Ukraine live Dam destroyed Moscow and Kiev accuse each other

Ukraine, live Dam destroyed, Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of bombing displaced people. Ukrainian services: "Intercepted a call proving Russian responsibility"

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June 9, 2023 12:45 p.m

Filorussi: “8 dead by dam collapse”

Eight people have died in the Russian-controlled part of the Kherson region from floods caused by the rupture of the Kakhovka dam. This was stated by the pro-Russian governor Vladimir Saldo on his Telegram channel.

June 9, 2023 12:30 p.m

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia: “Crimea will not run out of water”

In Crimea, annexed by Russia since 2014, there is no risk of running out of water after the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam. This was stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Chusnullin, in charge of the construction sector, adding that at the moment all the peninsula’s water reserves are fully utilized and will last “for at least 500 days”. In addition, according to Khusnullin, quoted by the Tass agency, Crimea has developed alternative water resources over the past two years by building new canals and using underground aquifers in addition to the Northern Crimean canal through which the water from the basin flows from Kakhovka. “We will not leave anyone without water,” the deputy prime minister promised.

June 9, 2023 12:30 p.m

5 dead and 13 missing from dam collapse

Kyiv announced that there are at least five victims and 13 missing as a result of the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam in the southern Kherson region.

June 9, 2023 11:58 am

China and Russia want to strengthen military cooperation

The militaries of China and Russia want to further strengthen their relations. The head of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission Liu Zhenli and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov held a video call today in which they exchanged “opinions on deepening cooperation between the two armies” in line with the implementation “of the consensus they have reached “. the two heads of state. A statement from the Beijing Ministry of Defense said: “Russia will be invited to participate in a cycle of military exercises organized by the Chinese side called “Northern Joint-2023”.

Jun 9, 2023 11:57 am

Kremlin: “Kiev bombs people evacuated after dam collapse”

Ukrainian forces continue their “barbaric shelling” of civilians being evacuated from the Russian-controlled part of the Kherson region due to flooding from the collapsed Kakhovka Dam. This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Tass.

Jun 9, 2023 11:56 am

Powerful explosions in Kharkiv

Loud explosions could be heard on the outskirts of Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine this morning, reports Rbc-Ukraine, citing local Telegram channels. The police in the region of the same name are asking residents to seek shelter in air raid shelters.

Jun 9, 2023 11:56 am

Kyiv: “Phone call proving Russian involvement in dam destruction intercepted”

Ukrainian security services said they intercepted a phone call proving the Kakhovka Dam had been blown up by the Russians. A one and a half minute audio clip of the conversation was also subsequently published on Telegram.

Jun 9, 2023 11:53 am

Drone over the Russian city of Voronezh

A drone crashed in Voronezh, a major city in south-west Russia not far from the Ukrainian border, injuring two people. This was reported by Governor Alexander Gusev on his Telegram channel, quoted by RIA Novosti. Photos posted on social media show a multi-story building was damaged. “According to preliminary information, an unmanned aircraft crashed on Belinsky Street in Voronezh. The special services work on the spot,” Gusev wrote.

June 9, 2023 9:49 am

Energoatom: “Cooling water level in Zaporizhia is stable”

“The water level in the cooling basin of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is stable,” writes the Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom on Telegram. “Although the Russian occupation has undermined the Kakhovka Dam, the situation remains stable and under control. On June 9, at 8:00 a.m. (7:00 a.m. in Italy, editor’s note), the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir near Nikopol was 11.74 meters and in the cooling reservoir of the Zaporizhia NPP – 16.66 meters , sufficient to meet the needs of the facility,” the note said.

June 9, 2023 9:40 am

British and Swedish fighter jets take off to intercept Russian planes: “They flew close to NATO space”

“The Royal Air Force’s Typhoons and the Swedish Air Force’s Gripens took off to intercept a Russian Air Force Il-20 Coot A and a Su-27 Flanker B flying near NATO and Swedish airspace.” The British Air Force it wrote on Twitter, stressing that its fighter jets are “currently deployed in the NATO air policing mission over the Baltic Sea.”