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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,202: missile and drone strikes continue [1]

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Date: 2025-06-08

Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of June 7 and 8.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched one Onyx anti-ship cruise missile from occupied Crimea; two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles from the airspace over occupied Zaporizhia Oblast; and 49 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Kursk City; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[79] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 22 drones over northern, eastern, southern, and central Ukraine and that 18 drones were “lost” or suppressed by Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems. Ukrainian officials reported that the strikes struck Zaporizhia Oblast and damaged civilian infrastructure in Mykolaiv Oblast.[80] www.understandingwar.org/... Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down 22 drones over northern, eastern, southern, and central Ukraine and that 18 drones were “lost” or suppressed by Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a chemical plant in Tula Oblast on June 8. Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko, who often reports on successful Ukrainian drone strikes against Russia, implied on June 8 that Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast.[24] Kovalenko stated that the plant produces explosives for artillery shells, bombs, and missiles. Russian opposition outlet Astra published footage on June 8 reportedly showing fires at the plant after reported drone strikes.[25] Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev claimed on June 8 that a Ukrainian drone crashed on the territory of the Azot plant, causing a fire.[26] Ukrainian forces previously conducted a drone strike against the Azot plant on May 24.[27] www.understandingwar.org/...

Key Takeaways: Kremlin officials and the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on June 8 that Russian forces reached the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast border and are conducting offensive operations into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — an oblast that Russia has not illegally declared as annexed.

Russian officials have repeatedly signaled that the Kremlin has wider territorial ambitions in Ukraine, including in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Russia continued to baselessly accuse Ukraine of failing to repatriate the bodies of killed in action (KIA) soldiers on June 8 — part of the Kremlin's efforts to undermine mutually agreed upon confidence-building measures with Ukraine.

The Kremlin appears to have orchestrated a concerted media campaign that aimed to use the purportedly agreed-upon KIA exchange in order to discredit Ukraine and promote Russia's justifications for its war to both domestic and international audiences.

Russian officials appear to be setting conditions to withdraw from international arms control treaties, likely as part of preparation for a potential future war with NATO.

Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a chemical plant in Tula Oblast on June 8.

Ukrainian and Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, and Russian forces recently advanced in the Povrovsk direction.

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