Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![A destroyed Russian MT-LB armored vehicle burns in a field near Izium, Kharkiv region. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A destroyed Russian MT-LB armored vehicle burns in a field near Izium, Kharkiv region. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Thick black smoke rises above the port of Russian-occupied Mariupol following reported explosions on June 6, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Thick black smoke rises above the port of Russian-occupied Mariupol following reported explosions on June 6, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![A massive fire burns at a Russian fuel storage facility following a Ukrainian drone strike, June 6, 2026. (Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Telegram)]( "A massive fire burns at a Russian fuel storage facility following a Ukrainian drone strike, June 6, 2026. (Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Telegram)")
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- War in Ukraine
Ukraine launched a long-range drone attack against Russian naval and defense-industrial infrastructure in the St. Petersburg region overnight, striking facilities linked to the Russian Navy, weapons production, and ammunition storage nearly 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.![Fire at the Poltavskaya oil depot in Ust-Labinsk, Russia’s Krasnodar region, following a reported drone attack on June 6, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Fire at the Poltavskaya oil depot in Ust-Labinsk, Russia’s Krasnodar region, following a reported drone attack on June 6, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
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- War in Ukraine
A reported drone strike sparked a fire covering around 5,000 square meters at the Poltavskaya oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region.![Flames and thick black smoke rise from the Antipinsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Tyumen region during a major fire reported on June 6, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Flames and thick black smoke rise from the Antipinsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Tyumen region during a major fire reported on June 6, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
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- War in Ukraine
Russia lost 1,380 troops, three tanks, 82 artillery systems, and an air defense system in the past 24 hours, while Ukrainian forces repelled 269 attacks along the front line.
-0bd843e110e8710ad0b60f7f37dc63e7.png "Flames and thick black smoke rise from the Antipinsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Tyumen region during a major fire reported on June 6, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
