Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:48 The Czech Republic has joined the German initiative to strengthen the air defense of Ukraine, Defense Minister Jana Chernokhova said: “We are talking not only about providing anti-missile systems, but also about aircraft and training pilots on these aircraft. We can offer countries training in F -16 and on Gripen aircraft."
21:24 In one of the settlements of the Belozersk community of the Kherson region, Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone on a team of doctors who were going to a call, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. As a result of the attack, the driver and another person came under fire were injured.
20:57 Zelensky, in an evening video message, announced the existence of agreements with partners on the supply of additional air defense systems: “There are already agreements with partners on additional air defense systems for Ukraine, and some of these solutions will work more quickly, and some - closer to the fall.”
18:43 On Sunday, June 9, power supply restrictions will be in effect according to schedules for two hours - from 20:00 to 22:00, Ukrenergo reported.
17:16 In the Russian city of Stary Oskol, an attempt was made on the life of collaborator Gennady Matsegora, who held the position of mayor of Kupyansk, Kharkov region from the OPZZh party. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Matsegora voluntarily cooperated with the occupiers. In particular, in June 2022, he signed the so-called protocol for the creation of the occupation Kharkov administration and publicly announced it. After the liberation of Kupyansk, he fled to the Belgorod region. After the assassination attempt, the traitor's condition is critical.
15:18 Most of Volchansk, Kharkov region, is controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said Nazar Voloshin, speaker of the OSGV Khortitsa: “Most of the city is completely controlled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and the part where Russian military personnel are trying to be is under our fiery control.”
14:38 British intelligence reports that the Russians stole barges to try to protect the Crimean Bridge. Analysis of satellite images showed eight barges on the southern side of the Crimean Bridge. Installation began on May 10 and was completed on May 22, analysts say. Previously installed structures were damaged by storms, reducing their effectiveness.
12:49 Morning attack on the Mozdok airfield in North Ossetia - a special operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, a number of Ukrainian media reports citing sources. The consequences are being clarified.
11:42 A woman wounded as a result of yesterday’s Russian attack died in the Poltava region, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.
11:10 Three drones were shot down in North Ossetia, said the head of the republic, Sergei Menyailo. According to him, they were aiming at the Mozdok military airfield, where Tu-22M3s are based and MIG-31Ks regularly take off. The public writes that the drones flew here for the first time, the distance from Ukraine is about 1000 km.
10:57 In the Pokrovskaya community of the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Russians hit rescuers who came to eliminate the consequences of the previous attack with a drone. One of the rescuers was seriously injured, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
09:08 On June 7 in the Donetsk region, two people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling - in Pivnichny and Hrodovets. In the Kherson region, one person was injured, according to the OVA.
09:05 On the evening of June 7, the Russians shelled Kupyansk, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Two more people were injured as a result of a UAV hitting a civilian vehicle in the village. Cossack Lopan, Kharkov region.
08:24 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 8:
- personnel - about 517,290 (+1210) people,
- tanks - 7843 (+9),
- armored combat vehicles - 15,105 (+9),
- artillery systems - 13,533 (+36),
- MLRS - 1095 (+0),
- air defense systems - 834 (+1),
- aircraft - 357 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 10 945 (+59),
- cruise missiles - 2277 (+7),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 18,484 (+68),
- special equipment - 2248 (+10).
08:03 Air defense at night destroyed nine of the 13 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Kursk and from the Crimean Cape Chauda, as well as one X-59 guided aircraft missile, which the Russian Federation fired from the Kursk region. Air targets were destroyed within the Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Poltava and Dnepropetrovsk regions, the Air Force reported.
07:49 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense systems allegedly intercepted and destroyed 25 drones overnight over the Rostov, Belgorod, Bryansk, Tula, Astrakhan regions, Krasnodar Territory and Crimea. In addition, two unmanned boats that were heading towards Crimea were destroyed in the Black Sea, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Residents of Sevastopol reported explosions at night. “Governor” Mikhail Razvozhaev claims that “the loud sounds that were heard in the Streletskaya Bay area were our fleet destroying an unmanned boat in the outer roadstead.”
05:40 NATO plans to create the post of special representative in Ukraine, writes the American magazine Foreign Policy. According to sources, such a representative will be in Kyiv, as NATO plans to increase its long-term commitment to Ukraine. The idea is still being discussed and should be announced at the upcoming NATO summit in Washington.
It is assumed that the representative will coordinate support for Ukraine from the Alliance, including flows of military assistance. At the same time, a number of Alliance countries oppose this idea. In their opinion, the creation of such a position in Kyiv is more like a “consolation prize”, while Ukraine awaits full membership in the organization.
03:06 Stoltenberg cancels plans to create a five-year, $100 billion fund for military aid to Ukraine after encountering resistance from Alliance members. Now he is asking countries to maintain their current contributions, Bloomberg writes. Under a new proposal that could be backed by NATO defense ministers when they meet in Brussels next week, allies would commit to spending at least $43 billion a year on aid to Ukraine.
02:12 The head of the NATO military committee, Rob Bauer, called for the lifting of any restrictions on Ukraine striking Russian territory: “The law of armed conflict does not contain any restrictions regarding range. So from the point of view of war, again, if the target is located deep in Russia, then we need to strike at this target as well. For example, at the planes that take off from an airfield in the depths of Russia to launch missiles at Ukraine.”
Bauer also believes that the West must avoid being blackmailed by Putin: "We have to be careful not to go over and over again into this idea that everything is a red line, that everything is an escalation. Putin has lied about almost everything."