The Kyiv Independent news desk

Key developments on June 12: * Ukraine announces landmark military service reforms with record pay raise for infantry * Russian rubber plant, oil refineries struck by Ukrainian drones in latest overnight attack, military confirms * Ukrainian drone maker Skyfall partners with Airbus on defense innovation * Sumy hit by morning artillery bombardment as Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 6, injure 52 over past day * 'High probability' of Russian missile launch from Oreshnik site over

The number includes 1,300 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on June 11: * Ukraine aims to isolate Crimea from Russia, drone commander 'Madyar' says * Ukraine's drone advantage over Russia grows as nearly 180,000 military targets struck in May, Syrskyi says * Ukraine reportedly strikes military targets, hit several bridges in large-scale attack across Russian-occupied Crimea * Lockheed Martin unable to guarantee Patriot missile delivery timelines for US allies, top executive says Russia's crude oil production fell to its lowest leve

The number includes 1,310 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on June 10: * Russian-occupied Mariupol port no longer operational after Ukrainian strikes, Azov Corps says * Chonhar Bridge linking Crimea to Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast destroyed after Ukrainian drone strike, Ukraine says * Ukrainian Flamingo missiles strike military plant in large-scale attack on Russia, Zelensky confirms * 'Time to sit at the negotiating table' — Bulgaria to stop sending arms to Ukraine Ukrainian forces have disabled the Russian-occupied port of Ma

The number includes 1,190 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on June 9: * Ukraine targets key Crimea crossing in broader day of strikes on Russian military logistics; * Russia's Starlink rival loses one of its first operational satellites, Russian media reports; * Ukraine strikes ammo depot in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, confirms fuel tank destruction near Mariupol; * Syrskyi approves Rocket Forces and Artillery development plan through 2030; * No visas for Russian soldiers, no crypto, no fish — EU announces new Russia sanctions packa

Damir Davydov, a Russian military official responsible for missile and artillery ammunition supplies, was killed in a car bombing outside Moscow on June 9.

The number includes 1,370 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on June 8: * Russia rejects Ukrainian, European peace initiatives, says battlefield will decide war * NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia in 1st such interception, military says * Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot, radar station, other military targets, General Staff confirms * Ukraine foils Russian plot to assassinate senior military intelligence official, police say * At least 8 killed, 52 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day Ukrainian forces recap

This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of June 8: * Crimea faces food shortages amid Ukraine's intensified drone attacks * Bridge linking Crimea to southern Ukraine damaged in drone strike, Ukrainian military confirms * Ukraine's drones take aerial control over part of land route to Russian-occupied Crimea, military sa

The heaviest fighting is taking place in the Pokrovsk sector in Donetsk Oblast, the Oleksandrivka sector, which lies at the junction of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, and the Huliaipole sector in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the commander-in-chief said.

The number includes 1,330 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The attack was carried out with Ukraine's homemade Fire Point drones and new long-range Behemoth UAV, causing significant damage to the bridge, the military said.

The number includes 1,350 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.