According to local media, a paint and varnish workshop caught fire. Residents report thick black smoke and sounds resembling explosions.

From 8 PM on June 8 to the morning of June 9, Russia launched 499 air attack assets.

Shot down:
– 460/479 Shahed-type & decoy drones
– 4/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles
– 10/10 Kh-101 cruise missiles
– 2/3 Kh-22 cruise missiles
– 2/2 Kh-31P anti-radar missiles
– 1/1 Kh-35 cruise missile

Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted 292 targets and jammed 187 using aviation, SAMs, EW units, UAV forces, and mobile fire teams.

This is the aftermath of a Russian guided aerial bomb (KAB) strike on a residential area in Zaporizhzhia. The footage was released by the Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration.

Russia is massing forces for a renewed offensive on Sumy Oblast — the largest buildup in six months, says Petro Andriushchenko, Head of the Center for Occupation Studies. Over the weekend, at least 10 new self-propelled artillery units, an air defense system, and 40+ trucks with troops and ammo were transferred from occupied Crimea and Kherson.

In Kyiv, a farewell ceremony is being held for three firefighters killed in the June 6 Russian missile strike: Pavlo Yezhor, Danylo Skadin, and Andriy Remennyi.

They lost their lives while responding to the aftermath of the attack—rushing in to save others. Three rescuers were killed and 16 others injured in the massive strike on the capital.

🇵🇱 Poland’s National Electoral Commission will review erroneously completed protocols from the second round of the presidential election at a meeting on Monday at 17:00, PKW member Ryszard Kalisz announced. The Supreme Court will ultimately decide on the election’s validity.

Ukraine’s Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat confirmed that Patriot missile systems operated at 100% effectiveness today, intercepting all 4 out of 4 Kinzhal missiles targeting the Rivne region.

🇱🇻 Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) has initiated a criminal case against MP Aleksejs Rosļikovs of the “For Stability!” party, which focuses on Russian minority interests.

He is suspected of assisting Russia in actions against Latvia and inciting national hatred, following remarks made in Russian during a June 5 Saeima session and prior activity.

The VDD had previously warned Rosļikovs about potential criminal liability.

🇷🇺 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov claimed that in 2021, President Biden told Putin the U.S. did not seek to undermine Russia's unity, but contrasted this with Biden’s later remarks to Brazil's president about the need to "destroy Russia," calling them "two different people." Lavrov also accused the UK of fully assisting Ukraine in carrying out terrorist attacks against Russia.

In London, NATO chief Mark Rutte will call for a 400% increase in the Alliance’s air and missile defense, citing Russia’s “terror from the skies” in Ukraine, Reuters reports. He’ll also stress the need for thousands of armored vehicles, millions of shells, and double the logistics capacity.

A video on how the Ukrainian defenders were greeted and welcomed back home.