ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended; Ukraine reports Zaporizhzhia attacks and Chornobyl drone strike
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a harassment investigation. Ukraine reports 884 Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia, causing two deaths and 38 injuries, and a drone strike on a Chornobyl nuclear waste facility.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has been suspended from his position pending an investigation into harassment allegations. The decision was made by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute following a disciplinary review, though Khan's lawyers have deemed it illegal. Khan is notably known for issuing arrest warrants against figures such as Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Meanwhile, Russian forces conducted 884 attacks on 46 settlements in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region over the past day, resulting in two fatalities and 38 injuries, according to regional head Ivan Fedorov. Allegations persist regarding the involvement of Rosatom employees in the occupation of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, with a Russian drone reportedly attacking a nuclear waste storage facility in the Chornobyl zone on June 7, 2026. A US representative to the UN, Dan Negrea, reiterated that Russia's invasion of Ukraine constitutes a "strategic failure."
Sources: Радіо Свобода, Українська правда
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