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4:35 AM

Russian forces shell 7 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1 person.

Russian forces shelled seven communities in Sumy Oblast over the past day, Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on Telegram.

3:25 AM

Politico: NATO negotiates deliverables for Ukraine ahead of Vilnius summit.

NATO is working on a two-part package for Ukraine focusing on practical support and Ukraine's membership bid ahead of the upcoming July summit in Vilnius, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith told Politico on June 9.

2:29 AM

Minister: Venice Commission advises Ukraine to postpone anti-oligarch law.

The Venice Commission, an advisory body to the Council of Europe, has recommended that Ukraine postpone the implementation of the anti-oligarch law until the war ends, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska said on June 9.

1:42 AM

Russian forces attack Kherson amid evacuation, injure 3.

Russian forces attacked Kherson, injuring three people, including an underage girl, Kherson Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported on June 9.

1:25 AM

War update

Ukraine war latest: 5 dead, 13 missing due to floods after Kakhovka dam destruction

12:50 AM

US lawmakers ask Biden to provide ATACMS to Ukraine.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is calling on President Joe Biden to provide Ukraine with the long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), Politico reported on June 8.

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12:33 AM

Southern Command: Russian forces launch drone attacks over Mykolaiv, Odesa oblasts.

Russian forces have launched an air strike over Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts using Shahed-136/131 drones, Ukraine’s Southern Command reported in the early hours of June 10.

12:30 AM

NYT: Satellites detected explosion at Kakhovka dam shortly before collapse.

U.S. spy satellites detected an explosion at the Kakhovka dam just before it collapsed on June 6, the New York Times (NYT) wrote on June 9, citing a senior U.S. official.

11:44 PM

Explosions reported in occupied parts of Kherson Oblast.

Explosions have been reported in the occupied Henichesk district of Kherson Oblast, the exiled Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov wrote on June 9.

11:21 PM

32 countries join Ukraine's genocide lawsuit against Russia.

The majority of the judges at the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) have authorized the inclusion of 32 countries in Ukraine's genocide lawsuit against Russia, the ICJ announced on June 9.

10:42 PM

Media: Fuel warehouse in Russia's Ufa on fire.

A fuel and lubricant warehouse in the city of Ufa in Russia is on fire, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti and Russian media outlet msknet.ru reported.

10:20 PM

Podcasts

This Week in Ukraine Ep. 11 – Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian dam, and catastrophic flood it caused

9:31 PM

Kyiv Independent journalists win European Press Prize.

Kyiv Independent reporters Anna Myroniuk and Alexander Khrebet on June 9 won the European Press Prize in the Special Award: Ukraine Reporting category.

8:14 PM

Media: Belgium to provide Ukraine with $35 million worth of ammunition.

Belgium’s government has approved supplying Ukraine with 105mm ammunition worth 32.4 million euros ($35 million), Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN) reported on June 9.

8:09 PM

White House: Iran helping Moscow build drone factory in Russia.

Iran is providing Moscow with materials to build a drone factory in Russia, the White House revealed on June 9. These efforts are meant to provide a steady supply of weaponry for Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

7:31 PM

Russian governors claim drone attacks on Belgorod, Kursk.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Russia's Belgorod region, claimed on June 9 that a drone crashed into an office building and caught fire in the city of Belgorod. Later the same day, Russia's Kursk region Governor Roman Starovoyt reported a drone crash near an oil depot in the regional capital.

7:16 PM

Ministry: Economic recovery faster than expected.

Compared to the last quarter of 2022, Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) experienced a 2.4% increase in the first three months of 2023, the Economy Ministry reported on June 9.

6:43 PM

US announces $2.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine.

The aid package includes HAWK air defense systems and missiles, Puma reconnaissance drones, additional ammunition for Patriot air defense systems, 105mm and 203mm artillery rounds.

6:17 PM

Military reports advance near Bakhmut.

Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 1,200 meters in some areas in the Bakhmut direction, Serhii Cherevaty, the spokesperson for the eastern command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said on June 9.

6:07 PM

Kyiv authorities initiating changes to legislation on bomb shelters.

The Kyiv City Military Administration will initiate a change to the legislation to prevent property developers from bypassing the requirements to equip residential buildings with bomb shelters.

5:25 PM

Field report

Saving lives from Russia’s flood: Inside inundated, shelled Kherson

5:11 PM

Russian authorities report drone crash in Voronezh.

Voronezh Oblast Governor Alexander Gusyev claimed on June 9 that a drone had crashed in the center of Voronezh, Russia.

4:18 PM

Authorities: 2 killed in Russian attack on medical facility in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Russian forces hit a medical facility in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with a guided aerial bomb, the regional administration reported on June 9.

3:41 PM

European Commission on Kakhovka dam disaster: Russia bears 'primary responsibility' as it invaded Ukraine.

Russia bears "primary responsibility" for the Kakhovka dam destruction in Kherson Oblast as it had started the war in the first place, European Commission spokesperson Dana Spinant said on June 9.

2:22 PM

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Car reportedly explodes in occupied Enerhodar, killing collaborator

by The Kyiv Independent news desk February 3, 2023 1:44 PM 1 min read

This audio is created with AI assistance

A car owned by a collaborator exploded in the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the morning of Feb. 3, according to Ivan Fedorov, acting mayor of Melitopol, located in the same region and also occupied by Russian troops. Moscow-installed proxies in Zaporizhzhia Oblast said the collaborator had been killed in the explosion.

The killed man previously worked in Ukrainian law enforcement, but after the Russian occupation of Enerhodar began to collaborate with occupying authorities, according to Fedorov.

Enerhodar is built around Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Russian troops occupied the plant in early March and have used it as a military base to launch attacks at Ukrainian-controlled territory across the Dnipro River.

After staged referendums in September, Russia illegally annexed four Ukrainian oblasts in Ukraine, including Zaporizhzhia Oblast, which its forces only partially control.

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