June 9 – 17:04
Putin: Kiev is making no progress at the front
Despite the counteroffensive launched, the Ukrainian armed forces have not yet managed to advance anywhere on the front lines, which is due to the “courage of soldiers” of Russia and the “adequate organization of the armed forces” of Moscow. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin, citing Russian authorities
June 9 – 16:58
Putin: The Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that, in his opinion, the Ukrainian counter-offensive has begun. The tax office reports it.
June 9 – 4:44 p.m
US, new 2.1 billion aid package for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense announces a new $2.1 billion aid package for Ukraine. We read that in a note underlining that the aid also includes Hawk defense systems and Puma drones
June 9 – 14:46
Kiev: Bakhmut covered one kilometer in 24 hours
“Only yesterday, in some areas of the Bakhmut Front, Ukrainian troops pushed back the Russian army by 1.2 kilometers,” said representative of the Eastern Group of Kiev Armed Forces Sergiy Cherevaty, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. “We took advantage of the fact that the enemy was conducting rotational activities, and the new units did not know the area, did not conduct proper reconnaissance and carried out offensive operations for several days. Our units advanced up to 1,200 meters in some areas. The defense deployment that has been going on for many months,” Cherevaty said.
June 9 – 2:35 p.m
Iceland is closing its embassy in Moscow
Iceland announces the temporary closure of its embassy in Moscow from August 1st. Various international media reported that Reykjavik had demanded a reduction in the presence of Russian diplomats in the country.
June 9 – 1:53 p.m
Putin: Nuclear weapons in Belarus after 7-8 July
The use of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus will begin after July 7 or 8, when construction of the necessary facilities is expected to be completed. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin, who met Belarusian Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi today. This was reported by the Interfax agency.
June 9 – 1:44 p.m
Moscow: 680 soldiers and 35 tanks eliminated
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 680 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 35 tanks destroyed in fighting in the Zaporizhia region and southern Donetsk region, where attacks by the Kiev forces are intensifying. This was reported by the Tass agency.
June 9 – 12:42 p.m
Meloni: “If Russia wins, the war will shift to Moldova”
“By supporting Ukraine, we are not only defending the rights of this people, we are also defending ourselves: it is not true that we would have peace if the Ukrainians capitulated. If they capitulate or Russia wins, we will have the war closer to home, the war would probably shift to Moldova, then let’s look at Poland.” This was stated by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in an interview with Bruno Vespa at the “L’Italia che Verrà” at Masseria Li Reni and reiterated that Italy would stand by Kiev until the end of the war: “Absolutely. “We’re among the most serious nations and I’m proud of that,” he added. It’s no longer the Italy with spaghetti and mandolin someone painted. I want to govern an Italy that is historically progressive, credible, reliable, serious and therefore able to defend its national interests.”
June 9 – 10:03
007 from Kiev intercepts Russian officers: “We hit the dam”
Ukrainian intelligence has intercepted and released the audio of a phone conversation between Russian officials, in which they say they were the ones who blew up the Kakhovka Dam, not the Ukrainians. RBC-Ukraine reports about it. “It wasn’t them (the Ukrainians) who hit the dam. There’s our sabotage team. With this dam they wanted to scare people. “It didn’t go according to plan, but more than you expected,” the intercepted Russian military officer describes the consequences of the explosion.
June 9 – 09:39
Gerashchenko: “Shoigu wants to arrest Prigozhin”
Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, tweeted: “According to some information, Shoigu intends to arrest Prigozhin and several other prominent figures from Wagner’s PMC in the coming weeks.”
June 9 – 08:59
Russian bloggers: “Kiev seizes positions in Zaporizhia”
According to Russian military bloggers, the Ukrainian army, in heavy night-time fighting, managed to capture positions in the Zaporizhia region occupied by three Kremlin regiments. The fiercest fighting began at three in the morning near Novodanilovka, Gray Zone reports on Telegram, reporting that Kiev troops occupied the positions of the outposts of the 291st Rifle Regiment, 70th Regiment and 42nd Rifle Division of Russia’s Southern Military District.
June 9 – 08:39
Zelenskyy: “Russians are bombing evacuation points”
“They continue to bomb Kherson and the communities in the region that have already been overrun by terrorists. They are also bombing the evacuation points, a manifestation of evil that perhaps no terrorist in the world has done except Russian ones,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy writes on Telegram, referring to the Russian armed forces.