Russian contract soldier turned POW on his capture near Kursk

2:35 AM  (Updated:  June 10, 2025 6:27 am)

Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv, Odesa, killing 1 and injuring 8, damaging maternity hospital.

Three people were injured in Kyiv, according to local authorities. Meanwhile, in the southern city of Odesa, one was killed and at least four were wounded in the latest Russian attack on June 10.

6:14 AM

Pro-Ukrainian partisans destroy car used by Russian drone operators in occupied Melitopol, Atesh claims.

A car used by drone operators in the Russian 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade was destroyed by the Atesh partisan group in occupied Melitopol overnight on June 10, the group claimed.

1:53 AM

US accuses Russian of laundering millions, helping Moscow obtain sensitive technology.

U.S. prosecutors have charged cryptocurrency entrepreneur Iurii Gugnin with laundering over $500 million and helping sanctioned Russian entities bypass export controls.

11:48 PM

Canada to hit NATO spending target this year as it shifts defense focus toward EU.

Speaking at the University of Toronto, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said the move is part of a strategic pivot away from reliance on the U.S. and toward deeper cooperation with the European Union, citing growing security threats from Russia, China, and other adversaries.

10:41 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine begins new major POWs exchange with Russia; Moscow aims to create 'buffer zone' in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

10:12 PM

Business

New school in Ukraine helps the displaced build new lives through hospitality

9:51 PM

Russia makes a year's worth of NATO ammunition in 3 months, Rutte says.

"The capabilities of Putin's war machine are speeding up, not slowing down," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

9:19 PM

Ukraine reinvented Trojan Horse with Operation Spiderweb, NATO admiral says.

"Today, we see this kind of tactic being reinvented by technical and industrial creativity," NATO Admiral Pierre Vandier said.

8:08 PM

'Not even capable of defeating Ukraine' — Orban questions Russia's ability to attack NATO.

"The Russians are too weak for that," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

7:47 PM

Defense

What UK's Strategic Defense Review means for Ukraine

7:32 PM

Russia sentences 2 Azov fighters to over 20 years in prison.

Russian authorities accuse sniper Ruslan Orlov and paramedic Artem Novikov of shooting three civilians in Mariupol in April 2022.

5:40 PM

Opinion

Key to Russia’s potential defeat lies in its economy

5:40 PM

Ex-Ukrainian military official suspected of $290,000 in illicit enrichment.

The national agencies did not disclose the suspect's name, who faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

2:19 PM  (Updated:  June 9, 2025 5:33 pm)

KI Insights

Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week

11:51 AM  (Updated:  June 9, 2025 5:23 pm)

Ukraine shoots down nearly 500 drones, missiles in Russian record strike, Air Force says.

Ukraine had reportedly neutralized 479 Russian drones and missiles, with 292 shot down, and 187 jammed or lost via electronic warfare.

4:49 PM

Interview

Exiled Russian scholar on why Dugin is no philosopher, and Russia no defender of ‘traditional values’

3:05 PM  (Updated:  June 9, 2025 3:42 pm)

Ukraine begins new major prisoner exchange with Russia.

Among those freed are defenders of Mariupol who had spent more than three years in captivity.

2:05 PM

Russia claims offensive in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast aimed at creating 'buffer zone,' Ukraine denies reports of incursion.

"As of the morning of June 9, all Russian information, including (Kremlin spokesperson's) statements, about an offensive in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast does not correspond to reality,” said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.

1:30 PM

NATO's Rutte calls for 400% increase in air defenses to counter Russia, Bloomberg reports.

"Danger will not disappear even when the war in Ukraine ends," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

5:47 AM  (Updated:  June 9, 2025 10:28 am)

Ukrainian drones hit Russian electronic warfare facility in Chuvashia Republic, military says.

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed the strike, saying Ukrainian drone units, in coordination with other units, targeted VNIIR-Progress and ABS Electro in Cheboksary overnight as part of efforts to degrade Russia's capacity to produce air attack systems.

10:27 AM

Ukraine says it hit Russian MiG-31, Su-30/34 fighter jets following attack on airfield.

The overnight strike targeted the Savasleyka airfield in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, which the Kremlin uses to launch MiG-31K jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, according to the General Staff.

10:04 AM

Putin approves new naval strategy as Russia seeks to restore maritime power.

Since September 2022, Ukraine has used naval kamikaze drones to target the Russian Black Sea Fleet, destroying several vessels. The latest strike sank a Mangust-class patrol boat off the coast of occupied Crimea using a domestically produced Magura drone.

8:25 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 997,120 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 970 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

5:04 AM  (Updated:  June 9, 2025 7:41 am)

Russian missiles target western Ukraine in latest mass attack.

At least one civilian was injured in Rivne, a city far from the front lines in northwestern Ukraine.

6:40 AM

Ukrainian boxer Usyk invites Trump to his home to see Russia's war firsthand, BBC reports.

"I advise American President Donald Trump, go to Ukraine and live in my house one week. Only one week ... Watch what's going on every night," the heavyweight champion said in an interview with BBC Sport.