Timeline: day 107 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
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Today is June 10. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 107 days. We're reporting on the current news. The article will be updated.
What about today?
Key points
We don't know when the war in Ukraine will end, but we can do everything to bring victory closer. There are many ways to be helpful during the war: donating to foundations, weaving camouflage nets, volunteering, and painting patriotic graffiti and postcards in the occupied territories. Any help is vital.
"We have to get used to the fact that there can be only two parts of society: those who defend our independence and those who work to ensure this protection," said the President of Ukraine in his daily address.
Fighting the occupier is a heroic deed done by ordinary people on all fronts daily. This noble cause is supported by our people regardless of age and gender. The main thing that rules Ukrainians is the belief in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in the liberation of Ukraine from russian evil, and in our victory.
Ukrainian Joint Forces defenders repulsed seven enemy attacks in one day. Last night, service members destroyed:
- ten tanks;
- seven artillery systems;
- four armored combat vehicles;
- three special armored vehicles;
- four motor vehicles;
- one ammunition depot.
Air defense units shot down fice Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies of the Ukrainian Donbas.
The russian occupiers have made little progress north of Sloviansk but will face difficulties due to tactical problems with crossing the Siverskyi Donets River, the American Institute for War Studies says. According to the institute, the ruscists continue fighting for the Azot industrial zone in Sievierodonetsk under heavy artillery fire. Our soldiers bravely resist the pressure of the occupiers.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the Wagner Group base in the occupied part of the Luhansk region, Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said. The Ukrainian army struck an accurate strike at the Wagner air base. Only one ruscist survived. The enemy base is at the local stadium in Kadiivka, which the russians occupied in 2014.
In the southern direction today, at about 2 am, Ukraine's aircraft struck at the occupiers, the South Operational Command reports. In the Kherson region, our aircraft paraded through the ruscist stronghold, places of accumulation of equipment and personnel, along with the established pontoon crossing and field depots of the russian army.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports that more than 4.8 million Ukrainians have registered in Europe as refugees after russia's full-scale invasion. 4,816,923 Ukrainians registered in 44 European countries. "The war in Ukraine has caused one of the biggest migration crises in the world," the statement said.
Yesterday Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the participants at the opening ceremony of the Ministerial Meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: "The world has not recognized the importance of Ukraine and the weight of our warnings. But russia has always known that will be felt on all continents."
Path to the EU
The Netherlands and Denmark are against giving Ukraine EU candidate status, Bloomberg reports, citing European officials. Today, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanyshyna stated that three European countries don't support granting Ukraine status. Probably the third is Hungary.
At the same time, the article says that the European Commission will adopt a recommendation on granting Ukraine candidate status for EU membership on June 17.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
On financial and information aid, weapons and politicians
Delegations from the parliaments of the EU member states arrived in the capital region on a working visit. The delegations visited Borodianka, which suffered from the russian invaders; in Bucha, they visited the places of mass burial of civilians killed by the russian occupiers; in Irpin, they saw firsthand residential complexes destroyed by russia's missiles and bombings.
Blighter Surveillance Systems will send radars to Ukraine to fight drones. They can detect up to 700 targets at a distance of 20 km and distinguish UAVs from birds.
The French authorities intend to hand over six more 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery units to Ukraine, Europe 1 radio station reported. The official announcement may coincide with Macron's visit to Kyiv. The French president's visit to Ukraine may take place in the coming weeks. The small volume of supplies is due to the small number of Caesar in the arsenal of France; Paris has 70 mortars, and new Caesar unit production takes about a year.
News from partners
The United States responded to the "death sentence" of the British citizens in the "Donetsk People's Republic": "We are gravely concerned by reports of a sham 'trial' and its judgements against lawful combatants serving in Ukraine's Armed Forces. We call on Russia and its proxies to respect international humanitarian law, including the rights and protections afforded prisoners of war," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote.
By the way, the death sentence for two Britons in the DPR is the topic №1 in British newspapers today. Most of the covers of today's newspapers have this title.
