A senior Ukrainian Air Force commander has quit over Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov's removal, public broadcaster Suspilne reported. Pavlo Yelizarov tied his resignation to the reshuffle, and warned about the reforms it leaves hanging.

A resignation report tied to one firing

Yelizarov posted his resignation report in the stories on his Facebook page. He gave a single reason: Fedorov's dismissal.

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Yelizarov joined Ukraine's Armed Forces on 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion. He took the deputy Air Force command on 19 January 2026.

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His departure comes during a wider Cabinet shake-up. Ukraine's parliament confirmed Fedorov as defense minister on 14 January, replacing Denys Shmyhal, in Yulia Svyrydenko's government.

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On 15 July, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled he would propose Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko for the post in the new Cabinet — a criticized pick.

The dismissal also brought people onto the streets. Ukrainians rallied against it in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, Uzhhorod, Lutsk, Kropyvnytskyi, and other cities.

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Ukraine's Air Force said it shot down a Russian Su-35 multirole fighter on 8 July. The Air Force reported the shootdown in the eastern direction. No imagery of the downed aircraft has been published, and the claim has not been independently verified.

The Su-35 (NATO code Flanker-E) is Russia's most advanced 4th-generation multirole fighter. Russia entered its full-scale war in February 2022 with around 100 Su-35s and had lost eight in 45 months of fighting by December 2025.

If confirmed, this would be at least the ninth Su-35 loss of the war. Russia's small Su-35 fleet is difficult to replace, as Russian factories ordered 12 Su-35s in 2024 and delivered only 10, according to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

Ukraine has been hitting Russian aviation supply chains as well as aircraft. In 2025, Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Skif-M facility in Belgorod with four cruise missiles, all four confirmed hits by satellite imagery. Skif-M supplies specialized tooling — drills, cutters, and inserts — used to machine the advanced alloys and composites in Su-35 and Su-57 production.

Su-35 program has been rebuilt twice since 1990s

The Su-35 traces back to a Sukhoi Design Bureau program that further evolved the Su-27, according to ArmyInform. The prototype T-10M-1 first flew on 28 June 1988, and the first serial aircraft flew on 1 April 1992. Twelve prototypes were produced in the early 1990s before the program was suspended in favor of the Su-37.

Russia restarted Su-35 development in 2005 with the updated designation Su-35BM. The serial variant currently in service with Russia's Aerospace Forces is the Su-35S.

Ukraine's aerial exchange has intensified

The claim lands during a period of intense aerial exchange. Ukraine lost three MiG-29 fighters on 27 June, with one shot down in the air and two destroyed on the ground at Voznesensk airfield. Ukrainian drones damaged at least seven Russian warplanes at the Saky airbase in occupied Crimea on 2-3 July, per acting Security Service Head Yevhenii Khmara.

Russia struck Kyiv on 2 July with nearly 500 drones and 77 missiles, killing at least 30 people. Zelenskyy told the NATO Defense Industry Forum in Ankara on 7 July that current Patriot production is not enough to meet the growing demand for protection against ballistic missiles, per ABC News. 

Russia's massive combined missile and drone attack overnight on 6 July killed civilians and wrecked several apartment buildings across Kyiv, Ukrainian officials reported. Air defenses stopped nearly all cruise missiles and most drones but intercepted none of the ballistic and Zircon missiles. The capital declared a day of mourning while rescuers kept digging through damaged high-rises.

Zero ballistic intercepts in a 419-weapon attack

Ukraine's Air Force said its radar units tracked 68 missiles and 351 attack drones during the night. The salvo included 23 Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles, six Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles, 33 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and six Kalibr cruise missiles. Kyiv was the main target.

By 08:30, the defenders had downed or suppressed 363 targets. They stopped all six Kalibrs, 31 of 33 Kh-101s, and 326 drones. Not one ballistic or Zircon missile fell to an interceptor. The Air Force recorded 29 ballistic missile impacts and 18 drone hits at 34 locations, plus falling debris at 16 more.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry appealed to nearly 40 partner countries just four days earlier to urgently release Patriot interceptors. Those missiles remain the only reliable answer to Russian ballistic weapons.

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11 dead in Kyiv, three children among the hospitalized

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported that the Russian attack killed at least 11 people in the city. One wounded man died in the hospital in the morning. The strike injured 46 people, and medics hospitalized 27 of them, including three children. Prosecutors opened another war-crime investigation over the deaths.

Four city districts took damage, with Podilskyi hit hardest. One nine-story building there lost its apartments from the fifth floor to the ninth. The State Emergency Service said rescuers walked 17 people out of that building and brought 28 more down by fire ladder. City authorities earlier reported two dead and 22 rescued at a 25-story Darnytskyi building that debris struck at the fourth-floor level.

