On June 6, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the Russian army had been holding back the "long-promised offensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for three days on several sections of the front. According to him, during this time, the Ukrainian armed forces had lost up to 3,715 servicemen, 52 tanks, 207 armored combat vehicles, 134 cars, five aircraft, two helicopters, 48 ​​field artillery pieces, and 53 unmanned aerial vehicles.

We are trying to figure out in hot pursuit with Nikolai Denisov, a researcher who has been studying the consequences of hostilities in Ukraine since 2014 On the morning of June 6, in the part of the Kherson region annexed by Russia, the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed - the water began to uncontrollably dumped downstream. According to the Ukrainian authorities, the Russian military blew up the dam.

People who live near Nova Kakhovka tell Meduza what’s happening in the area now Nina Lyashonok / AP / Scanpix / LETA Kherson, June 6, 2023 Early in the morning on June 6, the dam at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, in the Russian-annexed part of the Kherson region, was destroyed . The Ukrainian authorities say the Russian military blew up the dam.

Ukraine intends to file suit against Russia in the International Criminal Court in The Hague for destroying the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Kyiv. According to Zelensky, the Ukrainian side has already informed E.U. and NATO countries about what happened and initiated a meeting with the U.N. Security Council, while Ukraine’s Prosecutor General has filed a criminal case for ecocide.

The jury of the Moscow City Court refused to find Moscow resident Vitaly Koltsov guilty of encroaching on the lives of law enforcement officers, writes Mediazona. He was detained in May 2022 when he threw two Molotov cocktails at paddy wagons parked on Revolution Square. About the case of Vitaly Koltsov Vitaly Koltsov is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Russian State University for the Humanities, a reenactor, and creator of quests for children and adults.

As a result of flooding in Novaya Kakhovka due to the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, about 300 animals died in the local zoo "Kazkova dibrova", according to the Facebook page of the recreation complex. About 300 animals, which our residents of Novokakhovka knew and loved, died.

Ukraine intends to file a lawsuit against Russia at the International Criminal Court in The Hague because of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. This was announced at a press conference in Kyiv by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu claims that Russia has successfully thwarted the “long heralded” Ukrainian counteroffensive, by allegedly disrupting the assaults carried out by Ukrainian units on multiple segments of the front over the past three days. According to Shoigu, on June 4, the Ukrainian army deployed its 23rd and 31st mechanized infantry brigades in an attempt to advance along five different directions, allegedly failing on all counts.

As a result, the operation was “suspended” for unclear reasons Danish Defense Command / EPA / Scanpix / Leta gas leakage, which arose as a result of sabotage on the Northern Stream 2. September 27, 2022. Three months before the sabotage at the Northern Streams, the administration of Joe Biden received information from a close ally that the Ukrainian military, under the direct leadership of the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces of Valery Zaluzhny, planned an attack on a gas pipeline.

SMS notifications from the Russian Ministry of Defense for citizens subject to mobilization will not be equated to the delivery of a summons, said the head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartopolov. “This is a technical solution to the problem, this is what simplifies the notification itself, this is done for the convenience of our citizens so that they fully have all the information. Therefore, there is no need to be afraid of this.

OSINT analysts have suggested that the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station dam was not destroyed as a result of a deliberate explosion. Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller, comparing satellite images from May 28 and June 5, noted that during this period, part of the road running above the dam and the sluice gates were already damaged.

What is happening near the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. Tell residents of the nearest cities and villages Nina Lyashonok / AP / Scanpix / Leta Kherson, June 6, 2023 Early on the morning of June 6, the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed , the station is located in part of the Kherson region annexed by Russia. The Ukrainian authorities claim that the Russian military blew up the dam.

On the night of June 6, Russian troops launched missile strikes on Kyiv, reported the city’s military administration. According to preliminary information, Kh-101/555 missiles were fired from Tu-95 bombers located in the Caspian Sea region. Ukrainian air defenses reportedly destroyed more than 20 targets over Kyiv. The city’s military administration reported that all the missiles used in the attack were shot down.

What cities and villages are under threat of flooding? The card shows the risk of flooding of settlements in the Dnieper delta as a result of damage to the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. It depicts a profile of heights according to satellite data SRTM NASA (the data was obtained in 2000 and could be slightly outdated). Green marked the level of the Kakhovsky hydroelectric power station, red - lower sections of the delta. The lower the site, the higher the risk.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu accused the "Kiev regime" of undermining the structures of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. He claims that this was done to disrupt the advance of the Russian army. At the same time, Shoigu did not speak about any Russian offensive before. In November 2022, Russia retreated from Kherson, the administrative center of the Kherson region, where the city of Novaya Kakhovka and the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station are located.