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Politico: Belarus reportedly delivered advanced weapons to to Azerbaijan between 2018-2022, giving it the upper hand in a spate of wars with Armenia. Both Belarus and Armenia are members of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation CSTO

Seventy UAVs were intercepted and destroyed overnight over the Rostov region, two over the Belgorod region, two over the Volgograd region, six over the Voronezh region, six over the Kursk region, one over the occupied Crimea

Partial blackout in the Morozovsky district of the Rostov region after a massive drone attack

Drones attacked an oil depot in the Liskinsky district of the Voronezh region. Fuel tanks are damaged.

Explosions were reported overnight across Rostov region: in Morozovsk, Rostov-on-Don and other cities

4 Tu-22m3 bombers are airborne from Dyagilevo airfield near Ryazan

At least 5 Tu-95MS bombers are airborne from Olenya airbase in Murmansk region of Russia

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Vovchansk and settlement of Vovchansk community, Kupyansk, Ivanivka, Olhivka, Chervonyy Yar, Mykolayivka and Beryslav, Vovchanski Khutory, Petropavlivka, Tabayivka, Storozhove, Velyka Novosilka and Bohoyavlenka, Pershotravneve and Stepova Novoselivka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

In Chernihiv and Sumy regions Russian artillery shelled Porozok from Poroz and Moschenoye, Myropillia from Guyevo, Yeline from Khoromne, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Fire reported at Sukhoi design bureau in Moscow

Russian glide bomb reportedly has failed and fall in Schebekino, Belgorod region

Alongside Biden at G7, Zelensky says Ukraine needs 7 Patriot air defense systems

The Bank of Russia is temporarily canceling morning trading on the Moscow Exchange, the Central Bank reports.

Ursula von der Leyen: The G7 has agreed to provide Ukraine with loans worth around $50 bn by end of year. We'll use the windfall profits from Russia’s sovereign assets to repay them. This builds on EU action, where we are already directing these windfall profit to Ukraine's defence and reconstruction

Russia plans to compensate for producing crude oil above its OPEC quota through September 2025, its Energy Ministry said in a statement. Moscow, which pumped above April and May targets, plans to strictly comply with its quota in June, it added

Russian prosecutors accuse US reporter Gershkovich of working for CIA, collecting 'secret information' on tank maker

Russian Ministry of Energy: Russia overproduced oil in May

Some banks in Kyrgyzstan suspending operations with Russia

Britain has expanded its sanctions against Russia, following the United States' lead. The new sanctions include 50 additional items, targeting six ships from the so-called "shadow fleet" and several major Russian financial institutions and businesses. Key entities sanctioned include the Moscow Exchange, SPB Exchange, National Clearing Center, National Settlement Depository of Russia, and Ingosstrakh. Specific individuals affected by the sanctions are Yury Denisov (chairman of the Moscow Exchange), businessman Ivan Tavrin, Avet Mirakyan (founder of Insite), Denys Frolov (co-owner of Astra Group), and Armen Sarkisyan (owner of S8 Capital group). Additionally, sanctions were imposed on companies from China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Israel, the Central African Republic, and the UAE

During the second stage of the exercise of non-strategic nuclear forces, Russian missilemen conducted electronic launches after secretly advancing to a given area, - the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

An emergency power outage occurred in the Belgorod region, local authorities reported. The villages of Oktyabrsky, Malinovka and Politotdelsky, the villages of Bekhlevka, Otradnoye, Krasny Oktyabr, Varvarovka, Solovyovka, Tolokonnoye, Petrovka, Veselaya Lopan, Dolbino, Golovino, and the villages of Ugrim and Vodyanoy remain without electricity.

Due to US sanctions, the Moscow Exchange will not conduct trading in the US dollar and euro from June 13 - platform

The United States has imposed sanctions against Moscow Exchange. After this, stock exchange shares collapsed.

The Russian Foreign Ministry pledges to "respond to the US sanctions"

The U.S. widens sanctions on Russia, discouraging countries including China from doing business with Moscow

1 person wounded as result of shelling in Schebekino of Belgorod region

Putin held a meeting on the evening of June 11 with the participation of the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff and district commanders, - Peskov said

At least 3 Russian servicemen were killed as a result of an attack on the Nezhegol recreation center, turned into military base, in the Belgorod region

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Buhayivka, Vovchansk, Izbytske and Vovchanski Khutory, Siversk, Nevske, Druzhelubivka, Mala Tokmachka, Tokarivka and Tyahynka, Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Pyatykhatky, Lobkove, Velyka Novosilka, Vovche, Oleksandropil, Vozdvyzhenka, Yevhenivka and Zhelanne, Staromayorske, Kostyantynivka, Blahodatne and Urozhayne, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Photo of part of the Russian flotilla and escort as seen from the Celebrity Reflection cruise ship