Overview

• Covert Ukrainian drones disabled dozens of Russian strategic bombers and inflicted damage on the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea to Russia.
• Ukraine’s military said a fresh raid on the Nizhny Novgorod airfield destroyed two Russian aircraft during its latest cross-border strikes.
• Russian forces launched 49 drones and multiple missiles on June 7-8, and Ukraine’s air force shot down 40 unmanned aerial vehicles and repelled three missile attacks.
• Assaults on Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions by Russian drones and artillery killed at least two civilians, wounded eleven and damaged homes and critical infrastructure.
• The Istanbul-agreed prisoner exchange has been delayed to next week amid coordination failures, with Kyiv calling the hold temporary and Moscow accusing Ukraine of indefinite suspension.