On June eight, tensions escalated as Russian President Vladimir Putin labelled Ukraine’s destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam a “barbaric act.” The incident has resulted in widespread flooding and accusations from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Moscow was behind the dam’s destruction. Mold claimed that Russia-backed forces had been struggling to evacuate residents within the affected areas.
Russian troops reportedly fired at Ukrainian rescue staff trying to evacuate residents in the occupied regions of Kherson after the dam breach. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko revealed that 30 settlements were flooded, with 10 beneath Russian control. Almost 6,000 folks were evacuated from either side of the Dnipro river. The Red Cross expressed concern that the dam breach would severely impression efforts to find landmines in the area.
Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Secretary, Oleksiy Danilov, confirmed that Ukraine had not yet initiated its anticipated counteroffensive. Meanwhile, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod area, reported that the town of Shebekino was struck by a quantity of shells from Ukraine.
In response to the dam explosion, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to as for a “comprehensive investigation,” suggesting an inquiry involving representatives from the United Nations, Ukraine, Russia, and the international neighborhood. France pledged to ship help to Ukraine to help address the humanitarian penalties of the dam blast, whereas China expressed “serious concern” over the incident, fearing “humanitarian, financial and ecological impacts.”
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg introduced a gathering to debate the “outrageous destruction” of Nova Kakhovka, and United States President Joe Biden is about to host Stoltenberg for talks on Monday, with Ukraine topping the agenda. In May, China’s trade with Russia reached $20.5bn, the best stage in a single month since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine..