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Sunday, June 7
Railway infrastructure reportedly struck by Ukrainian drones in occupied Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts
Ukrainian drones struck energy and transport infrastructure in the occupied Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts overnight June 6-7, independent Telegram news channel Exilenova Plus reported.
Saturday, June 6
Power returns to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after prolonged outage, IAEA says
Power returned to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after a 15-hour outage, the IAEA said, ending one of the longest disruptions at the facility during the war.
Putin meets former German Chancellor Schroeder, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a private meeting in Moscow with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a longtime associate of the Russian leader, the Kremlin said June 5.
As Armenians head to polls, Russia and West vie for influence in the South Caucasus
From a gated hilltop mansion on the outskirts of Yerevan, Russian-Armenian billionaire-turned-opposition figure Samvel Karapetyan is carefully coordinating his path to power. An energy sector magnate who made his fortune in Russia, Karapetyan has been under house arrest since January. From behind his high iron gates, he and his pro-Russian Strong Armenia party have emerged as the most prominent force among Armenia's bloc of scattered opposition parties. In Sunday's election, that opposition is
Ukraine's drones take aerial control over part of land route to Russian-occupied Crimea, military says
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.
Turkish-flagged fishing vessel attacked near occupied Crimea, coast guard says, 1 dead, 4 injured
The Turkish Coast Guard didn't specify who may have been responsible for the attack.
About Russia's attacks on energy
Russia's attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure target power plants, transmission lines, and gas facilities to cause civilian suffering through blackouts and heating disruptions. Russia intensifies attacks during the winter months, forcing emergency repairs and electricity imports from European neighbors. Ukraine faced countrywide catastrophic blackouts in the winters of 2022-2023 and 2025-2026 due to Russia’s campaign against energy infrastructure.
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"Almost half of your 26 years of power in Russia you have spent in the war against Ukraine," Zelensky wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Whatever you say about NATO, geopolitics and the Russian language, this war is your personal choice — a war without a real reason. This is how history will remember it."
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