Newsletter 10/06/2026
Ukraine asks partners to return interceptor missiles nearing end of service life. Russia concealing destruction of Chonhar Bridge. Zelensky signs decree introducing Day of Unmanned Systems Forces.
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“Not for free”: MFA discusses Ukraine defense cooperation with Bulgaria
Ukraine does not receive free military aid from Bulgaria, but engages in mutually beneficial defense cooperation and expects it to continue.
“As of now, Ukraine does not receive free military aid from Bulgaria. Ukrainian-Bulgarian defense cooperation continues on a commercial basis and is mutually beneficial for Ukraine and Bulgaria,” said Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to him, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects this cooperation to continue because it also benefits Bulgarian companies, which can scale up production and generate revenue through this partnership.
Ukraine asks partners to return interceptor missiles nearing end of service life - Foreign Ministry
Ukraine is negotiating the transfer of a number of interceptor missiles that are nearing the end of their service life, rather than having them disposed of.
“The Ukrainian side has managed to identify a number of interceptor missiles that will reach the end of their service life in the near future, which Ukraine could also acquire. We are currently engaged in active negotiations to obtain them, because what is the point of returning missiles to the manufacturer or disposing of them once they have reached the end of their service life?” said Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kyiv calls for urgent UN pressure on Russian as occupied Kherson region facing humanitarian catastrophe
“During a UN Security Council meeting on May 19, Ukraine informed member states that the humanitarian situation in Oleshky, Hola Prystan, Stara Zburivka, and Nova Zburivka has significantly deteriorated. According to Kyiv, there are effectively no conditions left to meet basic human needs, including for children,” said Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ukraine is calling on the United Nations and international partners to increase pressure on Russia to establish humanitarian corridors and enable the evacuation of civilians from temporarily occupied settlements in the Kherson region.
“Ukraine stresses that more than 6,000 people, including around 200 children, may be in need of humanitarian assistance. The majority of those remaining are people with limited mobility. More than 220 individuals have already requested evacuation from these settlements. Ukraine is calling on the UN Secretary-General and international partners to increase pressure on Russia to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law and to create the necessary conditions and humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians from these areas,” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized.
Russia concealing destruction of Chonhar Bridge – CCD
The Chonhar Bridge has been destroyed, and Russian authorities are attempting to conceal the situation in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Zelensky confirms Flamingo missile strike on military plant in Cheboksary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed a strike by Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missiles on a military plant in Cheboksary that supplies components for drones and missiles used by the Russian army.
Zelensky signs decree introducing Day of Unmanned Systems Forces
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree establishing a new commemorative date – the Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces – to be marked annually on June 11.
War
Ukrainian forces strike facilities at Mariupol port
Units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces have struck facilities at the Mariupol Sea Commercial Port.
SBU drones strike two oil pumping stations supplying fuel to Moscow
Drones operated by the Alpha special operations unit of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Vtorovo and Lobkovo oil pumping stations in Russia’s Vladimir Region.
IAEA warns of dangerous military activity near all of Ukraine’s NPPs
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned of increased military activity near Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, including the Chornobyl site and the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
Russian forces facing growing logistics problems in occupied Kherson region, official says
The Russian-installed authorities in the occupied part of the Kherson region have tried to profit from a fuel shortage, while Russian forces are facing increasingly serious logistics problems, according to a regional official.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces strike Russian shadow fleet tanker WEST Horizon in Black Sea
Traffic from occupied Henichesk to Arabat Spit temporarily blocked – media
War update: 234 clashes on front lines over past day, most of them in Pokrovsk sector
Air defenses neutralize 181 of 207 drones launched by Russia in overnight attack on Ukraine
Russian military loses another 1,190 soldiers, three air defense systems in war against Ukraine
Shellings
Russian drone lodged in 11th-floor apartment neutralized in Odesa
In Odesa, bomb disposal experts defused an enemy drone carrying 50 kg of explosives that had become stuck on the 11th floor of a residential building in the Prymorskyi district during a nighttime attack.
Electrician killed in Kherson after Russian drone strike during repair work
One killed, 15 injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv region over past day
Russian forces kill three civilians, injure seven in Donetsk region over past day
Defense
Ukraine, Finland agree to mutual quality guarantees for defense products
The Ukrainian and Finnish Ministries of Defense have signed an official memorandum on mutual quality assurance for military goods and services.
According to the ministry, the signed memorandum clearly defines how the regulatory bodies of one country will verify the quality of defense products at the request of the other in accordance with the common NATO standards STANAG 4107 / AQAP-2070.
From now on, if Ukraine orders products from a Finnish factory or vice versa, both sides will automatically recognize the quality inspection. There will be no need to repeat the same procedures.
Mutual trust in the inspection procedures will allow the necessary equipment to be delivered much faster directly to the front lines.
Military expert says Ukraine will be able to produce dozens of ballistic missiles per month
Ukraine could soon be capable of producing several dozen ballistic missiles per month, and “with that number of missiles, we can bring Russia’s military-industrial complex to its knees,” according to military expert Pavlo Narozhnyi.
"First of all, we have two tracks – state and private. The state program is well known: the Sapsan missile system. On the private side, there is Fire Point with its ballistic missile projects. Unfortunately, we know nothing about the state program, as no public information is available. The private company, however, has been relatively open and has stated that testing has already taken place," Narozhnyi said.
He added that the company is working on both a ballistic missile and a missile for an air defense system, which are technically very similar.
“The project involves a missile with a range of up to 900 kilometers and a warhead weighing up to 500 kilograms. In essence, this would be a direct counterpart to Russia’s Iskander-M or North Korea’s KN-23 missiles, which the enemy unfortunately uses against us and for which there are currently limited countermeasures,” he said.
Bundeswehr exploring potential use of Ukraine’s Delta system
Ukraine’s digital battlefield situational awareness system Delta is attracting interest from German military innovators, who are studying its application to strengthen Germany’s own digital defense capabilities.
Ground-based robotic systems carry out more than 50,000 logistics, evacuation missions this year, DM Fedorov says
Since the beginning of the year, the Ukrainian military has carried out more than 50,000 logistics and evacuation missions using ground-based robotic systems (GRS).
Politics
Ukraine sees signs of upcoming Zelensky-Magyar meeting - Foreign Ministry
There are positive signs that a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar may take place in the near future.
Türkiye appoints new ambassador to Ukraine – media reports
Türkiye has appointed Fatma Ceren Yazgan, currently serving as the country’s ambassador to the Netherlands, as its new ambassador to Ukraine. Her predecessor, Ambassador Mustafa Levent Bilgen, who has held the post since 2023, will head Türkiye’s first diplomatic mission in Iceland.
“War is not best time to discuss complex history,” - former FM of Poland
War is not the best time for Kyiv and Warsaw to engage in discussions about their complex history. Poland should not treat Ukraine in a paternalistic manner.
Society
Ukrainian World Congress raises $110M for Ukrainian Armed Forces
The global Ukrainian community has raised $110 million for equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the “Fight like a Ukrainian” campaign funded through the “Unite with Ukraine” initiative, according to the Ukrainian World Congress.
Tomorrow is June 11th and the first holiday to celebrate Unmanned Systems Forces.
USF has shown the Russians they are losing this war. Hail to all of Ukraine's military, hail to President Zelensky. His leadership and understanding is paramount to victory. Go Ukraine !
Every day, Ukraine is in my prayers. Seems like “someone up there” is FINALLY listening. Ukraine is now a modelPeace and Victory are what I wish for this stalwart country.