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⚡️Ukrainian defense company teams up with Taurus missile maker to develop deep strike systems.
The defense company Ukrainian Armor and European firm MBDA on June 10 initiated a strategic partnership aimed at developing deep strike and anti-drone systems.
⚡️Macron invites Zelensky to upcoming G7 summit.
Zelensky's participation "is very important for us because we need to rebuild consensus within the G7 in support of Ukraine on the various aspects of the war," French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 10.
⚡️Major oil refinery in southern Russia ablaze after Ukrainian attack, locals say.
A fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 11, amid a massive Ukrainian attack, eyewitnesses claimed.
EU imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Yamal project increased by nearly 18% in the first five months of 2026, according to a report by environmental and sanctions-monitoring NGO Urgewald shared with the Kyiv Independent.
⚡️Update: Ukraine's General Staff on June 10 provided an updated assessment of damage caused by strikes carried out two days earlier against a Russian oil depot, an oil transmission and control facility, and several other military targets.
⚡️Poland, Germany in dispute over how to disburse unblocked EU funds for Ukraine.
Poland is fighting for its piece of the 6.6 billion euro ($7.7 billion) package under the European Peace Facility, while Germany has called for full reimbursement to Kyiv.
Ukraine war latest: Russian-occupied Mariupol port no longer operational after Ukrainian strikes, Azov Corps says; Ukrainian Flamingo missiles strike military plant in large-scale attack on Russia, Zelensky confirms; and more.
The Kyiv Independent
The defense company Ukrainian Armor and European firm MBDA on June 10 initiated a strategic partnership aimed at developing deep strike and anti-drone systems.
Zelensky's participation "is very important for us because we need to rebuild consensus within the G7 in support of Ukraine on the various aspects of the war," French President Emmanuel Macron said on...
EU imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Yamal project increased by nearly 18% in the first five months of 2026, according to a report by environmental and sanctions-monitoring NGO U...
Key developments on June 10:
* Russian-occupied Mariupol port no longer operational after Ukrainian strikes, Azov Corps says
* Chonhar Bridge linking Crimea to Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast destr...
Ukraine's military reportedly launched another onslaught of middle strikes on Russian and Russian-occupied regions overnight on June 8, striking multiple oil depots and electrical substations, Russian...
Poland is fighting for its piece of the 6.6 billion euro ($7.7 billion) package under the European Peace Facility, while Germany has called for full reimbursement to Kyiv.
