The Ukrainian counter-offensive continues and has broken through the first Russian defenses in some areas, according to British intelligence. Kiev speaks of progress in the Bakhmut and Donetsk regions. The United Nations denounces the serious humanitarian crisis caused by the destruction of the Dnieper dam.
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4:24 p.m
Air alert over all of Ukraine from hypersonic missiles
An air alert was sounded over the entire territory of Ukraine as some Russian Air Force Mig-31Ks with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were spotted taking off from Nizhny Novgorod Airport in Russia. You can read it on the Ukrinform Telegra channel.
3:55 p.m
In Ukraine, the flooded area has halved
The area flooded after the collapse of the Kachowka Dam on June 6 last year has practically halved as water levels drop. According to the administration of the Kherson region, Ukrainska pravda writes, the area of the enclosed areas has decreased from 139 to 77.78 square kilometers, while the water level has reached 4.07 meters. On the right bank of the Dnipro River, under Ukrainian control, there are still 32 population centers and 3,821 flooded residential buildings. On the left bank, 14 inhabited settlements are still under water under Russian control.
(afp) 3:33 p.m
Kiev, 6 people died in floods in Kherson
Director of Civil Defense of Ukraine Viktor Vitovetsky According to Ukrinform, the floods from the Kakhovka Dam explosion killed six people and injured ten, including two police officers and three state rescue workers. Vitovetsky said 46 settlements were inundated and more than 3,800 families were affected by the floods. Previously Minister of the Interior Igor Klymenko reported on Facebook that “2,718 people were evacuated, including 190 children”: Meanwhile, the evacuation of people from flooded areas in the Kherson region continues.
(afp) 3:17 p.m
In Zaporizhia the water level in the cooling basin is stable
The Russian operator of Ukraine’s occupied nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia said the water level in the cooling pool is stable and all measures are being taken to ensure the plant’s safety after the explosion that destroyed the plant on Tuesday. Kakhovka Dam. Instead, the water level in the basin of the same name, on which the power plant depends for cooling, is still falling: According to the Ukrainian operator of the power plant, Energoatom, the current level is 9.17 meters and thus below 12.7 meters, which the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deemed sufficient to continue pumping water to the Zaporizhia power plant. However, the water level in the cooling pool of the nuclear power plant remains stable at 16.67 meters and experts do not expect it to drop, the Russian operator, which was formed after the annexation of the Zaporizhia region, said in a statement. Part of Russia last September.
(Portal) 2:38 p.m
Kiev, after the dam collapse, 35 people are missing: 7 children
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry has announced that 35 people, including seven children, are missing in the Kherson region after the floods caused by the collapse of the Kakhovka dam. As for the victims, the number of dead is currently 5 people.
(Portal)
2:29 p.m
Moscow, Russian troops fight and hold near Donetsk
Currently, Russian troops are fighting near Maryinka and Avdeyevka in the Donetsk region. This was stated by the spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkova. “In the Donetsk sector, the fiercest fighting took place near the settlements of Maryinka and Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” Konashenkov said in a briefing. “In the last 24 hours, the Southern Group of Troops successfully repelled eight attacks by units of the 110th Mechanized Brigade, the 1st Armored Brigade, the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Novobakhmutovka Directorate, Krasnogorovka , Pervomaiskoye and Maryinka settlements,” he said. The spokesman added that Russian defenses are being held without “penetrating” Ukrainian forces.
(Portal) 2:05 p.m
British Intelligence: ‘Dam collapse cuts off drinking water supply to Crimea’
The collapse of the Kakhovka Dam has had a “significant” impact on Crimea’s main source of drinking water, the North Crimean Canal. This was underlined in the British Secret Service daily, according to which “soon water will stop flowing to Crimea” and this will reduce water availability both in the Kherson Oblast and in Northern Crimea. Communities on both banks of the Dnipro River, under both Ukrainian and Russian control, “are facing a health crisis with limited access to clean water and a growing risk of disease,” British intelligence said.
(Hold) 1:38 p.m
Moscow has repelled a Ukrainian attack on a warship
Russia has rebuffed a Ukrainian attack on the warship Priazovye in the Black Sea: the Russian Defense Ministry announced this on the grounds that nobody was injured and the ship was not damaged. Interfax reports it.
1:36 p.m
Moscow, two drones crashed in the Kaluga region
Two drones crashed last night in Russia’s Kaluga region south of Moscow: the region’s governor stated on Telegram that Vladislav Shapsha.
Shapsha first spoke of a single drone that crashed in the Zhukovsky district near the village of Strelkovka, about 140 kilometers from the Russian capital. A second drone, the governor later added, crashed in the forests of Medynsky district, northeast of Zhukovsky district.
In both cases there were no injuries and only minor damage.
1:21 p.m
Zelenskyi imposes sanctions on 178 Russian citizens
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, today signed a decree introducing sanctions against another 178 Russian citizens. This was reported by the agency UNIAN, according to which the head of the Constitutional Court was among the outstanding victims of the restrictive measures Valery Zorkin, as well as other current judges. The restrictions are valid for five years and include: freezing assets, restricting business activities, preventing capital withdrawal outside Ukraine, prohibiting participation in privatizations, leasing state property, refusing to release and canceling visas, etc. a ban on entering Ukraine.
