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Destruction of Kakhovka dam takes Ukraine war into uncharted territory

The breach of a huge dam on the front-line Dnipro river has muddied the picture for a much-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian invaders and threatens an environmental disaster for civilians living in the war zone.

Reuters

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s counteroffensive: even success has a cost

Editorial: A long-anticipated campaign seems to have begun. Kyiv desperately needs good news – but even that would come at a high price

The Guardian - UK

Dam breach could be Ukraine’s ‘worst ecological disaster since Chornobyl’

Former minister makes grave warning as scientists wait for water to subside before assessing impact

The Guardian - UK

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What we know about a large dam's catastrophic breach in Ukraine

The near obliteration of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River has triggered evacuations and raised concern about Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which uses the reservoir to cool its reactors.

WEKU

Biden ‘knew of Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream’ three months before explosion

Washington Post reports that European intelligence service told CIA Ukrainian military was planning attack

The Guardian - UK

Inside the abandoned Ukraine town left flooded after huge dam blows up in Russia 'attack'

Russian saboteurs are prime suspects for blowing up a Ukrainian dam, triggering massive floods, and forcing thousands to flee for their lives, while also risking Europe’s largest nuclear plant

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: what we know about the Nova Kakhovka dam and who gains from its destruction

The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam came just as Ukraine’s much-anticipated counter-offensive seemed poised to begin.

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Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached

Thousands more to be evacuated after towns flooded following damage to the dam in southern Ukraine, local officials say.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine's Zelenskiy discusses peace moves with Papal envoy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the Vatican on Tuesday to contribute to the implementation of a Ukrainian peace plan during talks with a Papal envoy about Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia's Shoigu: Ukraine's counter-offensive has been thwarted

Russia's defence minister said on Tuesday his forces had thwarted the first three days of a Ukrainian counter-offensive in battles that had left more than 3,700 Ukrainian soldiers dead or wounded.

Reuters

OPINION - Ukraine blames Russia for destroying dam as evacuations get underway

A move of “desperate vandalism”. That’s the view of Robert Fox, the Standard’s Defence Editor, on the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River, which Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed on Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard

A visual guide to the collapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam

Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Dnipro River dam, which has largely been swept away

The Guardian - UK

Bulgaria gets new government as former rivals enter uneasy alliance

Bulgaria’s parliament has formally approved the new government proposed by two main political rivals — the GERB party of ex-Premier Boyko Borissov, which won the April general election, and the runner-up, the pro-European liberal coalition “We Continue the Change — Democratic Bulgaria.”

The Independent UK

Explainer-Ukraine dam: When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?

The Geneva Conventions and its protocols explicitly ban war-time attacks on "installations containing dangerous forces" such as dams due to the risk posed to civilians, a prohibition likely to come into focus after the destruction of a huge Ukrainian dam.

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Ukraine war: the psychological and political impact of the drone attacks in Russia -- an expert explains

Every military action communicates something. The recent drone strikes in Moscow during which three residential and high-rise buildings were targeted certainly did so.

The Independent UK

World Bank offers dim outlook for the global economy in face of higher interest rates

The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Poorest countries are biggest losers from economic shocks, says World Bank

Combined impact of Covid crisis, Ukraine war and tough measures by central banks taking heavy toll

The Independent UK

Ukrainian dam breach: What is happening and what's at stake

The dramatic rupture of the dam that upheld Ukraine’s largest reservoir released a torrent of water, raising fears of widespread damage and flooding in areas where tens of thousands of people live

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Ukrainians weigh order to leave after dam breach, as Russian troops patrol

Russian occupation authorities ordered residents of three districts to leave their homes on Tuesday after the huge Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was breached in the early hours, but some locals said they would stay despite the rising waters.

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Zelenskiy says Russia must be held to account over Kakhovka dam blast

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russian forces on Tuesday of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station after mining the facility, and said Moscow must be held to account for a "terrorist attack".

Axios

Destruction of key dam in Ukraine causes flooding, raises nuclear risks

Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the explosion.

France 24

Nova Kakhovka dam breach in Ukraine: What we know and why it matters

The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine has sent a torrent of water gushing through the breached facility, creating a new humanitarian disaster at the heart of the war zone and stoking fears of a nuclear escalation.

Evening Standard

Damage to Ukrainian dam a ‘catastrophe’ and an ‘abhorrent act’ – James Cleverly

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station

Evening Standard

Nova Kakhovka dam: Everything you need to know about alleged Russian attack

The Soviet-era dam, which is 30 metres tall and 3.2 km long, was seized by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion last year

Al Jazeera

All to know about Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam explosion

Widespread flooding is expected across swaths of southeastern Ukraine after a large dam was destroyed.

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