Oliver Stone: How he stopped worrying and learned to love nuclear Film director says risk of nuclear contamination from Ukraine war is less threatening to the planet than fossil fuels. Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
‘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. The New Daily · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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. Reuters · Jun 6, 2023
‘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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
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 · Jun 6, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023 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
Daily Mirror · Jun 6, 2023 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 · Jun 6, 2023 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.
Football London · Jun 6, 2023 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 · Jun 6, 2023 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.
Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023 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 · Jun 6, 2023 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 · Jun 6, 2023 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 · Jun 6, 2023 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 · Jun 6, 2023 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 · Jun 6, 2023 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.