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Wednesday, June 10
Ukrainian parliament makes mixed progress on EU, IMF-mandated bills
The Verkhovna Rada failed to gather enough votes for some bills demanded by the EU and the IMF, and one bill necessary for European integration was passed but was lambasted by experts as "imitation" rather than genuine progress.
Ukraine has a billion-dollar winter survival plan. It just can't pay for it yet.
As Russian drones and missiles continue to pound Ukraine's war-damaged energy infrastructure, Kyiv is struggling to find funding for a 5.4 billion euro ($6.2 billion) "energy resilience plan" first announced in spring. The next few months are a race against time to prepare for what energy experts warn will be another difficult winter under constant Russian bombardment. Ukraine not only needs to repair equipment after Russia wiped out nine gigawatts of power generation last winter, but also deve
Ukrainian missiles, drones reportedly hit oil refinery, manufacturing site in long-range strikes on Russia
An oil refinery in the Russian city of Samara was struck by Ukrainian drones, and a manufacturing facility in Cheboksary was targeted by missiles overnight on June 10, social media channels reported.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,377,510 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,190 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Germany pledges 300 million euros to Czech ammunition initiative for Ukraine
"Germany will contribute an additional 300 million euros to this initiative – that's approximately 50,000 rounds of long-range ammunition," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
Ukraine strengthens defense ties with Latvia, Estonia
Ukraine signed new defense cooperation agreements with Latvia and Estonia on June 9, deepening security and defense ties with the Baltic nations.
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Ukrainian drones continued their medium-range on western Russia, as well as Russian-occupied territories on June 7, damaging and destroying several military targets, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) reported.
