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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says dam destruction is 'environmental bomb of mass destruction'

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described the bursting of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday as "an environmental bomb of mass destruction" and said only liberating the entire country could guarantee against new "terrorist" acts.

Reuters

Morning Mail: military ‘will be stronger’ for war crimes inquiry, Ukraine dam disaster, Harry in the stand

Defence chief says Brereton report will, in time, reap ‘positive effect’, Ukraine faces ecological crisis after dam collapse, Prince Harry takes to the witness stand

The Guardian - AU

‘Monumental catastrophe’: Towns and villages evacuated after Ukraine dam blown up

Thousands of people are being evacuated after the largest dam in Ukraine was blown up, unleashing catastrophic floodwaters downstream.

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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.

Axios

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 Conversation

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 Independent UK

White House: US cannot conclusively determine cause of Ukrainian dam destruction

The White House on Tuesday said it could not say conclusively what caused the destruction of a massive dam in Ukraine, but was assessing reports that the blast was caused by Russia, which has been occupying the dam since last year.

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam collapse (photos)

Satellites watched as floodwaters ravaged southern Ukraine following the mysterious collapse of a major dam on Tuesday (June 6).

Space

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

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.

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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

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Daily Mirror

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

The Conversation

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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What the threat to Roman Abramovich's Fordstam Limited means for Chelsea as timeline begins

Roman Abramovich was sanctioned amid the war in Ukraine with his assets including Chelsea impacted, one such company could soon be struck off

Reuters

Five nations elected to U.N. Security Council, but Belarus denied

The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2024, while Belarus - allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine - was denied a spot.

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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.

Reuters

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.

Daily Mirror

NATO chief warns Vladimir Putin 'We are one for all, all for one'

Jens Stoltenberg was speaking after a meeting of the alliance's "B9" grouping, made up of former Soviet Union or Warsaw Pact countries

Reuters

NATO's eastern flank expects upgraded Ukraine ties at Vilnius summit

Members of NATO's eastern flank expect the military alliance's July summit in Vilnius will set Ukraine on a clearer path to membership, once its war with Russia ends, the countries said at a summit in Bratislava on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Devastation from Kakhovka dam collapse could take decades to heal

Hundreds of thousands of mines and debris are flowing into towns downstream, while lack of water upstream will hit food production

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.

The Independent UK

EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council

In an election reflecting opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine, European Union member Slovenia has overwhelmingly defeated Moscow’s close ally Belarus for a seat on the U.N. Security Council starting in January

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