Ukraine

Zelensky announced agreements with partners on additional air defense systems for Ukraine, while some solutions will work quickly, and others - closer to autumn.

Ukraine and France are preparing a new system as the basis for training units of the Ukrainian army. In addition, thanks to negotiations and meetings in France, we have new solutions for Ukrainian defense – from France and the United States, Zelensky said.

The Russian army failed to implement its Kharkiv operation, and Ukraine is holding it back and destroying Russian units that invaded its territory, while, according to President Zelensky, the Kharkiv direction is further strengthened.

Ukrhydroenergo is preparing to file a lawsuit with the International Arbitration Court against Russia for 2. 5 billion euros in connection with the bombing of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by Russian invaders.

Ukraine held an interdepartmental meeting to discuss the need to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in order to strengthen efforts to bring Russian citizens to justice for crimes committed during the war.

Tomorrow in Ukraine, hourly schedules for disconnecting industrial and domestic consumers will be valid only from 20:00 to 22:00, while there will be no power supply restrictions at critical infrastructure facilities.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will report to the Security Council that Israel and Hamas violated children's rights during their conflict, potentially leading to their inclusion in the annual list of UN actors accused of crimes against children.

Tomorrow, June 9, the schedules of stabilization shutdowns in the Kiev, Donetsk, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions will be valid only from 20:00 to 22:00.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the range of vehicle categories is quite extensive and includes armored vehicles, SUVs, trucks, motorcycles and special vehicles. The APU fleet now has equipment manufactured in more than 20 countries, including the United States, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and others.

Pope Francis received the head of the Office of the president of Ukraine Andriy Yermak at the Vatican, where they discussed Zelensky's proposed formula for peace, preparations for the global peace summit in Switzerland and efforts to return Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia.

Stabilization shutdowns in Ukraine will begin today at 18:00 instead of 16:00 due to the situation in the energy system and will last until 24:00, according to DTEK and Ukrenergo.

According to rossmi, Ukrainian armed forces drones attacked Dagestan for the first time. In addition, Mash released a video and noted that the footage shows the flight of a Ukrainian drone a minute before the crash.

NATO plans to ask its allies to commit to providing at least 40 billion euros of annual military assistance to Ukraine, replacing the previous proposal for a five-year fund due to resistance from member countries.

Head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak met with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to discuss preparations for the upcoming peace summit, the key issue on the agenda of which is the return of Ukrainian children.

The most intense fighting over the past week is taking place in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions. The invaders do not reduce the intensity of assault operations, Pokrovsk has become the epicenter.

Last night, fighting broke out near Volchansk in the Kharkiv region, and most of the city is under Ukrainian fire control, despite ongoing clashes and Russian airstrikes.

A large-scale fire in Kharkiv damaged 3 buildings, including 2 service stations, after igniting plastic waste, but was localized by emergency services.

Since the beginning of this day, 34 clashes have already occurred at the front, and 10 have already occurred in the Pokrovsky direction, three attacks of invaders in the Volchansk area continue in Kharkiv, and the situation is tense in the Kupyansky direction.

At one of the nuclear power plants in Ukraine, a 1,000 MW power unit was put into operation 10 days earlier than planned after scheduled repairs, which reduced the electricity shortage caused by Russian attacks.

Franco-German defense giant KNDS has signed agreements with a Ukrainian manufacturer, granting Ukraine's first license for the production of 155-mm projectiles and providing for the opening of a Caesar gun maintenance center, where spare parts will be printed on a 3D metal printer.

The head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, answered whether he believes that there should be restrictions on the range of weapons provided to Ukraine, after allowing it to use, in particular, American weapons for strikes inside Russia.

The "Food Museum" was held in Kyiv.

Short-term rains, thunderstorms, hail and squalls with a speed of 15-20 M/S are expected in most regions of Ukraine, with the exception of the far east and Crimea, the air temperature is 22-31°C.

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.

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.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 517,290 personnel and 7,843 tanks.

Ukraine and Japan are finalizing an agreement on cooperation in the full recovery of Ukraine's economy and infrastructure over the next 10 years.

Today, on the eighth of June, many countries around the world host various events on the occasion of World Oceans Day. The event was founded by the decision of the UN General Assembly in 2008. Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's area, and they are home to 80% of all biological organisms on the planet.

Yulia Tymoshenko, a Ukrainian politician and MP, has been put on the Wanted list in Russia by the Russian Ministry of internal affairs under an unspecified article of the Criminal Code.

Biden met with Macron and Zelensky to discuss support for Ukraine, with Macron calling for more active participation, while Biden ruled out sending troops but promised to continue military assistance.