The Russian military blew up a dam near Novodarovka in the Zaporozhye region, after which the water flooded the banks of the Wet Yaly River, which flows in the Donetsk region. This was announced by the speaker of the Joint Press Center of the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Shershen on the air of the Ukrainian telethon, reports .

The Ukrainian army has liberated the villages of Blahodatne and Makarivka, simultaneously advancing on the Bakhmut axis, Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar reported . “Our forces continue assaults on the Bakhmut axis. There is success near the Berkhivske Reservoir. [The Ukrainian troops] advanced by 250 metres,” she noted. Maliar added, “there are advances between 300 and 1,500 metres on two sections”. “The villages of Blahodatne and Makarivka have been de-occupied.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the settlements of Blagodatnoye and Makarovka, and also moved forward in the Bakhmut direction, said Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Anna Malyar. “In the Bakhmut direction, our troops continue assault operations. There is success in the area of ​​the Berkhovsky reservoir. Move forward 250 meters. In the south there is advancement in two directions from 300 to 1500 meters. The settlements of Blagodatnoye and Makarovka were deoccupied.

The Russian-appointed "authorities" of the occupied part of the Kherson region closed the city of Golaya Pristan for "quarantine". Volunteers involved in the evacuation of victims from the left bank of the Dnieper reported this to Novaya Gazeta Europe.

The Russian Defence Ministry has announced that 94 prisoners have been released by Ukraine through negotiations. According to head of the Ukrainian president’s office Andriy Yermak, Ukraine has returned 95 prisoners. “The list includes Ukrainian army fighters, National Guard members, and border officers. There are 93 privates and sergeants as well as two officers among them.

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Six people have been injured after the Russian army attacked a boat that was transporting evacuees from the areas flooded following the Kakhovka dam collapse, head of the Ukrainian president’s office Andriy Yermak reports . “The Russian army attacked a boat with civilians who were evacuating from the [Dnipro’s] left bank in the Kherson region. They opened fire at the backs of the civilians,” Yermak wrote. According to him, the injured people were rushed to hospitals after reaching Kherson.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the return of 94 prisoners of war from Ukraine as a result of the negotiation process. Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said that 95 prisoners of war returned to Ukraine. “The list includes soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and border guards. Among them are 93 privates and sergeants and two officers.

In the Kherson region, six people were injured as a result of the shelling of a boat with evacuating people by the Russian army. This was reported by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak. UPDATED 19:09 Moscow time Three people died as a result of the shelling of a boat with people evacuating by the Russian Armed Forces in the Kherson region. The number of injured rose to ten people, including two law enforcement officers.

In Scotland, the former First Minister of the country and the former head of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, was detained as a suspect in the case of embezzlement of 600 thousand pounds sterling collected for the party's campaign for the country's independence. It is reported by Sky News. The politician is currently being questioned by investigators.

In the Kurgan region, a minor girl died from poisoning with counterfeit cider produced in the Samara region. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the governor of the region. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the deceased lived in Shumikha. At the beginning of the week, she was admitted to the regional hospital with poisoning from a low-alcohol drink containing methanol.

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The area of ​​flooded territories in the Kherson region has halved, from 139 square kilometers to 77.78 square kilometers. This is reported by the regional military administration. According to them, the level of flooding is 4.07 meters. In the territories controlled by Ukraine, 32 settlements remain flooded, in which 3821 residential buildings went under water. In the territories temporarily occupied by Russia, 14 settlements were flooded, the OVA said.

Among them are current and retired judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation Ukraine has imposed sanctions against 178 people, including employees of the Russian Constitutional Court. The corresponding decree was published on the website of the President of Ukraine.

Warsaw has rejected reports that Poland could have been involved in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, a series of clandestine bombings that interrupted natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe, Polish intelligence service coordinator Stanisław Żaryn tweeted . “Associating Poland with these events is baseless,” he noted.