Jun 7, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has acknowledged Ukraine's report concerning a Russian drone strike on the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage facility near the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on the night of June 7. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously stated Russia deliberately targeted this "extremely critical infrastructure." Ukraine continues to engage international partners regarding the incident. Separately, Russian forces attacked Balabyne village in the Zaporizhzhia district on the morning of June 7, resulting in three fatalities and one injured woman, according to local authorities. Private residences sustained damage in the strike.

Sources: Українська правда, Радіо Свобода, Суспільне Новини

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently provided further details on his previously confirmed meeting with Russian businessman Roman Abramovich. Zelenskyy publicly confirmed the encounter took place in Kyiv in May, during which he conveyed a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin through Abramovich. An informed government source indicated that the Russian side initiated this meeting to ascertain Ukraine's conditions for ending the conflict. Separately, Zelenskyy reiterated Ukraine's intent to continue striking targets within Russian territory, describing these actions as a response and a signal that the nation "will not die in silence." He also expressed readiness to freeze the current front line to facilitate diplomatic negotiations. Both statements were made during an interview with Sky News.

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the United Kingdom for talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer included an "E3 plus Ukraine" meeting, which featured French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. This engagement follows earlier reports, corroborated by the Financial Times, that President Zelenskyy had invited Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to Kyiv last month to relay a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible personal meeting. In other developments, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that external power was restored to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday, June 6, after a 15-hour disruption, the 18th such occurrence. Separately, Minister Oleksii Kuleba stated that Russian forces attacked two civilian search-and-rescue vessels on a humanitarian mission in Ukraine's maritime corridor, causing injuries, with Ukrainian naval forces evacuating those affected.

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

New reports indicate significant disruptions at Russia's Sochi airport since June 5, with thousands of passengers stranded due to drone attacks causing dozens of flight delays and cancellations. Separately, the June 7 guided aerial bomb strike on Balabyne, Zaporizhzhia, resulted in two fatalities and damage to residential buildings, a school, infrastructure, and a public transport stop where the victims were located. Earlier reports of Ukrainian forces destroying a Russian deployment point in Shchastia, Luhansk, on June 7, and a drone strike damaging a non-fuel-containing building at the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage facility, remain consistent. Sources: Суспільне Новини, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.