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Ukraine's Air Force has warned of a high probability of missile launches from Russia's Kapustin Yar test site within the next 24 hours. On the evening of June 11, an air raid alert was issued across Ukraine due to a ballistic threat.
Four alleged pseudo-fortune tellers are facing trial in Kyiv for defrauding four women of approximately 800,000 hryvnias, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
A lasting peace in Ukraine is only possible through a Ukrainian military victory or the death of President Vladimir Putin, according to retired Canadian Lieutenant Christopher Coates. He spoke to Ukrinform after a visit to Ukraine.
The Central Election Commission of Ukraine has recognized Andrij Lewus as a new member of parliament. According to Ukrainska Pravda, he took the oath in the Verkhovna Rada on Friday.
Ukrainian forces have severed all land connections from the occupied Kherson region to occupied Crimea, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The strikes on bridges and supply routes aim to cripple Russian logistics.
Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing the General Staff, that on June 11 there were 241 combat engagements with Russian troops. Ukrainian defenders repelled most attacks on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions.
In the night of June 12, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 117 combat drones. Ukraine's air defense shot down or electronically neutralized 102 of them, according to the Ukrainian Air Force as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
Russia's crude oil production fell to 9.009 million barrels per day in May, the lowest level in a year, as Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure intensified.
Russian troops attacked the city of Mykolaiv with Shahed combat drones on the morning of June 12. A man was injured and a transport company was damaged, according to the head of the regional military administration, Vitaliy Kim.
Russian forces launched 949 attacks on 44 settlements in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region over the past day, killing two civilians and wounding three others, according to the regional military administration.
Russia continued its air terror against Ukraine on Tuesday morning, attacking the city of Mykolaiv. Explosions were heard in the city, according to 24tv.
Poland has agreed not to suspend bus traffic at the Shehyni-Medyka border crossing during the summer months despite planned repairs, Ukraine's Deputy Minister for Reconstruction Oleksiy Kuleba announced.
Ukraine and the EU have fundamentally changed the logic of the Ukraine Facility program: from now on, all reform indicators are linked to EU integration. Deputy Economy Minister Dariia Marchak announced this on Thursday.
Ukraine is targeting bridges leading to occupied Crimea, disrupting key supply routes. According to 24tv, this has caused fuel shortages and growing dissatisfaction among Russian occupiers on the peninsula.
Ukraine's National Police has uncovered at least seven cases of military personnel being poisoned, with teenagers suspected of acting on orders from Russian intelligence services, the BBC reports.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted the Concept of Counterterrorism in Ukraine, approved by the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on April 6, 2026, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyj sees Ukraine as having the upper hand in drone warfare, according to Ukrinform.
According to Deutschlandfunk, approximately 740 churches and other religious sites in Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged as a result of Russia's war of aggression.
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.