Here is the situation on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Combat

• At least six individuals were injured when Russia launched three guided bombs on Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that the attack harmed two houses, several cars, and ignited a fire in the city, Ukraine’s second largest.
• In Shebekino, near the Ukraine border in Russia’s Belgorod region, a mine explosion injured four people, among them a cameraman from Rossiya-24 TV. Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov added that three others were injured due to Ukrainian shelling.
• The Russian Ministry of Defence claimed to have taken control of the village of Staromaiorske on the southern front of Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military reported it had repelled Russian advances near both Staromaiorske and the nearby village of Vodiane.
• Ukraine's military stated it had inflicted damage on three Russian air defense systems in Crimea using missile attacks. These strikes reportedly hit an S-400 system in Dzhankoi, in addition to two S-300 systems near Yevpatoriya and Chornomorske. Russia did not officially comment on these strikes, though explosions were noted on social media.
• The Ukrainian military has appointed Vadym Sukharevskyi to lead its drone forces, emphasizing the critical role drones play in the conflict.

Political and Diplomatic Developments

• Switzerland has seen a rise in cyberattacks and misinformation ahead of an upcoming peace summit on Ukraine. Scheduled to be held near Lucerne from June 15-16, the summit will feature 90 states and organizations, excluding Russia.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has traveled to Germany for a conference centered on Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and is anticipated to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
• Mustafa Nayyem, the head of Ukraine's State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, has resigned, citing budget constraints and bureaucratic hurdles.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning visits to North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks. Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora indicated that a visit to Pyongyang is being organized. Relations between Russia and North Korea have intensified recently, with leader Kim Jong Un having met Putin last September.
• A man in Yekaterinburg, Russia, was sentenced to three years in a penal colony for ridiculing an 11-year-old boy wearing a pro-military “Z” symbol hat. The "Z" symbol, found on Russian tanks in Ukraine, has become a prominent sign of support for Russia's invasion.
• Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs revoked the accreditation of Austrian public broadcaster ORF correspondent Maria Knips-Witting and instructed her to leave Russia, in retaliation for Austria’s expulsion of a TASS journalist.

Weaponry

• Serhii Holubtsov from Ukraine's air force command shared with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that some F-16 jets provided by European allies might be stationed abroad for safety reasons.