The Japanese have their methods of combating evil. Ritual dolls with putin's faces have appeared on the territory of temples. It is not voodoo but a pure Japanese ancient tradition.
What about russia's minions?
Due to the losses received in the battles with Ukrainian defenders in the Kharkiv region, the russian army's motorized infantry unit of the 1st Army Corps refused to participate in hostilities. The overview of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces says. According to the agency, men mobilized from the occupied Donbas fought in the unit.
Life considering hostilities
Next year, the harvest in Ukraine may be reduced by 40% due to russia's attack. Ukraine has already lost 25% of arable land. The First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Taras Vysotskyi, stated this. The enemy stole about 500,000 tons of grain from the occupied territories. Earlier, putin said that russia did not expect a record harvest this year; it would be Ukraine's stolen grain.
Kyiv and the region
Brovary district. Here, sappers inspect the territory and dispose of explosives. Since the beginning of work in the Kyiv region, rescuers have found and neutralized more than 40,000 explosives. This work continues.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
The russian military destroyed one of the symbols of Sievierodonetsk. The ruscists shelled the Ice Palace. It burned down, and 5,000 people from Sievierodonesk will no longer attend the concert on the best stage in the city. Ice, figure skating, hockey, volleyball, sports school, concerts, graduation—almost 50 years of sports history and cultural development of our Sievierodonetsk are destroyed.
The occupiers have started issuing pensions from russia in occupied Mariupol, Mariupol mayor's adviser Petro Andriushchenko said. Andriushchenko noted that, according to the russian federation, about 47,000 pensioners were registered in the city. Still, another 10,000 Mariupol residents purposely haven't submitted a document for the invaders' "aid." "In terms of hryvnia, the pension is UAH 2.6 thousand. As expected, the issuance of pensions has become another hell and bullying. The line is scheduled for the entire month, but again, it doesn't save people from grossness and the battle for survival," Andriushchenko wrote. Meanwhile, Mariupol residents continue to live in basements because houses were destroyed by russian multiple-rocket artillery, and food in Mariupol is prepared on fires in the yards. Andriushchenko says at least 100,000 Ukrainians are now in the city who are forced to fight for their lives every minute.
Kharkiv region
About 10,000 consumers in Derhachi, Mala Danylivka, Karavan, Luzhok, and Tchaikivka were left without gas supply after the russian shelling.
Sumy region
The Sumy region is under fire again. Between 2 and 3 am, the enemy opened fire with a mortar on the territory of the Seredyno-Buda community. Seven rocket hits, the head of Sumy Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, said. There are no casualties or damage.
Dnipropetrovsk region
As a result of the night missile strike in the Dnipro district, preliminarily, no one was injured, the head of regional military administration, Reznichenko, says. According to him, the heavy morning fire in Dnipro is unrelated to the enemy attack. The fire was at one of the city's enterprises. Rescuers have already extinguished the fire.
Also, at night, the enemy fired again at the Kryvyi Rih district. Three communities came under fire at once. There is destruction in the Zelenodolsk community, with a 41-year-old woman receiving a shrapnel wound. No one was injured in Shyroke and Apostolove communities.
Zaporizhzhia region
Almost all residents of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region left. There are only those who have no choice. The city is shelled every day. The russians have already destroyed many homes and apartments, and administration, and a local school.
Kherson region
Leaflets in Kakhovka: "Kakhovka residents, russian news lies! As of June 9, the Ukrainian forces continue the counter-offensive. There have been 32,000 eliminated occupiers."
Mykolaiv region
On June 9, 15 people were wounded in the Mykolaiv region. There are no children among the victims. Mykolaiv and Bashtanka districts—Shiroke, Inhulke, Bereznehuvate, Pervomaisk communities—came under fire.
Odesa region
Odessa businessman and social entrepreneur Oleksandr Yakovenko sells his auto fleet: Range Rover, Tesla, and BMW bikes. The resident of Odesa will transfer the total revenue of 120 thousand dollars to the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
West of Ukraine
A Kyiv-based company that makes anti-drone rifles has moved to Ivano-Frankivsk. Devices that block the signal of drones continued to be produced in Prykarpattia.
