The “Eastern” command of the Ukrainian army claimed on Saturday June 10 on television that Ukrainian troops had managed to advance 1,400 meters around the devastated city of Bakhmout in the East, which Moscow claimed to have captured in May . Follow our live.
“Counter-offensive and defensive actions” are taking place in Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, during his daily press briefing, “to trust” his troops, not wishing to give details on the counter-offensive in progress. These remarks follow those of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who assured Friday that the great Ukrainian counter-offensive intended to repel troops from Moscow had begun.
Emmanuel Macron calls on Iran “to immediately end support” for Russia. The French head of state has “alert to the seriousness of the consequences, both security and humanitarian, of the delivery by Iran of drones to Russia”according to a press release from the Elysée. A White House spokesman said Friday that Russia “[recevait] material from Iran to build a drone factory” on its soil and that this site “could be fully operational early next year”.
Russia promises a response after Iceland closes its embassy in Moscow. Reykjavík is the first country to have taken such a step since the beginning of the war. Icelandic Foreign Minister Thórdís Gylfadóttir explained on Friday that “the current situation simply does not allow the small diplomatic representation to [Reykjavik] to operate in Russia”. “Any anti-Russian actions from Reykjavik will inevitably elicit a response”the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, accusing Iceland of having “ruin” relations between the two countries.