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Latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict
In May, sellers of secondary housing in Old Moscow raised prices by 5.2%, according to RBC Real Estate. The average cost per square meter in listings reached 306,500 rubles, the largest increase since January 2012.
Ukraine's Ministry of Education stated that participants of the national multi-subject test (NMT) in Odesa, which was disrupted by a prolonged air raid alert, were offered to write an application to participate in an additional session, but the majority insisted on continuing the test. 105 participants chose to write applications, while approximately 1,000 insisted on continuing.
The FSB, together with the Investigative Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Federal Tax Service, have identified tax evasion of 500 million rubles by the head of the company "Ekologistics," reported by the FSB Public Relations Center and the Investigative Committee.
A criminal case into illegal crab fishing worth 1 billion rubles has been opened in Khabarovsk Krai. Property of the criminal community worth over 450 million rubles has been seized, according to the Russian Investigative Committee for Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Region.
The head of a waste management company in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is accused of tax evasion totaling 500 million rubles.
The Ministry of Sports of Ukraine is processing a project to build an ice arena in Kyiv on the basis of the Olympic Professional College named after Ivan Piddubny. Equipment rescued from Kherson, previously purchased with state budget funds worth 70 million hryvnias, has already been transferred for the future arena. The next step is the construction of a frame hangar; the project is undergoing expert review expected to be completed by August 1 of this year.
About 43,000 Russians were denied Schengen visas in 2025, losing over €4.5 million in fees, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). However, the rejection rate has been declining for the third consecutive year. In 2025, Schengen states' consulates processed 679,400 applications from Russian citizens, 12% more than in 2024.
Donetsk Oblast expands mandatory evacuation zone for families with children.
Ukrainian missiles struck a Russian industrial facility producing missile guidance systems in Cheboksary.
Ten passenger trains are delayed due to a power outage in the contact network on a section of the Kuibyshev Railway. The press service of the railway reported that due to a voltage disconnection at Kryazh station, trains are delayed, including services between Samara, Novokuibyshevsk, Tolyatti, Syzran, and others. One suburban train has been canceled. The delay is 1.5 hours. The cause of the power outage has not been specified.
Former chairman of the board of BCF bank and founder of 'Russian Product' Olga Mirimskaya has been released. The court granted her parole at the end of April, Vedomosti reports citing sources. The parole petition was filed in March and granted on the first attempt. The court decision has entered into force. In December 2024, Mirimskaya was convicted of bribing an investigator and attempting to bribe judges, sentenced to 19 years. In December 2025, the Second Cassation Court reduced the term to 8
Several dozen drones were shot down on Wednesday morning in the Samara region, damage was recorded at several industrial enterprises, and three people were injured, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported on his Max channel.
The building of the 'Defense of Sevastopol' panorama caught fire after a drone strike. Moscow-appointed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the situation is extremely difficult and the masterpiece by Franz Roubaud has been virtually destroyed. A 4th-rank fire (out of 5) has been declared; over 80 personnel and 22 units of equipment are working at the scene.
Three people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Samara region, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev. He said there is damage at several industrial enterprises.
These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of June 10, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada supported reducing the personal income tax rate for rental housing from 18% to 5%, which will stimulate the legalization of the rental market, according to Olena Shulyak, head of the parliamentary committee on state organization, local self-government, regional development and urban planning.
An explosion occurred in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea. Smoke can be seen. It is not clear yet what the target might have been.
FIRMS detected a fire at the Lobkovo oil pumping station following Ukrainian overnight attacks.
Ukraine's air defense shot down 181 of 207 drones, with 21 strike drones hitting 14 locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
Ukraine targeted Russia's Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in Samara early this morning, triggering a fire at one of the region's largest oil-processing facilities. The refinery has a processing capacity of approximately 7 million tons of oil per year.
In Cheboksary, a defense enterprise caught fire due to a missile attack; drones attacked an oil refinery in Samara. The governor of Chuvashia reported a missile attack on the capital, without mentioning consequences. The defense enterprise VNIIR-Progress, which produces components for drones, caught fire — visible in footage collected by Astra and Ukrainian OSINT project Exilenova+. Last year the enterprise was attacked by drones several times; the Ukrainian Armed Forces said it produces Kometa
Russian losses for June 10, 2026, reported by the Ukrainian General Staff: 1,190 personnel, 3 tanks, 7 armored combat vehicles, 74 artillery systems, 6 multiple launch rocket systems, 3 air defense systems, 2,204 UAVs, and 5 ground radar complexes.
Ukraine reports that its air defenses shot down or suppressed 181 of 207 Russian drones launched overnight from Russia and occupied Crimea. Hits were recorded at 14 locations, with debris from downed drones falling at 13 more.
One person was killed and 15 others were wounded in Russian strikes on Kharkiv region over the past day, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
As a result of hostile attacks on Zaporizhzhia and the district, 10 people were wounded; during the day, strikes were recorded on 46 settlements. Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 817 strikes on 46 settlements in the region, according to Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov. 73 reports of damage to infrastructure, housing, and vehicles were received.
TheStaff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded 243 combat engagements over the past day. TheStaff reported on Telegram in an operational update on the Russian invasion as of 8:00 a.m. Wednesday. 'According to updated information, the enemy carried out 103 airstrikes, dropping 317 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it used 9,834 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,146 shellings of settlements and positions of our troops, including 43 from multiple launch rocket systems,' theStaff said.
A fire at the museum-panorama 'Defense of Sevastopol 1854–1855' building, which was hit by a drone strike, has been assigned a 4th rank, said city governor Mikhail Razvozhaev. 83 personnel and 22 units of equipment are working at the scene. 'The situation is extremely difficult: it is already clear that the great masterpiece of Franz Roubaud has been practically destroyed,' Razvozhaev wrote.
Over the past day, two people died and one more was injured as a result of enemy attacks in Sumy region, the National Police of Ukraine press service reports. In the Putivl community, a 57-year-old man was killed by a drone strike, and a 49-year-old woman was wounded. Three houses were damaged.
Ukrainian drones hit a historic museum in Sevastopol in Russia-annexed Crimea, local authorities said, as they reduced the number of nighttime trains in the face of intensifying air attacks.