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What Ukraine dam breach means for the country's counteroffensive and aid deployment

The humanitarian and ecological challenges caused by the breaching of the Nova Kakhovka dam present massive challenges for Ukraine, as it launches its long-awaited offensive. Mounting operations to assist and evacuate civilians from affected areas will deplete manpower and resources when the conflict is at a critical juncture.

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Is the Kakhovka dam breach a hard blow to the Ukrainian counteroffensive?

The destruction on Tuesday of the Kakhovka dam, near the town of Kherson, has been seen by some as strategic blow to Ukrainian counteroffensive plans that have been in the works for months. But crossing the Dnipro River is not the only way Ukraine can regain territories occupied by Russia.

France 24

Deluge from ruptured Ukrainian dam is latest tragedy for Kherson residents since Russian invasion

Defiant as ever, many residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson who faced months of Russian occupation followed by months of Russian shelling are sticking it out after floodwaters from a ruptured dam upstream on the Dnieper River gushed through their streets and homes

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Edinburgh brothers head to war zone to help traumatised children in Ukraine

Edinburgh brothers David and Duncan Hamilton are set to head to Ukraine next week in order to provide support through therapy to war-torn families and traumatised children.

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Poland criticises EU’s ‘unacceptable’ proposed charge for refusing migrants

Warsaw says it would not pay €22,000 ‘fine’ for each person it did not host as ministers hold crunch talks in Luxembourg

The Guardian - UK

Russian forces accused of blocking flood evacuation efforts in Ukraine

Reports say Moscow’s forces preventing volunteers from rescuing people in town badly affected after collapse of Nova Kakhovka dam

The Guardian - UK

Maps show how Kakhovka dam collapse threatens Ukraine’s bread basket

Falling water levels in Kakhovka reservoir could imperil canals that feed some vital crop regions

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Turkmenistan vows to end smoking within two years

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader launched an "unprecedented" anti-smoking crusade on Thursday, ordering the Central Asia country to rid itself completely of tobacco within two years.

Bangkok Post

AP Exclusive: Drone images of collapsed dam show ruined structure, devastation and no signs of life

Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation show the ruined structure falling into the flooded river and hundreds of submerged homes, greenhouses and even a church

The Independent UK

Hungary’s hostage diplomacy: PM Orban frees human traffickers

Hungary’s anti-migrant leader prompts alarm in Brussels and neighbouring countries by releasing 777 people smugglers.

Al Jazeera

Bodies found floating after Kakhovka dam collapse: Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian president paints a bleak picture of destruction and says Russian forces are shooting at rescuers.

Al Jazeera

India not planning to invite Ukraine to G20 summit in September

India says it is not planning to invite Ukraine to the G20 summit of industrialized and developing nations in September

The Independent UK

British PM in Washington to reinforce US-UK relations as Ukraine tops the agenda

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in Washington for a two-day visit with the war in Ukraine high on the agenda while also underlining that post-Brexit Britain remains a staunch American ally in a world of emboldened authoritarian states.

Radio France Internationale

EU launches legal action against Poland over new Russian influence law

The European Union is launching legal action against Poland over a contentious new law that the nationalist government claims is meant to combat Russian influence

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Bangkok Post

Zelensky visits flood-hit Ukraine region

KHERSON, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region flooded by the breached Kakhovka dam on Thursday, as Moscow-installed authorities said five people had been killed in the disaster.

The Independent UK

Russia says top UN court should dismiss Ukraine's case over Crimea and terrorism funding

Russia is urging judges at the United Nations’ highest court to throw out a case brought by Ukraine against Moscow focussed on the 2014 annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022

The Guardian - UK

Kakhovka dam: Zelenskiy visits flood-hit region and criticises international response

Ukraine president says it is impossible to predict how many people will die in Russian-occupied areas as he appeals for assistance

France 24

Russian shelling hits flood-hit Kherson after Zelensky visit, says Ukraine

Nine people were injured Thursday in Russian shelling in the Kherson region as it deals with massive flooding from the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, according to Ukrainian officials. The attacks came shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson. Moscow meanwhile accused Ukraine of killing two people at an…

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The Guardian - UK

Poland deports Russian man who claimed to have been FSB officer

Secret service decided backstory of purported Russian security service officer was not credible

The Independent UK

Satellite images reveal scale of destruction after Nova Kakhovka dam attack

Imagery captures more than 2,500 sq km of area around Nova Kakhovka before and after its collapse

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian troops accused of shelling civilians during flood evacuations – as it happened

Kyiv says evacuation attempts the subject of ‘targeted strikes’ in Kherson region

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine and Myanmar make 2022 most violent year in a decade for medical staff

Report demands accountability for war crimes and singles out Russia for ‘mind-boggling’ targeting of hospitals in Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Ukraine accuses Russia of shelling rescuers amid dam evacuations

Russian President Vladimir Putin blames Kyiv and Western supporters in first comments on destroyed Kakhovka dam.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 470

As the war enters its 470th day, these are the main developments.

The Independent UK

UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq

U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons by Islamic State extremists in Iraq after they seized about a third of the country in 2014

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