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Klitschko added that Russian weapons hit residential high-rises in Darnytskyi district too. A fire broke out in a 25-story building, where the attack destroyed apartments between the second and fifth floors. Falling debris set apartments burning on the 23rd through 25th floors of a 30-story complex, and a garage cooperative nearby caught fire, rescuers reported. A warehouse burned in Obolonskyi district, and crews also worked in Holosiivskyi.

Day of mourning and rerouted trains

Klitschko announced that 7 July would be a Day of Mourning in Kyiv. Flags on all municipal buildings drop to half-mast, and the city banned entertainment events. The search operation in Podilskyi and Darnytskyi districts continued, with people possibly still under the rubble.

National railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said the State Emergency Service restricted train movement on some Kyiv Oblast sections for safety reasons. Five long-distance trains switched to backup detour routes with all key stops preserved but delays expected. Suburban traffic in the Fastiv direction also suffered, so shuttle buses now link Boiarka with Kyiv.

One killed in Kyiv Oblast, a baby girl among the wounded

Head of the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Mykola Kalashnyk reported that the attack killed one person in Bucha district. By 7:30, 15 residents of the oblast had been hurt, with 11 in hospitals, among them a nine-month-old girl. The strikes damaged detached houses, businesses, and other civilian sites across Bucha, Vyshhorod, and Brovary districts.

The most dangerous situation developed in Vyshneve, where unexploded ordnance threatened secondary detonation. Police cordoned off the strike site, and the city council urged residents and businesses to stay in shelters and off the streets until the all-clear.

Drones wound a man in Odesa

Russia attacked Odesa city in southern Ukraine with strike drones the same night. Head of the Odesa Oblast Military Administration Oleh Kiper said the attack injured a 23-year-old man, who received medical care. The drones damaged multi-story residential buildings, a parking facility with garages, and a detached house that caught fire.

Head of the City Military Administration Serhii Lysak noted that five detached houses and a dormitory took damage in Kyivskyi district. Crews restored the tram tracks, and public transport kept running.

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Drones have been highly effective in dismantling Russian logistics at middle ranges. But most mid-strike drones have payloads between 5 kg like the Hornet and 75 kg like the Behemot. There are big boys like the FP-2, which can carry a 200 kg warhead over 300 km, but they’re better spent on deeper targets.

Sometimes the mission calls for planting 250 kg of explosives into a hardened target in the near-rear. Drones can wound a fortified bunker or a reinforced command post but it takes a bigger boom to obliterate them. 

This is where glide bombs come in and now Ukraine no longer has to be held back by limited Western supplies. The new Vyrivniuvach (“Equalizer” or “Leveler”) has entered serial production, developer DG Industries told Defense Archives writer Jeff2146 at the Eurosatory 2026 defense expo in France. Ukrainian company BlueBird Tech is working on its own glide bomb. 

Ukraine’s drones and manned airstrikes actually have a symbiotic relationship. Unmanned systems have severely degraded Russian air defenses that threaten warplanes, opening more gaps for them to strike.

“Now that the Russians have significantly reduced the number of S-400 and S-300 systems, and we've acquired systems and units that can detect a missile in advance and promptly command the pilot to perform the appropriate maneuver, the opportunity has arisen to use such systems,” said Kostyantyn Kryvolap, a former aviation test engineer at the Antonov Design Bureau. “And the country has begun to use them. That's the whole idea.”

The bombs should help expand Ukraine's air interdiction campaign by giving them a harder-hitting option, the Institute for the Study of War predicted. It will also give the Russians a taste of their own medicine—they have been dropping thousands of glide bombs per month, wreaking havoc on frontline positions and urban centers alike.

On the other hand, the destruction of Russian command posts, deployment sites, and logistics hubs is pushing them farther and farther into the rear, ironically leaving fewer juicy targets for glide bombs. That is unless the pilots are willing to put themselves in greater risk by flying high or going deeper into enemy territory.

"If you're dropping something at a distance of 35-50 km, you have to search very hard for a suitable target," Kryvolap said. "Right now, the kill zone is getting to be 60 km. Right now, real targets are at least 100 km away."

Leveling the playing field and Russian targets

Russia is infamous for its glide bomb barrages that Ukrainians have struggled to deal with. However, Ukrainian bombers are also putting in the work.  

Just days ago, Ukrainian MiG-29s blasted a base with two French AASM HAMMER glide bombs, demolishing a building reportedly filled with Russian personnel. In April, Ukrainian planes hit a UAV storage site at Donetsk Airport, flying close enough to drop GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs. 

