June 10: Explosions were reported across Crimea in areas such as Dzhankoi, Yevpatoria, Chornomorske, Rozdolne, and Saky. Ukrainian Armed Forces, using ATACMS missiles, damaged Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense systems and four radars near Dzhankoi and Saky. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, these attacks resulted in casualties among personnel of the 31st Air Defense Division. Ukrainian forces also shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet in the Donetsk region.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy reported an engine failure on the Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko in the Barents Sea, attributing the difficulty in repairs to sanctions imposed on Russia. Simultaneously, a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed in North Ossetia, reportedly due to technical issues.

In Ukraine, German company Rheinmetall and Ukrainian company Ukroboronprom announced the launch of their first joint defense equipment factory, including a facility for repairing tanks and foreign vehicles. Mustafa Nayyem, head of the Ukrainian Recovery Agency, announced his resignation, citing systemic obstacles preventing the effective fulfillment of his duties. The decision came just before the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin and the Peace Summit in Switzerland.

According to a report by Mediazona, at least 19,547 Wagner Group mercenaries died in the battles for Bakhmut, including 17,175 former prisoners. The group recruited at least 48,366 individuals, mostly from Russian prisons, highlighting the significant losses it suffered. Meanwhile, The New York Times reported that Russian authorities had begun recruiting female prisoners for deployment in Ukraine.

In Poland, an explosion occurred at the Mesko arms factory in Skarżysko-Kamienna. The incident resulted in the death of one worker and injuries to several others. The factory produces weapons supplied to Ukraine, underscoring the relevance of the incident to the conflict.

June 11: In the Kharkiv region, nearly 12,000 people were evacuated, including from Kupiansk and Vovchansk, due to damage caused by Russian attacks, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Ivan Fedorov, another governor, revealed that Russia plans to resettle at least 50,000 Russians and other ethnic groups into the occupied Zaporizhzhia region to alter its ethnic composition and weaken resistance to the occupation.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that Germany would not support French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to send military instructors to Ukraine but would continue training Ukrainian soldiers on German soil. Norway pledged $257 million in air defense assistance to Ukraine, with $134 million allocated for Germany's Patriot missile initiative. The United States lifted its ban on providing weapons and training to the Azov Brigade after clearing it of human rights violations.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized that Russia must be held accountable for its crimes, stating that the EU had transferred $1.6 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. Italy announced an aid package for Ukraine worth $150 million, including $48 million for the reconstruction of Odesa, with the remainder earmarked for infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, and demining efforts.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) pledged $1.07 billion to repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and $26.8 million to restore water services in Mykolaiv. The European Investment Bank (EIB) committed $107 million to rebuild and modernize Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure.

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