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Monday, June 8
Oil depots, substations reportedly set ablaze in occupied Crimea, Mariupol, western Russia following Ukrainian drone strikes
Ukraine's military reportedly launched another onslaught of middle strikes on Russian and Russian-occupied regions overnight on June 8, striking multiple oil depots and electrical substations, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Pashinyan's party wins Armenia election with nearly 50% amid shift away from Russia
The pro-Russian Strong Armenia party, led by Russian-Armenian billionaire and opposition figure Samvel Karapetyan, finished second with around 23% of the vote.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,374,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,330 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Zelensky, E3 leaders name 5 conditions for 'just and lasting peace' at bilateral talks in London
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, and Ukraine issued a joint statement on June 7 setting out five conditions that must be met between Kyiv and Moscow to bring a resolution to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Ukraine destroys Russian air defenses, military infrastructure in continuing deep-strike campaign, footage shows
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.
Sunday, June 7
Zelensky asked Russian oligarch Abramovich to send message to Putin on peace talks
Zelensky said in a June 7 interview with Sky News that he asked Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to deliver a message to Putin: Ukraine will never surrender Donbas, and Zelensky is ready to meet with Putin.
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