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Monday, June 8
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.
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.
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's Unmanned Systems Forces continue middle strike campaign, destroy Russian air defense systems, military infrastructure (VIDEO)
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.
About Odesa Oblast
The region in Ukraine’s southwest covers 33,310 square kilometers (12,861 square miles) along Ukraine's Black Sea coast, with a population of approximately 2.4 million and Odesa city as its administrative center. Odesa Oblast borders Moldova to the west, and Romania across the delta of the Danube. Odesa Oblast serves as Ukraine's main maritime trade gateway and has faced repeated Russian missile and drone strikes targeting port infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
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Ukraine's 3rd Special Operations Forces Regiment said its drones are capable of targeting Russian equipment and logistics along the Melitopol — Chonhar route in Ukraine's south.
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