The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has formally notified three former defense ministers from the time of fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych that they are under suspicion, due to actions that led to Ukraine losing hundreds of critically important weapons systems.
Since the beginning of the day, as many as 110 combat clashes have occurred between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops, with fighting still ongoing in four sectors of the front. The enemy maintains its highest level of activity in the Pokrovsk sector.
European Union Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarína Mathernová, stated that on June 6 Russia carried out an attack in retaliation for Ukraine’s spectacular and daring Operation Spiderweb. But while Ukrainians target military strategic infrastructure, Russia kills civilians.
In Lutsk, rescuers have recovered the body of a man from beneath the rubble of a nine-story residential building. The number of people injured in the overnight Russian attack on the city on June 6 has increased to 27.
The special operation by Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU) that targeted Russian bombers was carried out at a time when Russian strategic aviation was at its highest level of combat readiness.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans announced the signing of an agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov, aimed at strengthening cooperation with Ukraine’s defense industry.
In Lutsk, the number of people injured as a result of a Russian attack overnight on June 6 has risen to 16, more people may still be trapped under the rubble.
Ukraine has up to 12 months to adopt all required legislation, including at least eight key draft laws in the field of justice and judicial reform, to receive full funding under the Ukraine Facility, which provides for EUR 50 billion in assistance until 2027.
Russian Telegram channels are spreading disinformation about alleged drone strikes on a "deployment site of the Ukrainian Armed Forces" and a "territorial recruitment and social support center" in Pryluky, Chernihiv region.
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) have signed the first agreement under the European Union’s export credit guarantee program for Ukraine, allocating EUR 20 million in support.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law restricting pension payments to individuals convicted of crimes against national security, public safety, peace, humanity, and international legal order.
The complete clearance of Ukrainian territory from mines and explosive remnants of war could take decades after the end of hostilities, according to Paul Heslop, Senior Mine Action Advisor at the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that during a phone call on Wednesday, he urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin not to launch a retaliatory strike on Ukraine following successful Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets.
A NATO-Ukraine Council meeting held today in Brussels at the level of defense ministers was very positive and provided an opportunity for a detailed discussion on how NATO allies can continue to support Ukraine militarily.
A Ukrainian presidential delegation is holding meetings in the U.S. Congress to discuss measures that could compel Russia to stop the war. Sanctions must make Russia feel that continuing the war is unsustainable.