Live Text Broadcast: Latest Updates on the Ukrainian War on June 10

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important things in the Ukrainian war on June 10. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the aggressor’s invasion for more than a year.

22.13. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Saturday that he plans to stay in touch with Russian President Vladimir Putin and talk to him soon. Scholz said he spoke with Putin shortly after Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine 15 months ago.

“I plan to do it again soon,” he told a Protestant church congress in the southern German city of Nuremberg.

20.04. Major Ukrainian operations have taken place in several sectors of eastern and southern Ukraine over the past two days, with Ukrainian forces making significant gains in some areas, according to the latest report from British military intelligence.

In some sectors, the Ukrainian army has made significant progress and has broken through the first line of Russian defense. In other districts, Ukraine’s progress has been slower, analysts said.

18.30. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced on Saturday that counter-offensive and defensive operations are underway in Ukraine and that the leadership of the Ukrainian army is in a positive mood. At a press conference after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Zelensky called on Ukrainians not to trust Telegram channels and “especially Putin”. He stated that all Ukrainian commanders are in a positive mood.

“I communicate with the commanders of our various directions every day. Everyone is in a positive mood at the moment. Give that to Putin,” Zelensky said when asked about the progress of the counterattack.

17.18. The depth of the Dnieper River will be six to seven meters after the water flows out of the Kakhovka reservoir, reports the state company “Ukrhidroenergo”.

“It will drop by five centimeters every hour, and most likely by at least another five meters,” said Ihor Sirota, head of Ukrhidroenerho.

15.50. The Russian army fired on the city of Kherson on Saturday, injuring two people, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the military administration of the Kherson region, announced.

“The Russian army shelled the Korabelny district of Kherson. Two men aged 52 and 25 were injured as a result of the Russian artillery strike. They are volunteers who helped the flood victims,” ​​Prokudin said on his Telegram channel.

According to him, the injured were taken to the hospital, now the doctors are providing them with the necessary assistance.

14.23. On Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit. Photos of the Canadian Prime Minister in Kyiv have appeared on social networks and Canadian media. The Canadian Prime Minister came to Ukraine together with Deputy Prime Minister Christy Freeland, who has Ukrainian roots.

13.23. The water level in Kherson region dropped by 31 centimeters on Saturday morning, but rains are expected in the region, which will slow down the outflow of water, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the military administration of Kherson region, said on Saturday.

He said that the average water level in Kherson region is currently 4.72 meters. According to him, rainfall is expected in the region in the coming days, which will slow down the water level decrease.

11.46. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 214,660 soldiers by Saturday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army. According to the data of the general staff, 890 invaders were destroyed during the day.

Since the beginning of the repeated invasion on February 24 of last year, Russia has lost 3,909 tanks, 7,607 armored personnel carriers, 3,712 cannons, 600 multi-charge rocket systems, 362 anti-aircraft artillery systems, 314 airplanes, 299 helicopters, 3,263 drones, 1,176 cruise missiles, 642 8 cars and tankers, 18 ships and speedboats, as well as 507 units of specialized equipment.

10.17. The Air Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Army shot down two Russian cruise missiles and 20 Iranian attack drones on Saturday night, the Ukrainian Air Force announced.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones from Friday evening at 11 p.m. to Saturday at 5 a.m.

09.01. Russian troops attacked the Odesa region with attack drones on Saturday night, all of which were destroyed, but three civilians were killed and more than 10 injured in the attack, Ukraine’s operational command “South” reported. Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed all the “Shahed-131/136” attack drones that were sent to the Odesa region.

However, as a result of the air battle, the debris of one drone landed in an apartment in a high-rise building, causing a fire in an area of ​​50 square meters. The fire was promptly extinguished, but three civilians have died. The blast wave damaged several apartment buildings and injured more than 10 people.

00:10. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi praised the bravery of soldiers fighting heavy battles these days, amid reports of intensification of fighting in the south. “Because Ukraine is free to the extent that you, our soldiers, are strong. Ukraine is defended to the extent that you, our soldiers, are effective,” he said.