Zelenskyy holds security talks in London amid intensified Russian strikes

On June 7, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The discussions focused on Ukrainian defense, air defense cooperation across Europe, and the role of European nations in future peace negotiations. Simultaneously, Russian strikes across Ukraine resulted in at least four civilian deaths and left several others injured. Ukrainian authorities reported that a nuclear waste storage facility near Chernobyl was hit, while the Russian Ministry of Defense stated they targeted military-related infrastructure. In the Zaporizhzhia region, two people were killed and three injured in a strike near a public transport stop, and a bus driver was killed in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Additionally, overnight drone and aerial attacks in the Dnipropetrovsk region claimed another life.