What happened on the night of June 10th. The main thing

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Sevastopol, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Vladimir and Rostov regions overnight. The United States launched strikes against Iran in response to the downing of the Apache helicopter. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky demanded the participation of Europe in negotiations with the Russian Federation. The European Commission (EC) has proposed to impose sanctions on Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. For more information, see the Izvestia article.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

Eight people were injured as a result of strikes by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the territory of the DPR, the head of the region Denis Pushilin said.

In the Zaporizhia region, as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a number of energy infrastructure facilities were damaged, which led to a partial power outage in the region. This was stated by Governor Evgeny Balitsky.

The governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar, said that as a result of the ongoing air attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a fuel tank caught fire after the UAV debris fell.

A Ukrainian UAV damaged the building of the panorama "Defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855," wrote the governor of the city Mikhail Razvozhaev in the Telegram channel.

Also, as a result of the night attack of the UAV, eight districts of the Kherson region were completely de-energized.

Later it became known that due to the UAV attack, a fire broke out at two infrastructure facilities in the Vladimir region.

The mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, said that on the approach to Moscow, the air defense forces intercepted 12 drones.

The United States launched attacks on Iran

The United States has launched strikes against Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) said.

According to the military, the operation is a "proportionate response" to Iran's actions.

Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin reported that the targets of the strikes are Iranian air defense systems and radar stations.

The US authorities believe that the strikes will be a warning to the republic, and also will not interfere with the course of negotiations on the settlement of the conflict, CNN reports.

US President Donald Trump also expressed the opinion that a deal between Washington and Tehran can be concluded, despite the resumption of attacks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Iranian army would not leave any attack or threat unanswered and called on the United States to leave the region.

Later, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran announced the launch of missiles and drones at US targets. According to updated information, he attacked the forces of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. It was also reported about the destruction of an American MQ-9 drone and attacks on an American base in Jordan.

Iran also informed international mediators that the American Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz was shot down unintentionally, Al Arabiya TV channel reported.

Zelensky on Europe's participation in negotiations with Russia

Zelensky said during the North Baltic Eight summit that Europe should participate in negotiations with Russia.

"Europe must be present during any negotiations. Europe cannot just be a mediator, because Europe is on our side," the Ukrainian president said.

EC sanctions against Patriarch Kirill

The EC proposed to add Kirill to the European Union (EU) sanctions list as part of the 21st package of restrictions on Russia, Euronews TV channel reported.

"The first attempt to put Kirill on the EU blacklist was made in 2022. However, Hungary, under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Viktor Orban, blocked this attempt, calling it an issue of religious freedom," the publication notes.

The causes of the explosion of a gas pipeline in Dagestan

According to Israfil Israfilov, head of the Regional Management Center of the Republic of Dagestan, the cause of the explosion of the gas pipeline in the Kizilyurt region was depressurization.

The head of Kizilyurt, Said Mamatkhanov, said that the information about the explosion of the gas pipeline was not true.

"I ask you <...> not to replicate unverified versions about unmanned aerial vehicles, terrorist attacks or explosions. These speculations are far from reality and only play into the hands of those who want to sow chaos," he wrote on his Telegram channel.