Until recently, Ukraine relied on Western partners for these capabilities, like the HAMMERs or the American JDAM-ER kits that convert dumb bombs into precision guided munitions. Now, Ukraine can make its own kit, compatible with most bombs, at reportedly a third of the JDAM-ER’s $21,000 price tag.

Anton Zemlyanyi, a senior researcher with the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center, called it “an extremely important stage in the Ukrainian defense industry—Ukraine is focusing on its own combat needs and independently seeking solutions to problems without relying on military assistance from partners.”

The irony of range

Glide bombs can travel dozens of kilometers, with the HAMMER and the JDAM-ER having reported ranges of over 70 km. DG Industries claims that the Vyrivniuvach can go 130 km, which on paper is a major upgrade if accurate. 

In practice, however, no glide bomb is likely to fly that far in Ukraine. Military analysts put the real maximum between 60 and 90 km and even those are likely to be exceptions rather than the rule. Defense Express estimates the practical range at 40 km. 

To get maximum range on a glide bomb, a pilot has to fly very high, which makes them an easier target for more plentiful Russian aviation or remaining ground-based air defenses. Ukrainian planes frequently fly low to the ground before pulling up sharply to release the payload: what’s called toss bombing in the West and doing a “girka” in Ukraine. 

Alternatively, they can fly closer to their targets, pull a girka, release the bombs, then get out of dodge. Getting close is also risky.  

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Ukraine’s air force is “quite careful about the issue of saving lives and our equipment, saving the lives of our pilots and our equipment,” Kryvolap said. This makes sense, as the air force is quite small compared to Russia’s and every plane, Soviet or Western, is a precious resource that cannot easily be replaced. Ditto for experienced pilots. 

Since the start of the war, the country has lost 116 aircraft, according to the Oryx/Valka Online OSINT loss tracker. 

Erosion of Russian air defenses

Still, the air force may have the cause to be more daring for some missions, given the sorry state of Russian air defense. 

From June 2025 to early March, Ukraine conducted 492 strikes against air defense infrastructure and 433 more against anti-access/area denial assets, an analysis by Tochnyi.info reported. 

They haven’t slowed down since. Between March and May, Ukraine’s General Staff reported 24 radar systems damaged in Crimea alone. In April, 25 air defenses were hit, including radars, Tor, Buk, Osa, and Pantsir systems, as well as pieces of S-400 and S-300V systems. 

Meanwhile, after the latest mass strike on Moscow, Russia is setting up S-300 and S-400 installations in the capital, the Moscow Times reported. This means that fewer of these systems will be available to protect the sky in occupied territories.

Callsign Churchill, a company commander with the 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment “Raid” told Euromaidan Press that in some areas, the Russians are “losing the concept of layered air defense” as layers get picked off, creating blind spots. This makes the sky a little less deadly for planes. 

The biggest threats to aircraft are S-400 air defense systems, which have reported ranges up to 400 km, though they are more likely to engage aircraft at up to 200 km, Kryvolap said. S-300s come in all kinds of variants and upgrades, but many can also threaten aircraft at far greater ranges than any glide bomb. 

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The relative prevalence of these systems earlier during the war made the Ukrainian air force more reluctant to deploy aircraft on bombing missions where they could be shot down. 

However, Ukrainian forces have been continually destroying these systems. There are dozens of reports on successful strikes on S-400 and S-300 missile systems and their radar. 

This dynamic is an enabler for the use of Ukrainian glide bombs, experts said.  

“Ukraine actively uses such weapons to strike enemy ground targets, especially given the lower conditions and level of countermeasures from the Russians,” Zemlyanyi said.

However, he cautioned not to overstate this trend. Russia has aviation of its own. “In conditions when both sides have operational front-line fighter aircraft… the use of aircraft for bombing is significantly complicated.”

Does Ukraine have enough planes to make it count?

Glide bombs are not just limited by Russian air defenses and fighters but by the number of aircraft Ukraine has, which is a fraction of Moscow’s. Based on open-source information, Ukraine’s air forces are focused on hitting Russian ground targets, though the jets dropping the bombs have to be screened from Russian aircraft by their fellow fliers. 

The number of military jets Ukraine has is classified. TWZ reported that Kyiv entered the full-scale war with around 50 of its most prolific Soviet jet, the MiG-29 and 36 have been destroyed as of the start of June, according to Oryx.

Supplies were topped up by allies, with 14 transfers from Poland and 13 from Slovakia, though a portion of the above were to be used for parts. MiG-29s with Azerbaijani camo have been observed flying in Ukraine, though the number of Azerbaijani jets has not been reported.