(grip) 12:57
Moscow there are no conditions for talks with Kiev
“Today there are no conditions for agreements (with Kiev). In addition, there are no foundations, not even fragile ones, for establishing a dialogue today. Let’s see: firstly, the (Ukrainian) regime doesn’t want that, secondly, it’s not ready. Thirdly, failure to let the (Ukrainian) regime from its masters: one can probably say that without diplomatic misunderstandings.” The Kremlin spokesman said: Dmitry Peskov in an interview with a TV program of the Russian agency Tass.
12:49 p.m
Wagner will not sign a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry
The Russian mercenary group Wagner will not sign any contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, which is headed by a minister “who is unable to properly manage his military formations,” its founder said on Sunday Yevgeny Prigozhin in response to those who asked him about a decree from the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu which obliges all volunteers to sign a contract with the ministry. “The orders and decrees that Shoigu issues apply to employees of the Ministry of Defense and the army,” Prigozhin replied. “Wagner Pmc will not enter into any contracts with Shoigu. Wagner is organically integrated into the overall system, Wagner coordinating his actions with the left and.” “The group of right generals with unit commanders has the most extensive experience and is a most effective structure.” “Unfortunately, most military units don’t have that level of efficiency, and this is precisely due to Shoigu’s inability to properly manage military formations,” Prigozhin continues. “Therefore, what he is going to write with decrees or orders applies only to the Ministry of Defense and to those who are part of it. What can happen after this order is that we will not get weapons and ammo. We will decide how they say: when the thunder comes, they will run for weapons and ammunition and ask for “help”. “.
(Portal) 12:41 p.m
Pro-Russian flooded 23,000 homes in 20 villages in Kherson
According to pro-Russian rescue services, more than 23,000 houses in 20 settlements in the Kherson region were flooded after Ukrainian forces attacked the Kakhovka Dam. The tax office reports it. “According to the latest data, as a result of the attack on Kakhovka, 23,228 apartments in 20 populated areas, as well as the Lower Dnieper National Park, five cemeteries, a cattle burial ground and 60 socially important structures were flooded,” said the spokesman for the rescue service.
12:27
Kyiv, sanctions against 178 Russian citizens
The Kiev government today imposed sanctions on 178 Russian citizens, 81 of whom also have Ukrainian citizenship: the news was published on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s website, Ukrinform reports. The decision to impose the sanctions was taken by the National Security and Defense Council and the relevant decree (No. 321/2023) was published on the President’s website. “The decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of June 11, 2023 on the application and introduction of updates of personal special economic measures and other restrictive measures (sanctions) will be implemented,” the decree reads. The sanctions last five years.
11:41 a.m
Kiev: “Blahodatne village in Donetsk liberated”
Ukrainian forces have liberated the village of Blahodatne in the Donetsk region in the east of the country, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry adviser told Telegram. Anton Gerashenko. “The village of Blagodatnoye in the Donetsk region was liberated! According to the 68th Separate Brigade Oleksa Dovbush, a Ukrainian flag is now flying over the village,” Gerashenko wrote. “The soldiers announced that they managed to capture Russian soldiers during the operation. We are waiting for the official reports from the General Staff,” he added.
11:06
Zelenskyy: “Terrorist Russia on the dam, we will help the displaced”
“Every terrorist expects only a few consequences: the suffering of the people, the intimidation of the people and the ruins that terror leaves behind. This is exactly how Russia is acting in this case. We will do everything we can to ensure that people have a livelihood even after this catastrophe.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter and posted photos of the evacuations and displacements in the regions flooded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam .
Every terrorist expects only a few consequences for himself: the suffering of the people, the intimidation of the people and the ruins that terror leaves behind. This is exactly how Russia behaves in this case.
We will do everything we can to guarantee people a livelihood beyond that… pic.twitter.com/iIKLQRGlSm
—????????? ?????????? (@ZelenskyyUa) June 11, 2023
10:49
Kiev: “The Russians are withdrawing troops from Kherson. Dam blown to limit our actions”
The Russians are moving the best of their troops stationed in the Kherson region to other fronts, such as Zaporizhia And Bachmutwhere the Ukrainian counteroffensive is apparently underway, which makes clear the purpose of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam: writes the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Hannah Malar, quoted by Ukrinform. “This makes clear the purpose of the Russians’ undermining of the Kachowska reservoir. In fact, taking into account their own losses and limited (troop) reserves, aware of the inability to stop the Ukrainian offensive in different directions, the command of the Russian occupying forces decided to limit the possible geography of active actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, writes Malyar.
10:23
Kiev: “Russian attacks on ammonia pipeline in Kupyansk”
Russian troops yesterday launched two attacks on the main ammonia pipeline in the district Kupyanskin the Kharkiv region: The head of the regional military administration announced this by telegram. Oleg Syniehubov, stressing that there are no ammonia leaks and no risk to civilians. Yesterday “the enemy continued shelling the settlements of the districts Kharkov, Kupyansk, Chuhuiv And Bohodukhiv of the region,” he wrote Syniehubov, adding that the two attacks damaged three residential buildings. There are currently no reports of injuries or casualties.
