The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

A dam collapses and thousands face the deluge — often with no help — in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Thousands of people are believed to be trapped by floodwaters spread across a swath of Ukraine after a catastrophic dam collapse

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Ukraine has not exhausted its ‘potential’ to attack, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukraine had started its long-expected counteroffensive, but that Kyiv had so far failed to attain its goals. Speaking at a Eurasian Economic Union conference in the Russian resort town of Sochi, Putin maintained that Ukraine still has the potential to attack. Follow our…

France 24 · Jun 9, 2023

Ukrainian offensive is under way, says Putin – as it happened

Russian president says beginning of offensive ‘is evidenced by the use of strategic reserves’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2023

‘They hate us so much’: villagers flee flooding after dam attack

In Bilozerka, eight miles west of Kherson, people try to rescue animals and possessions but are forced to wait for waters to recede

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

Kakhovka dam collapse unlikely to hurt Ukraine counteroffensive but will have long-term impact

Catastrophe is also likely to fuel concerns about Moscow’s brinkmanship, if suspicions that Russia blew up the dam are proved

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

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 · Jun 8, 2023

President Zelensky inspects damage in flood-stricken southern Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the flood-stricken southern region of Kherson to assess the scale of devastation.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

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 · Jun 8, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023