Other planes that can use homegrown glide bombs include Su-24s and Su-27s. It’s not clear how many Ukraine has now, but Oryx confirmed 21 losses for Su-24Ms and 20 Su-27s. Su-27s are critically endangered as no ally can replace them. 

What allies can do is give Ukraine more Western jets. After four recorded combat losses, Ukraine reportedly has up to 39 foreign F-16s in service, out of a total of 79 pledged. France transferred a handful of Mirage fighters to Ukraine as well. Both F-16s and Mirages were seen conducting what look like air-to-ground operations.  

Meanwhile, Sweden announced the transfer of 16 Gripen JAS 39C/D by 2027 and the sale of 22 Gripen JAS 39E by 2030.

The Vyrivniuvach can reportedly be adapted to Western planes, though this will require additional certification. “So there should be no problems with the carriers of this bomb,” Zemlyanyi said.

Ukraine's Air Force has struck and critically damaged a bridge that Russian forces rely on to supply their troops in occupied southern Ukraine, south of Zaporizhzhia city, Militarnyi reported. The strike hit a river crossing in the Russian-held town of Vasylivka, one of the main transport hubs in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Cutting it is meant to choke the flow of reinforcements and gear to the front.

A direct hit on the Karachokrak River crossing

Aviation of Ukraine's Air Force struck the bridge over the Karachokrak River at occupied Vasylivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, with the front line running just to its north. The Telegram channel Soniah released the airstrike video.

Footage from the site, published online soon after, shows the crossing critically damaged, and more of the footage showing the outcome of the strike appeared online. The clip shot right after the hit shows serious damage to the roadway of the automobile bridge.

The crossing sits on one of the key logistics routes for Russian occupation forces in southern Ukraine. Routes through it linked occupied districts of the region with Russian rear bases.

Those bases feed troops trying to advance toward the city of Zaporizhzhia. Disabling the bridge can sharply complicate moving reinforcements, equipment, and ammunition on this direction. 

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The airstrike fits a systematic campaign by Ukraine's Defense Forces to sever Russian supply routes, especially in the south. Overnight on 20 June, Ukrainian forces struck the road bridge over the Henichesk Strait near occupied Henichesk in Kherson Oblast, a crossing Russia uses for military logistics. Ukrainian forces also hit three railway bridges that form critical parts of Russia's military logistics in Ukraine's south, including Crimea.

At least 12 civilians were killed and 69 others injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, regional authorities reported on July 7.

Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 101 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type attack drones, as well as four S-300/400 guided missiles. Air defenses intercepted 75 drones, while another 17 likely served as radar-jamming decoys.

The drone and missile assault was countered using aviation, electronic warfare, mobile fire teams, and air defense systems, the military said.

The heaviest casualties occurred in Donetsk Oblast, where seven civilians were killed — four in Kostiantynivka, two in Druzhkivka, and one in Novohryhorivka — and 15 others were injured, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

In Kharkiv Oblast, 27 people were injured, including three children, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. At least three victims remain hospitalized in moderate condition, and the number may rise.

Russian forces also attacked critical and residential infrastructure in Kherson Oblast, killing two civilians and injuring nine, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.

Two more civilians were killed in Sumy Oblast in a drone strike, local authorities said. Another person was injured. In Odesa Oblast, one civilian was killed and infrastructure was damaged in an attack on the regional capital, Governor Oleh Kiper reported.

In Zaporizhzhia, at least 12 people were injured in separate attacks throughout the day, including 10 during a drone strike on the city center, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Five civilians were injured in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — two women and three men — in the latest wave of attacks, according to Governor Serhii Lysak.

The mass strikes come amid Russia's continued rejection of ceasefire proposals and its growing use of aerial assaults to pressure Ukrainian defenses.

Kyiv has repeated its urgent appeals to Western partners to ramp up deliveries of air defense systems to protect civilian areas from drone and missile attacks.

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Russian attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions over the past 24 hours have killed at least six people and injured 26 others, according to local officials. The strikes involved drones, artillery, and guided bombs, hitting residential areas and critical infrastructure.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Ukrainian air defense hit 74 out of 107 drones launched overnight by Russia.

In Kharkiv Oblast, two people were killed and eight injured following attacks on six settlements, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Damage was reported to houses, vehicles, and civilian infrastructure across Kharkiv, Kupiansk, and Chuhuiv districts.

In Kherson Oblast, Russian forces struck residential areas and civilian infrastructure in over two dozen localities, killing two people and injuring eight others, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. Damage included houses, utility systems, and communications infrastructure.

