Russia Ukraine War latest news update for Today June 8, 2023.
Official: It will take at least 5 years, $1 billion to build new power station after destruction of Kakhovka dam.
Building a new dam and hydroelectric station at the site of the destroyed Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant will take at least five years and require at least $1 billion, head of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Ukrhydroenergo Ihor Syrota said on June 7.
West remains divided on security guarantees for Ukraine.
According to unnamed European diplomats cited by Politico on June 8, Ukraine’s Western allies remain divided on “virtually every aspect” of security guarantees for Ukraine.
NATO members are yet to agree on the nature of such guarantees, as well as on the question of who should provide them
The Alliance as a whole or the strongest military powers. Some officials even question whether any guarantees without full NATO membership are worthwhile.
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ISW: Destruction of Kakhovka dam ‘significantly changing’ Kherson front line.
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The flooding caused by the dam’s destruction has “heavily disrupted” Russian defensive positions on the east bank of the Dnipro River, especially Russian first-line positions in Hola Prystan and Oleshky, the Institute of the Study of War said.
Ukraine launches counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
ABC News reported on June 8 that Ukraine launched its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia, citing unnamed Ukrainian official sources, one of whom was allegedly close to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The hostilities are reportedly taking place in southeastern Ukraine, south of the city of Zaporizhzhia.
According to the Washington Post, the Ukrainian military includes specialised attack units equipped with Western weapons and trained in NATO tactics.
Additionally, Russian military blogs report intense fighting in the Zaporizhia Oblast.
Kyiv’s advance south in this direction may sever the land corridor between mainland Russia and occupied Crimea, thus cutting off Russian supply lines.
UN agrees to conduct evacuations from flooded occupied areas.
Ukraine and the UN agreed that the UN would deploy personnel to the flood-affected left bank of the Dnipro River, occupied by Russia, to provide aid and conduct evacuations, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry announced.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba promised to provide the UN with security guarantees for humanitarian operations, including safe passage to the occupied territories. The UN is yet expecting similar provisions from Moscow.
Prosecutor General’s Office: 1 killed, 6 injured in Russian attack on Kherson Oblast.
Russian June 8 attack on the city of Kherson during evacuation measures has killed one civilian and wounded two more people, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.
Russia also hit the Kherson district, wounding four residents in one of the villages and damaging civilian infrastructure, according to the report.
3 killed, including child, 8 injured in Russian attacks over past day.
In Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast, Russia shelled the town of Ukrainsk late on June 7, killing a family — grandfather, his son, and a 4-year-old grandson, the Prosecutor General’s Office wrote.
Five more people were reportedly injured in Ukrainsk, including four children aged three to 13, and two civilians were wounded in other regional settlements.
Explosions heard in Russian-occupied Luhansk.
An explosion was heard in the Russian-occupied city of Luhansk on June 8, Ukrainian news outlet Suspilne reported citing residents.
Smoke is rising over the Luhansk locomotive plant and a food factory, Suspilne wrote.
Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported several explosions, adding that missiles allegedly flew over the city.
Ukrainian authorities haven’t commented on the incident.
Shelling from Russian forces continues while the civilian population attempts to evacuate flooded Kherson.
Following the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam on June 6, Russian forces are hindering evacuation efforts.
Russia Ukraine War latest news update Today June 7, 2023.
63 journalists from 14 countries killed by Russia’s war since Feb. 24, 2022.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, three people have been indicted following investigations into war crimes committed against journalists in wartime Ukraine. One person has already been sentenced to nine years in prison.
Ukraine shoots down another Russian Su-25 aircraft.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on June 8 that another Russian Su-25 jet aircraft had been downed in the past 24 hours.
Ukraine’s UN envoy urges international organizations to help after Kakhovka dam breach.
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya also urged the international community to condemn the Russian destruction of the dam at the UN Security Council.
Russian forces shell 7 communities in Sumy Oblast.
Russian forces shelled seven communities in Sumy Oblast on June 6, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on Facebook.
France signs agreement on debt repayment suspension for Ukraine.
Ukraine and France signed an agreement on official debt repayment suspension on June 6, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry announced on its website.
Ukraine calls for accountability in ICJ hearings on Russian treaty violations.
Ukraine alleged that Russia violated two treaties during the illegal annexation of Crimea and Russian-fueled conflict in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014 at the International Court of Justice.
Zelensky: Ukraine retrieved 2,500 POWs since start of Russian full-scale invasion.
Zelensky said at a June 6 press conference that since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine has brought back about 2,500 prisoners of war, including about 370 civilians.
Russia-Ukraine war continues: evacuations are underway near Kherson after Russian dam destruction causes flooding.
Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson.
Russian Ukraine War: 885 people evacuated from Kherson Oblast due to Kakhovka dam destruction.
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reported that 885 residents of Kherson Oblast had been evacuated as of 11:00 a.m. local time following Russia’s destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant’s dam.
The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River, and has ordered people living downstream to evacuate in the face of catastrophic flooding.
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As aerial footage circulated on social media showing most of the dam wall washed away and a massive surge of water heading downstream, the army’s Southern Operational Command posted a Facebook post accusing “Russian occupation troops” of blowing up the hydroelectric dam.
Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the Kherson region, said approximately 16,000 people were in the “critical zone” on the Ukrainian-controlled right bank of the river. He stated that people were being evacuated from districts upstream of Kherson city and would be transported by bus to the city, then by train to Mykolaiv, and then to other Ukrainian cities.
The disaster occurred on the second day of Ukrainian offensive operations, which is likely to be the start of a mass counteroffensive. It could jeopardise any Ukrainian plans for an amphibious assault across the river.
Local Russian authorities in the town of Nova Kakhovka initially denied that anything had happened to the dam, then blamed the collapse on Ukrainian shelling. According to Interfax, an unnamed official with the Kherson emergency services said the dam collapsed due to structural weakness under water pressure.
In the aftermath of the disaster, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called an emergency meeting of his national security council on Tuesday.
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The islands along the river’s course downstream of Nova Kakhovka, as well as much of the Russian-held left bank in southern Kherson, are the most vulnerable to flooding. Earlier modelling of such a disaster suggested that Kherson city would escape unscathed, but the harbour, docklands, and an island to the south of the city are likely to be inundated. It is unknown how many people will lose their homes.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant upstream may lose access to water for cooling as the reservoir drains, and Crimea’s water supply may be severely impacted.
Russia Ukraine war: 35 cruise missiles shot down overnight in Ukraine.
Russia launched 35 cruise missiles in a night attack against Ukraine on June 6, all of which were shot down by air defense, Ukraine’s Air Force reported
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