After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of ⁠its ⁠air force, the Swedish fighter jet is finally set to be ⁠tested in the role it was designed for: confronting Russia. Ukraine has allocated €2.

Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded. The assault began overnight and continued during the day.

The bus was travelling between Moscow and Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, an official says.

The first test of a missile interceptor this week raised hopes of a weapon to combat Russian air raids

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 6 amid a wider Ukrainian attack on Russian regions, Russian Telegram media channels reported. Photos and videos posted on social media by local residents purport to show a fire emanating from an oil depot in the city of Ust-Labinsk.

What did the Ukrainian side say regarding the incident? Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Heorhii Tykhyi, on behalf of the country, apologized to Greece for the maritime drone that was discovered near the Greek island of Lefkada.

​Russia has long held that Western sanctions have failed and that its economy is resilient. Moscow continues to insist that it can fight in Ukraine for as long as is necessary. But at Russia’s flagship economic forum this week,

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) said Russia began to hit enlistment centers in recent weeks in a concerted effort to disrupt Ukraine's mobilization. Olha Polishchuk, ACLED's Eastern Europe research manager,