Ukraine
Ukraine dam breach to have disastrous economic, ecological consequences: Expert
"Up to 1 million people may face drinking water problems," Oleksii Kushch, an economist at "United Ukraine" think-tank, told Xinhua in an interview. The breaching of the dam and the subsequent destruction of a hydro-electric power plant in the Russian-controlled Nova Kakhovka region in the early hours of Tuesday.
No foreign troops to be deployed in Ukraine before war ends: FM
"Until the end of the war in the territory of Ukraine, foreign countries will not deploy their troops in the territory of our state," Kuleba said. The Ukrainian side is asking its partners for weapons, not for dispatching their soldiers, Xinhua news agency quoted the Prime Minister as saying. Kuleba further stressed that Ukraine's possible membership in the NATO would not put an end to Russia's full scale invasion of Kiev, but could prevent new wars.
Massive flooding due to Ukraine dam breach kills 9
While confirming the fatalities on Thursday, the Mayor said that "we believe that these are not the last victims of this flooding", reports Xinhua news agency. Hundreds of people remained on rooftops of flooded houses waiting to be rescued, he added.
Dnipro river contaminated with industrial substances after dam breach, says Zelensky's office
The Kakhovka dam is one of six dams that sits along the river, which stretches all the way from the very north of the country into the sea in the south, the BBC reported. Satellite images are slowly being uploaded, showing the extent of the damage to the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.
Ukraine accuses Russian forces of blowing up dam in Nova Kakhovka
A dam at a hydro-electric plant in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Nova Kakhovka was breached overnight and water has been pouring through it ever since, the BBC reported. The damage is thought to be severe, with Russian state media reporting the town is submerged under water, the report said.
Carried on overnight strike on Ukrainian airfields, announces Russia
The attack, which carried with the use of "long-range precision-guided air-launched weapons", achieved its goal, the Defence Ministry said in a statement, RT reported. "Command posts, a radar installation, Ukrainian aviation equipment, and storage facilities with weapons and ammunition were hit," it added.
Kremlin infighting 'destroying the Russian state', says Wagner chief
Prigozhin said a dispute between him and Chechen forces, who are also fighting alongside the Russian army in Ukraine, has been resolved, The Guardian reported. But the Wagner chief blamed the discord on unidentified Kremlin factions - which he calls "Kremlin towers", the report said.
Russia blames Ukraine for drone attacks on Moscow
"The Kiev regime launched a terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles on targets in the city of Moscow," Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. The raid involved eight aircraft-type UAVs, all of which were hit; three drones that were suppressed by electronic warfare measures went out of control and deviated from their intended targets, the statement added, RT reported.
Kiev struck by Russian airstrikes for 3rd straight night
According to the Ukrainian capital's military administration, three buildings were on fire as a result of the latest air assault on Monday night, reports the BBC. In the city's southern Holosiivskyi district, one person was killed and three injured as a fire started in a multi-storey building, the administration said in a statement.
Ukrainian Parliament backs 50-year sanctions on Iran
The sanction bill, which was submitted to the Parliament by President Volodymyr Zelensky, was on Monday supported by 328 votes in favour, with the required minimum of 226, Xinhua news agency reported. On May 27, the NSDC approved a decision, envisaging the introduction of restrictive measures against Iran, which include a.
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