Ukraine war briefing: Flamingo missiles hit more far-flung Russian targets
Military factory in Cheboksary lies 900km from frontline; Zelenskyy inaugurates ‘Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces’. What we know on day 1,569
TL;DR
- Ukraine used FP-5 Flamingo missiles to strike a military factory in Cheboksary, over 900km from the frontline, which supplies drone and missile components.
- Ukrainian forces also hit oil refineries in Russia's Samara and Vladimir regions, causing damage and injuries.
- President Zelenskyy declared June 11th as the "Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces," highlighting Ukraine's development of drone technology.
- Russia reported arrests of suspects following two car bombings in Moscow, one of which killed Colonel Damir Davydov.
- Ukrainian forces attacked the occupied port of Mariupol and a Russian "shadow fleet" tanker in the Black Sea.
- Ukraine's largest farmers' union warned that intensified Russian attacks on Black Sea ports are threatening significant reductions in shipments, including agricultural exports.
- Ukraine's police chief accused Russia of recruiting teenage girls to lure and poison Ukrainian military personnel.
- Russian MPs approved a law allowing increased government spending and debt without parliamentary approval.
- China has complained about potential EU measures targeting Chinese firms for their alleged support for Russia's war effort.