Russia's Defense Ministry claims US-funded biolabs in Ukraine studied pathogens of plague, anthrax, tularemia, Marburg fever, and Ebola. Lieutenant General Alexey Rtishchev stated that American intelligence materials confirmed US budget funding and top-secret research coordinated by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
The Martindale family from the US has moved to Russia's Pskov Region. James Martindale, an agricultural machinery specialist, plans to contribute to Russia's farming sector. His son, Daniel, previously provided coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities to Russian security services and later obtained Russian citizenship.
Russian military sources claim the Ukrainian 79th Brigade in the Zaporozhye region is "practically exhausted" with diminished capabilities. Ukraine is reportedly deploying new recruits to compensate for losses, and the brigade's command had previously requested withdrawal due to heavy casualties.
EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas confirmed reports that China's military has trained Russian personnel for Ukraine. The EU is assessing implications and agreed to sanction Chinese entities. Reports suggest drone training based on a July 2025 agreement, though China denies involvement.
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed during a training flight in Siberia's Irkutsk region. The crew ejected successfully, but details on their condition are unknown. The aircraft crashed near the Angara River, with footage showing it nose-diving into trees.
Donald Trump will attend a G7 working session with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in France, but no bilateral meeting is scheduled. Meanwhile, Ukraine conducted drone attacks in Russia's Krasnodar and Volgograd regions, hitting a sea terminal and an oil station.
Russia's military operation in Ukraine, ongoing since February 24, 2022, aims to support the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian drone storage, energy and transport infrastructure, and troop locations. Air defense systems intercepted numerous drones and aerial bombs.
Donald Trump canceled planned strikes against Iran, citing a lack of proportionality. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned the US against further aggression. India's Foreign Ministry stated US forces targeted ships with Indian crews off Oman, while Russia's Defense Ministry reported advances in eastern Konstantinovka. Italy's Meloni called for a unified European negotiator with Russia.
Russia's military operation in Ukraine, ongoing since Feb 24, 2022, aims to support DPR and LPR. As of June 11, 2026, Russian forces liberated Okhrymovka and Roskoshne, struck Ukrainian military infrastructure, and downed numerous drones and missiles.
Russian forces intercepted three Ukrainian Neptune long-range missiles, 798 aircraft-type drones, 10 guided aerial bombs, and three HIMARS rockets over the past 24 hours. An unmanned Ukrainian naval drone in the Black Sea was also destroyed.
Ukraine's domestically developed FP-5 Flamingo long-range cruise missile successfully struck a Russian military facility in Cheboksary, approximately 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border. The facility produces crucial components for Russian long-range weapon systems.
A foreign national detained by Russia's FSB has admitted to contacting Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) from Spain to offer his services for the assassination of a Russian military officer. The FSB stated it had prevented the planned terrorist attack.
The FSB announced the thwarting of a terrorist act against a Russian Ministry of Defense serviceman, planned by Ukrainian special services. A foreign national detained in the Moscow region confessed to being recruited by the SBU in an EU country to carry out the assassination.
Ukraine has struck targets deep inside Russia, including a military plant and oil refinery, using domestically-produced FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles. President Zelensky also highlighted the expanding drone campaign, which has hit Russian military logistics and caused fires at refineries.
Ukraine's 'middle strike campaign' is disrupting Russian supply lines, particularly the 'Novorossiya' route, with drone attacks causing significant damage and traffic reduction. The strategy aims to create a 'logistics lockdown' for Russian forces.
Ukraine launched long-range missile and drone attacks deep inside Russia, hitting a military factory in Cheboksary and oil refineries in Samara and Vladimir regions. President Zelenskyy declared a new 'Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces'. Meanwhile, Russia reported arrests in Moscow car bombings and continued attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports.
Colonel Damir Davydov, head of Russia's artillery and missile ammunition supply directorate, was killed in a car bombing near Moscow. The incident, attributed to Ukrainian intelligence by some Russian officials, is the latest in a series of assassinations targeting Russian military figures.
North Korea's largest surface combatants, the Choe Hyon-class guided-missile destroyers, are undergoing sea trials. The lead ship, Choe Hyon, and the second, Kang Kon (which capsized and was relaunched), are set to join the navy despite skepticism over Kang Kon's condition after the incident.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Kyiv desires a halt to Russian military advances, but claimed that Russian forces are advancing daily. He made these remarks during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Russian forces targeted Ukraine's energy and transport infrastructure, drone storage and launch sites, and temporary locations of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries using aviation, drones, missiles, and artillery, according to the Ministry of Defense.
A special white camouflage applied to Russian military trucks, resembling WWI British naval dazzle camouflage, may "blind" autonomous drones by distorting their visual identification of targets, according to an analysis by The War Zone (TWZ).
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin met with Russian officials in Moscow to discuss military-technical cooperation and visited a Russian military-industrial complex enterprise. He is also set to attend a CSTO Defense Ministers meeting.
Russian military expert Yuri Knutov stated that Russia is changing its tactics for massive strikes against Ukraine, possibly due to Ukraine developing methods to counter Russian high-precision missiles and drones. He noted the use of advanced "Geran" kamikaze drones and "Kinzhal" hypersonic missiles in a recent attack.
Air defenses in Sevastopol, Crimea, shot down seven Ukrainian drones overnight. Debris from the downed UAVs damaged a private house and a household building, but no casualties were reported.
