Jun 10, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC

Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets clarified that his initial meeting with Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova focused on establishing contact for future dialogue, rather than immediately addressing allegations of her involvement in child deportations from Kherson. Separately, Ukrainian law enforcement has documented six cases this year where Russian special services reportedly recruited underage girls for contract killings of Ukrainian military personnel. Human rights expert Boris Zakharov emphasized that the release of prisoners and civilian detainees should precede negotiations, noting a recent exchange returned only one civilian among 186 Ukrainians. Meanwhile, International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan was suspended pending a harassment investigation, a decision his legal team deemed "unlawful." Allegations also continue to link Rosatom employees to the occupation of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, following a reported Russian drone attack on a nuclear waste storage facility on June 7, 2026.

Sources: Радіо Свобода, Громадське, Українська правда

Russian forces continued offensive operations across Ukraine between June 7 and 10. On June 7, explosions and fires were reported at the Semikolodyazianska oil depot near Kerch and another facility in Feodosia in Russian-occupied Crimea. Russia's Ministry of Defense stated that drones were intercepted over the peninsula. On June 8, a drone strike damaged upper-floor balconies of a multi-story building in Kherson's Central district. Separately, shelling in the Korabelny district injured a 14-year-old boy, who was hospitalized with moderate injuries. On June 10, a drone was shot down over Sumy railway station; its fragments struck a passenger train, causing a fire on a carriage roof. Passengers and crew were unharmed, having taken shelter, though the train experienced a five-hour delay.

Sources: Суспільне Новини, Громадське, Радіо Свобода