10:17
Intelligence GB: “The dam collapse has endangered the main water source in Crimea”
The collapse of the Kakhovka Dam “seriously damaged” the Northern Crimean Canal, the main freshwater source on the occupied peninsula. That’s what we read in the daily British Intelligence Update. “The canal draws water from the Kachowka Reservoir, from a tributary that is higher than the reservoir bed,” the report said. “On June 9, the water level in the reservoir probably dropped below the level of the inflow and soon water will stop flowing to Crimea,” it said.
10:07
Russia: American musician arrested for drug trafficking
An American musician who has lived in Russia for more than a decade has been arrested for drug trafficking. The Guardian reports on it. Michael Travis Leake, a former US Army paratrooper, is suspected of selling mephedrone, which has effects similar to those of cocaine and MDMA. A Moscow court sentenced him to two months in prison for manufacturing and distributing drugs. The man faces up to twenty years in prison.
08:53
Kiev: “Moscow has lost over 200,000 soldiers”
Russia has lost over 200,000 troops, 215,640, in Ukraine since it began invading the country in February 2022. This is supported by the general condition of the Ukrainian army, according to reports from the Kyiv Independent, which spoke of 980 casualties just yesterday.
08:43
Kyiv: “The water level of the Zaporizhia power plant remains stable”
The water level in the cooling pond at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant remains “stable” and although the Russians blew up the dam at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, the situation is “under control,” Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom said in a statement. “On June 11 at 6:00 a.m. (5:00 a.m. in Italy), the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir near Nikopol was 9.45 meters, and in the cooling reservoir of the Zaporizhia power plant – 16.67 meters, which was enough to to meet the demand of the plant,” reads the note published on Telegram.
08:29
GB: “Water source in Crimea at risk after dam collapse”
The collapse of the Kachowka dam almost certainly “severely affected” the main source of fresh water in the occupied Crimea, the North Crimean Canal (NCC), writes the British Ministry of Defense in its daily intelligence report. The NCC withdraws water from the Kakhovka reservoir from an inlet that is higher than the bottom of the reservoir, according to the report published on Twitter. By June 9, the water level in the reservoir is likely to have dropped below the level of the inflow and water will soon stop flowing into Crimea, London experts point out, stressing that this will reduce the availability of fresh water in the southern Kherson region and in the north of Crimea.
08:15
Russian bombs on Kherson region, wounding 5 civilians
Five civilians were injured in yesterday’s Russian attacks in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, the region’s governor, Oleksandr Prokudin, said on Telegram. “In the last 24 hours, the enemy has launched 41 attacks, firing 247 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad multiple rocket launchers, drones and aircraft… The Russian army has attacked residential areas of settlements in the region. Five people were injured “result of Russian aggression,” the message said.
The Russians, Prokudin added, fired 32 shells at the city of Kherson.
07:26
Kyiv: Three Russian drones shot down in Dnipropetrovsk region
Ukrainian forces shot down three Russian-launched Shahed kamikaze drones last night in the Dnepropetrovsk region of south-eastern Ukraine, regional military administration chief Sergey Lysak said.
05:09
A drone crashes south of Moscow
A drone has crashed in the Zhukovsky district of the Kaluga region south of Moscow, Russia. As Tass reports, this was announced by governor Vladislav Shapsha on his Telegram channel. According to initial information, there were no victims. The drone crashed near the village of Strelkovka, about 140 kilometers from the Russian capital. The special services intervened immediately.
04:38
Moscow: Two attacks repelled in Bakhmut area
Russian forces repelled two Ukrainian attacks near Bakhmut in Donbass. This was reported by Tass, citing military sources. According to the report, the plane hit enemy bases in the area of the settlements of Belogorovka, Krasnoye, Kleshchievka and Novgorodskoye. In addition, artillery destroyed three firing positions with 120mm mortars in Verkhnekamenskoye and Krasnoye, as well as an ammunition depot in the Belaya Gora area and a radar station in Avdivka.
02:57
The remains of Kherson lie on the Odessa Sea
Bodies, houses and carcasses of dead animals arrive on the coast of Odessa after flooding from the explosion of the dam on the Dnieper. And mines, many mines. The report of our correspondent Brunella Giovara.
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01:42
Kiev firefighter killed in Kharkiv shelling
A Ukrainian firefighter died in a Russian shelling in Kharkiv Oblast. Together with an injured colleague, he put out a fire caused by a previous rocket attack. This was reported by the region’s emergency services, the Kyiv Independent reported, stating that the victim’s name was Mykhailo Piskun and that he was 29 years old. The colleague suffered multiple injuries and was hospitalized.
00:27
Freight train derailed in Belgorod
Fifteen cars of an empty freight train derailed in southern Belgorod region, Russia, on the border with Ukraine. The local governor said on Saturday, adding that there was no immediate information on the cause. “According to the first reports, there are no victims,” Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in the news app Telegram.
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