Radio Svoboda obtained satellite images showing Russian occupation authorities built two new crossings on the route from Kherson Oblast to Crimea via the Arabat Spit. Construction began after Ukrainian forces struck the main bridge on June 8.
❗️A drone threat was declared in Kurgan, Russia, more than 2,000 km from Ukraine’s state border. Explosions were reported in the city, with the target, damage, and aftermath still being clarified.
❗️Ukrainian diplomat Roman Bessmertnyi said Putin spent two days pressing Lukashenko at Valdai to join the war against Ukraine. According to Bessmertnyi, Lukashenko lacks the means to enter the war and is alarmed by Ukraine’s warnings, so he flew to Beijing to seek answers from Xi Jinping after the talks with Putin.
❗️Denmark has announced a new military aid package worth 4.4 billion Danish kroner (€590 million) for Ukraine. The package includes additional weapons, ammunition, military equipment, and funding for training programs for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Danish Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus said supporting Ukraine remains essential for both Ukraine’s freedom and Europe’s security.
Russians in Krasnodar starting to feel Ukrainian sanctions. Queues everywhere and barely any fuel allowed per customer.
❗️Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said its drones struck aircraft shelters at the Saky air base in occupied Crimea. A fire erupted in one shelter where a Su-30SM fighter was located, indicating the aircraft may have been damaged or destroyed.
❗️A substation caught fire in Lyubertsy, Moscow Oblast, leaving parts of the city without electricity. The cause of the incident has not yet been officially confirmed.
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes on a Roscosmos-linked institute in Penza that produces components for Iskander, Kalibr, Kh-101, Su-34, Su-35, Tu-95MS, and military space systems. Ukraine also hit three logistics crossings in Donetsk and Luhansk, a fuel depot in Melitopol, three supply depots, and five Russian UAV command posts.
Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi said it is too early to speak of a turning point on the front, but Ukraine has liberated over 670 km² since the start of the year. He credited a campaign of exhausting Russian forces, increasing enemy losses, and disrupting offensive plans. Ukrainian forces now conduct about 45-50% of all daily offensive and assault actions, while Russian activity has declined.
Russia is increasingly targeting Ukrainian gas stations as Ukraine continues striking Russian fuel infrastructure and military logistics. Overnight, a drone hit a gas station near Vilshany on the Sumy-Kharkiv highway, while Russian sources claimed attacks on five fuel stations in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Zelensky confirmed Ukrainian long-range strikes hit the Ufa refinery for the second time, calling it one of Russia’s largest lubricant producers and noting it sits more than 1,300 km from the front. He also confirmed a strike on a strategic Russian defense industry site in Penza, about 600 km away, which develops and produces components for missile weapons used against Ukrainian cities.
Another bridge on the Mariupol-Donetsk highway over the Malyi Kal'chyk River near Hranitne has been struck, further disrupting one of Russia’s key military logistics routes between occupied southern and eastern Ukraine.
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NASA FIRMS detected fires north of Feodosia along the E-97 highway and at the 330 kV West Crimea substation with a mobile gas turbine power plant in occupied Crimea. Local residents had reported explosions before the fire detections.
Ukrainian drones struck Penza, with geolocated footage indicating hits on JSC NIIFI, a Roscosmos-linked developer of pressure, motion, and measurement sensors used in Russian missiles and aircraft, including Iskander, Kh-101, Kh-59, Su-34, and Su-57 systems. The Mayak defense plant and a bearing plant were also reportedly attacked.