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, one person was killed in Vasylivka district. Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces launched 375 strikes on 10 settlements, damaging houses and vehicles.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, three people were injured in Kryvyi Rih following drone strikes and artillery attacks, Governor Serhii Lysak reported. Fires broke out, and damage was recorded at a farm and in residential areas.

In Donetsk Oblast, at least one person was killed and four others injured, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. Multiple residential buildings, a church, and a pharmacy were damaged across Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Bakhmut districts.

In Sumy Oblast, Russian attacks injured three civilians, regional authorities said. Nearly 80 strikes targeted 29 settlements, damaging houses, educational institutions, and public buildings.

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Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 23 people and injured more than 300 others over the past 24 hours, local officials said on June 25.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched 71 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys from multiple directions, including Bryansk, Millerovo, Kursk, and occupied Crimea. Ukraine's air defenses destroyed 52 of them.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a ballistic missile attack killed at least 20 people, 18 in Dnipro and two in the Samarskyi district, in one of the deadliest single attacks in recent weeks, governor Serhii Lysak said.

Nearly 300 people were injured, and extensive damage was reported to high-rise buildings, houses, dormitories, cars, schools, hospitals, administrative offices, and a passenger train. Drone strikes overnight also hit Nikopol and caused a fire in Synelnykove district.

In Kharkiv Oblast, nine people were injured in strikes on Kharkiv city, Kupiansk, and surrounding villages, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Russian forces used a mix of weaponry, including air-launched rockets, glide bombs, and various drones. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, including residential buildings, houses, and an industrial hangar.

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, five peope were injured in attacks across the Zaporizhzhia, Vasylivka, and Polohy districts, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported. Russian forces conducted four missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia and eight airstrikes on several towns. Around 300 drones, and over 150 artillery strikes were recorded across 13 settlements.

In Donetsk Oblast, three civilians were killed in Pokrovsk, Zoloti Prudy, and Novoiavlenka, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. 11 more were wounded in the region over the past day.

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Russian attacks killed at least one civilian and injured at least 27 over the past 24 hours in Ukraine, regional officials reported on June 19.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 104 Shahed-type drones and decoy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight from Russian territory and occupied Crimea.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 40 drones, while 48 disappeared from radars or were intercepted by electronic warfare.

In Kherson Oblast, nine people were injured amid heavy shelling and drone attacks on dozens of settlements, including Kherson city, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. Russian forces struck social infrastructure facilities, three apartment buildings, and 10 houses. A gas pipeline, an ambulance base, a fire station, and several vehicles were also damaged.

In Donetsk Oblast, 13 people were wounded in Russian strikes across the region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, five people were injured in morning attacks on the Nikopol district, including an 11-year-old child, Governor Serhii Lysak reported. One of the victims, a 59-year-old man, later died in the hospital, Lysak said.

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, one person was injured, Governor Ivan Fedorov said. Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 410 strikes on 12 settlements in the oblast, including 10 air strikes and 264 drone attacks. Additional shelling from artillery and multiple launch rocket systems damaged at least 94 houses, vehicles, and infrastructure sites.

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At least four civilians were killed and 24 injured over the past day in Russian attacks across Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said on June 13.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia targeted the country with 55 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from Russian territory.

Ukraine's air defenses shot down 28 drones, while 15 were intercepted by electronic warfare or disappeared from radars.

In Kherson Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian troops shelled and launched drone and air strikes on dozens of settlements, including Kherson city. The attacks hit residential areas and critical infrastructure, damaging four apartment buildings and 13 houses. One person was killed and seven were wounded.

In Kharkiv Oblast, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported that seven civilians were injured, including an 11-year-old child, during Russian attacks on seven settlements. Russian forces used 16 unguided rockets, six guided bombs, and over 20 drones, including Shaheds and first-person view (FPV) units. Civilian infrastructure, including houses and factory buildings in Kupiansk, Izium, and Bohodukhiv districts, sustained significant damage.

In Sumy Oblast, two people were injured when a Russian drone struck civilian infrastructure in the Mykolaivka community, regional officials said. Over the past 24 hours, Russia carried out more than 50 attacks on 25 settlements using FPV drones, multiple-launch rocket systems, and guided bombs.

In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Governor Ivan Fedorov said one person was killed and three injured in Russian attacks on the region. Russian forces launched nearly 500 strikes across the region, including 283 drone attacks, mainly FPV types, and 10 air strikes.

In Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said two civilians were killed, while five others were injured across the region.

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Ukraine successfully brought back five children who had been forcibly taken to Russia as well as Russian-occupied territory, Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak announced on June 12.

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