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June 8
06:30
On June 7, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners hit 4 Russian command posts, 9 locations with Russian troops and military equipment, 2 enemy anti-aircraft missile systems, 5 Russian ammunition depots, and an enemy radar station. In the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out 23 strikes on locations with Russian troops and 4 strikes on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. Ukrainian defenders also shot down 4 enemy reconnaissance drones. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
08:10
Russian aggressors shelled the Donetsk region on June 7. 3 citizens were killed, and 7 injured. – Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration
08:30
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 08 June 2023 (approximation): 212760 troops; 3891 tanks; 7576 armored vehicles; 3668 artillery systems; 595 MLRS; 355 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 314 aircraft; 299 helicopters; 6384 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 3234 tactical UAVs; 500 special military equipment; 1171 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:10
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 486 Ukrainian children have been killed, 1,009 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office
12:00
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. 3 citizens were killed. 9 people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
16:37
On June 8, Russian troops shelled Kherson, where the evacuation of citizens from flooded areas have been taking place. Due to an attack, 9 people were injured. – Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration
17:25
The British government has imposed new sanctions against Belorussia, targeting more than 100 individuals and entities. In addition, new export, import, and financial restrictions towards Belorussia were introduced. – Official website of the British government
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Mykhailo Bakaliuk, 41, a Ukrainian amputee soldier injured during the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region, uses a machine to learn how to walk with a prosthetic leg. Lviv, September 2023.
By Roman Pilipey for AFP News Agency
Bohdan, a Ukrainian soldier from the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelveis,” keeps practicing playing his musical instrument, a trembita, when he has free time.
By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova
A road sign damaged by cluster munition due to a Russian shelling on the outskirts of Kharkiv.
By Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in position near the border with Belarus in the Zhytomyr region. September 2023.
By Gleb Garanich / Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier is preparing to release a drone that will fly over temporarily occupied territories in search of Russian heavy weapons and air defense installations. September 2023.
By Lynsey Addario
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