Chonhar Bridge linking Crimea to Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast destroyed after Ukrainian drone strike, Ukraine says The Kyiv Independent By: Polina Moroziuk 9 June 2026 at 16:01 The Chonhar Bridge in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast was destroyed following a Ukrainian drone strike on June 9, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, said on June 10.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,376, 320 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 The Kyiv Independent By: The Kyiv Independent news desk 9 June 2026 at 07:29 The number includes 1,370 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.