Lilia Podolyak
Christophe de Loire, director general of the human rights group Reporters Without Borders, has died of cancer at the age of 53.
The owner of a hotel in Transcarpathia was detained for illegally helping Ukrainian men of military age cross the border with Slovakia for money.
A cargo ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda was subjected to rocket fire off the coast of Yemen near Aden, resulting in a fire that was quickly extinguished, no one was injured.
Russia plans to open departments for training electronic warfare officers at civilian universities in the occupied Ukrainian territories with a reduced program and promises of good positions for graduates.
The Russian military attacked 11 settlements in the Sumy region, 26 attacks and 59 explosions were recorded on June 8.
Volvo is recalling 72,000 new EX30 electric vehicles worldwide due to a potential software issue that could cause the speedometer to fail to display on the center screen. A software update is required to fix the error.
The Czech Republic may train 4,000 Ukrainian servicemen on its territory this year, but does not plan to send instructors to Ukraine due to the geographical proximity of the two countries.
North Korea is resuming sending propaganda balloons across the border to South Korea, despite a promise to stop it, the total number of which has exceeded 99.
Biden and Macron discussed efforts to prevent regional escalation in the Middle East, especially between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, as well as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, during the French President's state visit to the United States.
NATO is developing "land corridors" that will allow us and allied forces to quickly reach the front line in the event of a larger ground war with Russia in Europe. It is planned that the troops will arrive at various ports and pass through several countries to reach areas of potential conflict.
Three Moldovan citizens were detained in Paris for creating graffiti depicting coffins and the words "French soldier in Ukraine" near the Eiffel Tower.
The Israeli army entered the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza and rescued four hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, in an operation that resulted in Palestinian casualties.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the situation is escalating as the Russians try to break through: Ukrainian troops repelled 27 attacks, while fighting continues in several areas.
New security agreements for Ukraine are almost ready, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky's evening address on June 8, which said that June should strengthen Ukraine's diplomacy and strategic prospects on the way to a just peace.
A 45-year-old woman was found dead in the belly of a python on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia after a snake swallowed her whole.
A 39-year-old Pole was jailed until June 20 for allegedly attacking Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen by slapping her on the shoulder in central Copenhagen.
On the evening of June 8, a large-scale failure occurred in the Telegram messenger, due to which users could not update channels, send messages or download media due to problems connecting to the server.
Ukrainian troops repelled 67 military clashes at the front, with intense fighting taking place in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, as a result of which Russian troops suffered significant losses.
The Russian military attacked an ambulance with explosives dropped from a drone in the Kherson region, wounding the driver and a 50-year-old civilian.
Russia deliberately uses high-precision ballistic missiles to strike civilian infrastructure in the Odessa region, killing civilians, including children.
The "Food Museum" was held in Kyiv.
NATO plans to establish a new post of senior civilian representative in Ukraine to strengthen its long-term commitments and coordinate support, including military assistance, to Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia.
For the first time, the Samsung Electronics workers ' union announced a one-day strike, demanding wage increases that did not affect the company's production or operations.
In the Kherson region, the Russian army shelled 15 settlements, damaging a critical infrastructure facility, a high-rise building and seven private houses, injuring one person.
At night, air defense forces shot down two "shahids" over the Dnipropetrovsk region, one in Dnipro, the other in the Sinelnikovsky district.
French expert on Russia Laurent Vinatier was arrested in Moscow until August 5 on charges of collecting data on the Russian army without registering as a "foreign agent".
Russia has turned on propaganda on children's TV channels in Europe, including Disney, by interfering with satellite signals and Broadcasting military videos in Russian.
Energoatom connected the power unit under repair to the power grid 10 days earlier than planned, adding 1,000 MW of capacity to the system.
The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 9 Shahed drones and an X-59 guided air missile during a night attack by Russia.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 517,290 personnel and 7,843 tanks.