ukraine has increased in May and is expected to surpass April's figures, according to preliminary UN data.
Ukraine's Interior Ministry (MVS) is planning tougher sanctions for drivers who repeatedly speed. According to 24tv, a demerit point system abolished in 2020 is set to be reintroduced.
Ukrainian forces continue targeting fuel infrastructure and logistics of Russian occupiers in Crimea, reports 24tv.
Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, has approved a concept for the development of missile forces and artillery until 2030, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
According to 24tv, the Kremlin is preparing Russian society for a possible end to the war of aggression against Ukraine – and intends to present it as a 'victory'.
In the night of June 9, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian rescue workers twice in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sees the military situation for his country as more favorable than it has been in two and a half years. In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian in London, he said Russia is losing the initiative day by day.
Russian troops continue their assaults on several front sections, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Small groups infiltrate and storm in the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk oblasts.
The European Union has transferred an additional €2.8 billion to Ukraine to support its state budget, which has been severely strained by Russia's war of aggression.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found no radioactive contamination after an attack on a storage facility for spent fuel elements near the Ukrainian Chernobyl nuclear plant, the IAEA announced.
A wave of panic over supposed mass migration from South Asia is sweeping Ukraine, fueled by disinformation, AI-generated fakes, and far-right fringe groups, the Kyiv Post reports. Official data shows no significant influx of foreign workers.
A new poll by the Polish research institute IBRiS shows that more than 76 percent of Poles expect Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine to continue beyond 2026.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov has called the full restoration of rights for the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine a non-negotiable condition for a long-term peace settlement. Lavrov spoke on Saturday in a video address on Russian Language Day, as reported by the Kyiv Post.
In the early hours of June 7, Ukrainian special forces (SSO) attacked several oil depots in Russian-occupied Crimea, targeting the Semykolodezyanska oil base, according to 24tv.
Belarusian Alexander Lukashenko said on June 6 in Grodno that Belarusian troops will not take part in combat operations in Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Post. He stated that his compatriots do not want to serve as 'cannon fodder' for someone else's will.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin has squandered his opportunity to end the war on favorable terms after rejecting a direct peace talk proposal from President Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law that fundamentally reforms state support for Ukraine's film industry. Kyiv Post reports that the law guarantees minimum funding and introduces new support instruments.
On the morning of June 6, Russia launched attack drones against Ukraine again. According to 24tv, air raid alerts were triggered in several regions due to the threat of Shahed drones.