As the war enters its 835th day, these are the main events.
Here is the situation on Sunday, June 9, 2024:
Diplomacy
- The leaders of the United States and France reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in its battle against the Russian invasion during a meeting in Paris, and President Joe Biden warned that Vladimir Putin “will not stop” in Ukraine.
- While in the French capital, Biden also apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for previous delays in Washington's aid to kyiv, and emphasized that the United States is “not going to stop” supporting Ukraine.
- A US congressional aid source told Foreign Policy that NATO is considering establishing a permanent envoy position in the Ukrainian capital as part of its long-term commitment to Ukraine.
Struggle
- Ukrainian forces killed at least 22 people and wounded 15 in the Russian-controlled Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, head of the occupation authorities, wrote on his Telegram channel.
- At least 59 explosions were reported in northeastern Ukraine's Sumy Oblast in the past 24 hours, affecting 11 communities, the regional administration said.
- Russian forces attacked the town of Nikopol in the southeastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, Governor Serhiy Lysak said on social media. The city was attacked with kamikaze drones and shelled with artillery, damaging five houses and a power line, the official said, adding that no casualties were reported.
- The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry said that a Russian Su-57 aircraft, one of its most modern fighter jets, was hit for the first time at the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region of southern Russia. .
- Nearly a third of Ukraine's territory, some 174,000 square kilometers (67,182 square miles), has been mined since the start of the war, Ukrainian officials said, according to the Kyiv Independent.
- In May, Russian forces installed eight barges on the southern side of the Kerch Bridge in an attempt to “defend the bridge and shipping channel, reducing the approach angles of Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles,” the Ministry of Defense said. British defense in its latest intelligence bulletin.
