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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Persistent inflation, rising interest rates will weigh on global economy, OECD predicts

The global economy is bouncing back from an an energy price spike fed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Greeks welcome continuity in Erdogan’s re-election in Turkey

Erdogan’s rhetoric may be unfriendly towards Greece, but his predecessors were outright dangerous, many Greeks say.

Al Jazeera

France to send aid to Ukraine for dam disaster, says Macron

France will send aid to Ukraine “within the next few hours”, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. A day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, rescue teams rushed to evacuate people as floodwaters peaked. Read our live blog to see…

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Europeans who see Russia as adversary or rival double in number since 2021

Survey reveals shift in opinion since Ukraine war and big majority favour EU increasing its defence capabilities

The Guardian - UK

Kakhovka dam collapse before and after: satellite images reveal extent of flood disaster in Ukraine

Images supplied by Maxar technologies cover more than 2,500 square km and give some idea of the scale of the flooding and destruction in Kherson

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine says Nova Kakhovka dam blast will not stop military plans

Ukrainian president calls the destruction of the Kakhovka dam an act of ‘mass environmental destruction’ by Russia.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine evacuates thousands after key dam destroyed

KYIV: An attack on a major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday unleashed a torrent of water that flooded two dozen villages and forced the evacuation of 17,000 people, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster.

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Factbox-What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine - and what happened?

A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 469

As the war enters its 469th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands at risk from flooding after Ukraine dam collapse

About 42,000 people are at risk from flooding in Russian- and Ukrainian-controlled areas along the Dnipro River after a dam collapsed, as the U.N. aid chief warned of "grave and far-reaching consequences".

Reuters

Russia floundering in ‘mud of lies’ over Kakhovka dam destruction, Ukraine tells UN

UN security council meeting discusses disaster as US, UK and French representatives call for an investigation

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: counteroffensive not yet launched, says senior official; UK ‘cannot yet say Russia responsible for dam destruction’ – as it happened

Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council dismisses claim counteroffensive has begun; up to 42,000 people at risk following destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam

The Guardian - AU

Kyiv, Moscow blame each other for burst dam as UN meets

A UN aid chief has told the Security Council "the sheer magnitude" of the Ukraine dam catastrophe will "only become fully realised in the coming days".

The New Daily

Kherson residents flee under artillery fire after collapsed Kakhovka dam floods homes

Distraught residents of Ukraine's Kherson evacuated their homes under artillery fire on Tuesday after they were flooded by the rupture of a vast dam upstream in a disaster that Kyiv and Moscow have blamed on each other.

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The Independent UK

Citizens embark on chaotic scramble to escape floodwaters after Ukraine dam breach

Dozens of evacuees on an island in the Dnieper River scurried onto the tops of military trucks to flee rising floodwaters caused by the breach of a dam upstream, as shelling in a war zone separating Ukrainian and Russian forces echoed overhead

Reuters

US debt ceiling battle rekindles debate over Ukraine funds

The battle to raise the U.S. debt ceiling rekindled debate in Congress over funding for Ukraine, as House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday he had no immediate plans to take up legislation to boost defense spending beyond what was in last week's deal.

The Guardian - UK

Dam collapse would be new low if Moscow is to blame, says Rishi Sunak

Prime minister made comment en route to Washington where he is having talks with Joe Biden during a two-day visit

The Independent UK

Ukrainians protest outside Russian consulate after major dam damaged

Ukrainians demanding Vladimir Putin’s forces leave their homeland decried Russia as a ‘terrorist state’ as they protested in Edinburgh.

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At UN, Ukraine, Russia blame each other for burst dam, US 'not certain'

The United States said on Tuesday it was "not certain" who was to blame for a burst dam in Ukraine, but it would not make sense for Ukraine to have done this to its own people and territory, as Kyiv and Moscow blamed each other for the disaster.

The Independent UK

Destruction of Ukraine dam a ‘new low’ if Russian forces responsible, Sunak says

Prime Minister said the immediate priority was the humanitarian response to the catastrophe, which has flooded villages and endangered crops.

The Independent UK

Sunak: Destruction of Ukraine dam a ‘new low’ if Russian forces are responsible - old

The Prime Minister said the immediate priority was the humanitarian response to the catastrophe, which has flooded villages and endangered crops.

Axios

UN chief says Ukrainian dam collapse a "monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe"

At least 16,000 people have so far lost their homes to flooding from the dam's collapse.

The Conversation

Kakhovka dam breach: 3 essential reads on what it means for Ukraine's infrastructure, beleaguered nuclear plant and future war plans

A dam that supplies drinking water to thousands of Ukrainians as well as cooling water for reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was ruptured on June 6, 2023.

The Independent UK

Thousands face evacuation after destruction of huge Ukraine dam blamed on Russian forces

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky calls attack on dam a ‘war crime’ and the ‘largest manmade environmental disaster in Europe in decades’

The Guardian - UK

‘A biblical deluge’: people along Dnipro river wake up to catastrophe

Nova Kakhovka dam effectively ceased to exist on Tuesday morning – and soon the devastation became apparent

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