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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 471

As the war enters it 471st day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2023

Russian officials report five dead after Ukraine dam disaster

Five people are dead and about 600 square kilometres of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine is under water.

The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023

Flooding over 600 square km after Kakhovka dam breach

KYIV: Flooding from the Kakhovka dam breach extends over 600 square kilometres on the Ukrainian-held right bank of the Dnipro River and the Russian-held left bank, the region's governor said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 8, 2023

Chilling footage shows Ukraine dam explosion devastation with houses flooded up to roofs

Water is now gushing downriver, civilian houses are becoming submerged and the government has issued dire warnings of ecological disaster in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023

Zelenskiy says dam attack an ‘environmental bomb of mass destruction’ – as it happened

Andriy Yermak tells Guardian dam could not have been destroyed by shelling; US spokesman questioned on dam destruction in White House briefing

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

Fears rise for civilian safety as Ukraine investigates locked air-raid shelters

Concerns around civilian safety have spiked in Ukraine, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country's air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after Russian missiles allegedly killed a woman in Kyiv as she waited outside a shuttered shelter

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

‘We’ll get there’: the Ukrainian drone unit quietly knocking out Russian targets

Col Roman Kostenko on how nightly tactical operations are crucial to Kyiv’s preparation for a counteroffensive

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

Russia says United States ordered Ukrainian 'drone strike' on Kremlin, as 23 die in Kherson

Moscow steps up strikes on Ukraine as Kyiv prepares for a counteroffensive in which it is expected to try to retake occupied territory in the Kherson region.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Ukraine says 21 killed in Russian attack on Kherson

Strikes take place as local authorities announce a 58-hour curfew in the city starting on Friday.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2023