A large dam was blown up in Kherson. Moscow and Kyiv accuse each other of the attack. The Russian military says that Ukrainian troops are continuing their offensive in Donbas, suffering “significant losses”.

“Spartan” assault brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, which participates in military exercisesPhoto: SERHIY BOBOK / AFP / Profimedia

Highlights of the war in Ukraine, day 468, LIVETEXT:

08:01A huge Soviet-era dam in a Russian-controlled region of southern Ukraine was blown up on Tuesday, causing flooding in the war zone, Ukrainian and Russian forces said.

07:06The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Ukrainian forces launched a military operation in southern Donetsk on Monday in an attempt to advance, but the advance was halted after the Ukrainians suffered “significant casualties,” CNN reported. ro.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that in some areas Kyiv’s troops are moving to “offensive actions”, fueling speculation that a counteroffensive is about to begin.
  • Russia said it repelled a “major offensive” in the Donetsk region and killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers
  • The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on members of a group believed to be linked to Russian intelligence services over their role in Moscow’s attempts to destabilize democracy and influence elections in the Republic of Moldova.
  • The Kremlin said that the so-called message of President Vladimir Putin, heard on Monday on Russian stations in the regions bordering Ukraine, was a fake and the result of a cyber attack, Russian news agencies reported.
  • Ukraine has developed a network of agents and sympathizers inside Russia working to sabotage Russian targets and has begun supplying them with drones to carry out attacks, several people familiar with US intelligence have told CNN, News.ro reports.
  • Ukrainian troops recaptured the territory near Bakhmut, says Prigozhin
  • Russia has started operational exercises in the waters of the Sea of ​​Japan and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, which will last until June 20, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced on Monday.
  • Wagner’s mercenaries, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, captured a Russian regular army commander and released a video of his interrogation after the Russian lieutenant colonel was allegedly physically assaulted.

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Monday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro