09.06.2024

Reuters: Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv's defence intelligence agency said on Sunday, showing satellite pictures which it said confirmed the strike.

POLITICO: Days after President Joe Biden apologized to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the delay in U.S. funding to Kyiv, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he is pushing for the seizure of Russian assets to provide additional aid to Ukraine.

Reuters: Russian forces appear to be making headway towards their longstanding goal of capturing the strategic Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, according to reports on Sunday from both sides of the more than two-year-old war.

The Kyiv Independent: The Ukrainian military will start testing domestically produced guided aerial bombs in just a few weeks, Serhii Holubtsov, a top officer at the Air Force Command, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in a June 9 interview.

Reuters: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had reached an agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron on the use of profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

Sky News: A Ukrainian warplane has for the first time fired a weapon that struck a target inside Russia, a Ukrainian military source has told Sky News. The source said a "Russian command node" was hit on Sunday in the area of Belgorod, western Russia.

Euromaidan Press: France’s Thales to provide Ukraine with a second integrated air defense system CM200, including surveillance radar and command systems, enhancing threat detection and response capabilities.

Reuters: U.S. officials expect the Group of Seven wealthy democracies to send a tough new warning next week to smaller Chinese banks to stop assisting Russia in evading Western sanctions.

Bloomberg: The Kremlin has forced thousands of migrants and foreign students to fight alongside Russian troops in its war against Ukraine, adding extra manpower for its offensive in the Kharkiv region, according to assessments from European officials (archive).

08.06.2024

The Kyiv Independent: A collaborant from Kharkiv Oblast is in "critical condition" after an assassination attempt in Russia, Ukraine's military intelligence agency claimed on June 8.

RBC-Ukraine: Russia moved Kadyrov's men to the north of the Kharkiv region. There, they formed barrier detachments to prevent other troops from fleeing the battlefield, reports Nazar Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Khortytsia operational and strategic grouping of troops.

AFP: Russian shelling and aerial attacks killed two people in southern and northeastern Ukraine Saturday, authorities said, a day after the United Nations warned monthly civilian casualties had reached near-year highs.

POLITICO: President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday projected political solidarity on the wars in Ukraine and Israel, amid persistent strain on the international community’s approach to both conflicts.

The Kyiv Independent: Russia has reduced offensive operations in northeastern Kharkiv Oblast despite still regrouping troops in the area and eyeing a further advance, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on June 8.

The Telegraph: Himars strikes inside Russia are having an immediate effect in halting Putin’s new invasion into northern Ukraine, officials have told The Telegraph. The high-powered precision missiles that the US finally gave permission to be fired across the border last week have destroyed key missile launch sites and forced Russians to redeploy (archive).

Bloomberg: The window for a Russian military breakthrough is narrowing even as it continues to fire missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure (archive).

ISW: Putin articulated a theory of victory in Ukraine on June 7 that assumes that Russian forces will be able to continue gradual creeping advances indefinitely, prevent Ukraine from conducting successful operationally significant counteroffensive operations, and win a war of attrition against Ukrainian forces.

The Kyiv Independent: Explosions were heard across Sevastopol in occupied Crimea overnight on June 8, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported.

07.06.2024

Reuters: The United States may have to deploy more strategic nuclear weapons in coming years to deter growing threats from Russia, China and other adversaries, a senior White House aide said on Friday.

Bloomberg: French President Emmanuel Macron said he aims to put together a coalition in the coming days to send military instructors to Ukraine as Kyiv needs to train tens of thousands of new soldiers to repel Russia’s invasion (archive).

ERR: Third-country nationals will not be able to buy land or property near places of strategic importance in the future under new rules proposed by the Ministry of Interior. The move is largely aimed at Russian and Belarusian citizens.

Reuters: The Dutch government will invest 400 million euros in the production of combat vehicles for Ukraine, it said on Friday. The government said it would participate along with Denmark in a Swedish fund aimed at ramping up production of CV90 vehicles, many of which would be manufactured in the Netherlands.

The Kyiv Independent: European arms company KNDS announced on June 7 the establishment of a branch in Ukraine, the French TV channel BFM reported.

Bloomberg: Germany is considering sending a fourth Patriot air-defense missile battery to Ukraine as allies struggle to deliver equipment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urgently requested to fend off Russia’s fresh assault (archive).

Reuters: Ukraine and Moldova meet all the criteria needed to formally start negotiations on EU membership, the European Commission said on Friday, as Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal expressed hope that the talks could start later this month.

FT: An ex-employee has alleged that Amazon breached UK sanctions by providing Moscow with its facial recognition technology after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine (archive).

The Japan News: Several North Korean oil tankers that allegedly violated U.N. Security Council resolutions visited a far eastern Russia port in early April and were apparently loaded with refined petroleum products that were shipped back to North Korea, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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