Russian forces continue strikes on Kharkiv region; Ukraine reports Russian losses

Russian forces continued aerial assaults on Ukrainian territories, with significant strikes reported in the Kharkiv region. On the night of June 9, drone and missile attacks targeted Kharkiv city and Chuhuiv. Kharkiv experienced drone strikes in its Shevchenkivskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts, resulting in at least one injury. In Chuhuiv, missile impacts led to the deaths of at least three people and injured six others, causing fires and damage to multiple residential buildings, including eight apartment blocks and over ten private homes.

Earlier, on June 7, a Russian drone partially damaged a container reception building at the Central Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage facility within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Officials confirmed no spent nuclear fuel was present, and radiation levels remained normal. Separately, Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russian forces lost approximately 1,370 personnel, 4 tanks, 5 armored vehicles, and 75 artillery systems over the previous day.

Sources: Громадське, Українська правда, Суспільне Новини, Радіо Свобода