Jun 8, 2026, 09:30 AM UTC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Kingdom for bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and a meeting in the "E3 plus Ukraine" format, including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. This trip comes after reports that President Zelenskyy had invited Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to Kyiv last month to deliver a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible personal meeting. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha subsequently stated that Putin "wasted an opportunity to exit a failing war" by declining Zelenskyy's proposal for direct peace negotiations. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that external power was re-established at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday, following a 15-hour outage, which marked the 18th such occurrence.

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

Russian drone attacks resulted in casualties and infrastructure damage across several Ukrainian regions between June 6 and 8. On June 7, a drone struck a police vehicle near Chystovodivka, Kharkiv region, killing an explosive ordnance disposal technician and injuring three other officers and one civilian. The same day, a drone partially damaged a container reception building at the Central Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage facility in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, though no spent fuel was present, and radiation levels remained normal. Earlier, on June 6, two civilians died in Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, with six others injured, and an FPV drone hit a shuttle bus in Kushuhum, Zaporizhzhia region. Most recently, a "Shahed" drone partially destroyed an Ukrposhta hub in Kharkiv on the night of June 8, with no casualties reported.

Sources: Суспільне Новини, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда

Recent Russian attacks across Ukraine resulted in at least one fatality and multiple injuries, alongside damage to infrastructure. On June 8, a drone strike in Konotop, Sumy region, killed an elderly woman and hospitalized three others. Separately, strikes in Odesa injured two or three individuals waiting for transport, according to conflicting reports. Earlier, on June 7, Russian forces reportedly targeted a fire truck and shelled a fire station in Sumy region's Hlukhiv community. Drone attacks in Kherson's Central District on the same day injured two people, including a 27-year-old man whose vehicle was struck. Explosions were also reported in Russian-occupied Crimea on June 7, with suspected fires at oil depots near Kerch and Feodosia, while Russia's Ministry of Defense stated it intercepted drones over the peninsula.

Sources: Suspilne Novyny, Radio Svoboda, Ukrainska Pravda

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces confirmed hitting the Semikolodezyansk oil depot in Yedy-Kuyu and an oil terminal in Feodosia in occupied Crimea on the night of June 7. These strikes, approximately 200 kilometers from the front line, were also reported by local social media and Ukrainian channels, with NASA FIRMS satellite data indicating a significant fire. Separately, Russian transport company Grand Service Express halted passenger train services in Crimea on June 8, stating a UAV attack damaged a locomotive, killing an assistant driver and injuring the driver. On June 7, Russian forces used guided aerial bombs to strike Balabyne village in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, hitting near a public transport stop. The attack resulted in three fatalities and three injuries. Russian drone attacks on Mykilske and Stepne in the Kherson region injured two men.

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

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling "Civil Contract" party has secured a decisive victory in the snap parliamentary elections held on June 7, with final results from the Central Election Commission confirming 49.81% of the votes. This outcome ensures the party a majority in the new parliament, despite earlier preliminary reports indicating support slightly above 50%.

In addition to "Civil Contract," three other political entities are set to enter the parliament. The "Strong Armenia" bloc, led by businessman Samvel Karapetyan, garnered 23.29% of the vote, while the "Armenia" bloc, headed by former President Robert Kocharyan, received 9.94%. The "Prosperous Armenia" party also surpassed the electoral threshold with 4% of the votes. These elections were a crucial test for Pashinyan's government.

Sources: Громадське, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда