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A Russian drone attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, June 6, killed two employees of an industrial enterprise. Ivan Fedorov, head of the regional military administration, confirmed the civilian casualties, as reported by the Kyiv Post.
US Donald Trump has spoken out in favor of direct peace negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin without US mediation, according to the Kyivpost.
A Russian Shahed drone struck an OKKO gas station near Posad-Pokrovske in Kherson Oblast on June 5, killing two civilians and injuring nine others, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
Russian forces shelled a gas station in the Chornobaivka community of Kherson region on Tuesday, killing a 35-year-old woman and injuring seven people, according to Ukrainian news outlet 24tv.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, 185 Ukrainian defenders and one civilian have returned from Russian captivity in a prisoner exchange. This is the 75th exchange since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
A Ukrainian sea drone exploded in a Romanian port, the Defense Ministry in Bucharest said. The drone does not belong to the Romanian army but is a type used in the war in Ukraine.
A Russian drone strike on a food factory near Kyiv has killed four people, Ukrainian authorities said. The attack was part of a wave of drone strikes across the country.
Former Ukrainian Foreign Dmytro Kuleba said President Volodymyr Zelensky's open letter to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin was a signal of confidence in victory. According to the Kyiv Post, the letter was addressed not only to Putin but also to the Ukrainian people, US Donald Trump, and European allies.
A parcel explosion at a Nova Poshta sorting terminal in Kyiv's Obolon district on June 5 killed one employee and injured two others, according to the Kyiv Post. The case has been classified as a terrorist act resulting in death.
Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanyshyna, thanked the House of Representatives for passing the Ukraine Support Act and now expects a similar decision from the Senate.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) say they have killed or wounded more than 100,000 Russian soldiers within a year, according to the unit's commander, Brovdi, on Thursday.
Russia intends to raise the proportion of jet-powered attack drones in its airstrikes to up to 50 percent, Ukraine's top general warned, posing new challenges for the country's air defense.
Ukraine's 'small air defense' destroyed more than 3,500 Russian drones in May, according to Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. He also warned of a new Russian tactic: Moscow plans to increase the share of jet-powered attack drones to 50 percent.
Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing the Ukrainian General Staff, that 279 combat engagements took place at the front on June 3. Most Russian attacks were concentrated on the Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole directions.
Russian forces are trying to encircle the city of Lyman and expand their offensive to other cities, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its latest frontline report.
The Supreme Court of Ukraine has ruled in a test case on compensation for a soldier who lost part of his income due to delayed salary payments. According to 24tv, the case involved an allowance set by a government decree.
A Russian drone strike on the village of Rokytne in Kharkiv region on June 3 killed two people and injured three, Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Russia has launched massive strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. According to a report by Spiegel, Vladimir Putin spoke of a 'new dimension' of the war.
Historian and journalist Anne Applebaum sees Ukraine in a new role: no longer just a recipient of security assistance, but increasingly a security provider for Europe. She said this in an exclusive interview with the Kyiv Post.
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with drones on the morning of June 3, injuring five people, according to local authorities as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
A Russian attack on Kyiv on June 2 injured dozens of people. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe the main goal of the strike was to divert attention from the Kremlin's failures, according to 24tv.
Russia has launched attack drones against Ukraine again. According to 24tv, air raid alerts were triggered in several regions, including Kyiv.
Ukraine allows citizens aged 60 and older to sign military service contracts, but only for specific units and subject to health requirements and unit approval.
Hungary is preparing to lift its long-standing veto on EU accession negotiations with Ukraine. According to the Kyiv Post, the new leadership in Budapest has signaled openness for Kyiv and Chisinau to open the first negotiation chapter on June 15 in Luxembourg.
Ukraine is targeting Russian supply routes to Crimea, causing fuel shortages on the occupied peninsula. Meanwhile, authorities in Dnipro and Kyiv report rising casualty numbers after Russian missile strikes.
Ukraine's cumulative consumer price index reached 104.2 percent in April, triggering a legally mandated salary adjustment in June, according to 24tv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree requiring foreign nationals and stateless persons to submit a certificate of no criminal record when applying for Russian citizenship. According to the Kyiv Post, simplified naturalization pathways for Ukrainians from occupied territories remain in place.
A small boy was pulled from the rubble in Kryvyi Rih following Russian attacks on Ukraine, n-tv reports. The rescue is part of the ongoing Russian aggression against the country.
A massive Russian missile strike on Kyiv has severely damaged the apartment of well-known Ukrainian influencer Yuliana Hnatyshyn. According to 24tv, she and her fiancé were at home when the explosion occurred.
Russia launched a massive missile attack on Kyiv overnight, killing four people and injuring more than 60, according to Ukrainian authorities. Numerous buildings were destroyed.
Russian forces attacked the Poltava region with drones and missiles overnight on June 2, damaging a private enterprise, residential houses, and farm buildings, and injuring one person, according to the head of the regional military administration, Vitaliy Dyakovnych.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported 249 combat engagements along the entire front line on June 1, with the heaviest fighting concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 56 Russian attacks, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
Russia launched a massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on June 2, 2026. Ukraine's air force said air defenses neutralized 642 of 729 aerial targets, including 40 cruise missiles.
Russia is reportedly considering importing jet fuel, according to Handelsblatt. The news comes as Moscow continues its massive assault on Kyiv and all of Ukraine.
In the night of June 2, the Russian army launched a combined attack on Ukraine. According to the BBC, there are dead and dozens of wounded in Kyiv and Dnipro, with residential buildings on fire.
Russian air strikes on Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens overnight into Tuesday, The Guardian reported, citing Ukrainian authorities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a 'closed conversation' about possible retaliation for the alleged Ukrainian strike on Starobilsk, as reported by 24tv.
Poland's former ambassador to Ukraine, Bartosz Cichocki, has returned a Ukrainian state decoration awarded by President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the Kyiv Post, he is protesting Kyiv's decision to honor a military unit with the title 'Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA).'
On the morning of June 1, Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure in southern Oblast, damaging a maternity ward and administrative buildings of a hospital, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
Ukraine expects US Donald Trump to de-escalate the war before the congressional elections on November 3, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing government sources in Kyiv.