The defenders of Ukraine repelled several enemy attacks; Thousands of people were evacuated from the flood zone in the south. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The Ministry of Defense commented on the conflict in southern Ukraine
In the southern direction, the Russian invaders were in active defense. This was announced by Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. Fighting continues for Bolshaya Novoselka in the direction of Novopavlovsk. In the Zaporizhia direction in the Orekhov area, the enemy is on active defense. In the direction of Avdeevsky and Limansky, the enemy makes attempts to advance, but without success.
Fierce fighting is taking place in eastern Ukraine. The directions of Limanskoye, Bakhmutskoye, Avdeevskoye and Maryinskoye became the center of confrontation. In the direction of Limansky, the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the Vesely area of the Donetsk region during the day, in the direction of Avdievsky he made unsuccessful offensive attempts near the settlements of Severnoye and Oprosnoe . In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy tried to improve the tactical situation.
Thousands were displaced due to flooding
2,339 people were evacuated from the flooded territories as a result of the explosion of the invaders at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, including 120 children. According to preliminary data, a total of 28 settlements and 3,625 houses on the right bank of the Dnieper were flooded.
In Oleshki and nearby settlements, which were flooded as a result of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, nine people died. This was announced by the city mayor Evgeny Ryshchuk. According to him, these may not be the last victims of the flooding.
Zelensky visited the flooded Kherson
President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Kherson region, held a meeting on eliminating the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam by the Russians. At the meeting, they discussed the operational situation, the evacuation of the population from potential flood areas, the elimination of an emergency, and the organization of life support for flooded areas. Prospects for restoring the region’s ecosystem and the operational situation of the military in the zone of a man-made disaster were discussed. The President emphasized that “it is important to calculate the losses and allocate funds for compensation to residents affected by the disaster, and develop a program to compensate the losses or relocate businesses within the Kherson region.”
Zelensky also visited the Mykolaiv region on a working trip, especially the areas affected by floods as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. He inspected the condition of the main pumping station of the Ingulets River Canal Administration, which was flooded. He was informed about the measures taken by the local authorities to meet the urgent water needs of the local residents. The decision to provide drinking water to the city of Nikolaev was also discussed.
In the Nikolaev water area, the water rose to 97 centimeters
In Nikolaev and the region, due to the weakening of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, the water level in the rivers is rising. On June 8, it exceeded the historical maximum. Nikolaev OVA noted that the water flooded the beaches and did not reach the houses, so there is no threat yet. The critical level is still at 30 centimeters.
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In the Dnipropetrovsk region, fish are dying heavily
As a result, about Maryanskoye, Krivoy Rog district, there was a mass death of aquatic biological resources, which could lead to an ecological disaster. A pre-trial investigation was launched in criminal proceedings on the facts of ecocide and violation of the laws and customs of war in connection with the mass death of fish in the Dnepropetrovsk region as a result of the explosion of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric station of energy.
Due to the flooding of the territories, millions of tons of crops are under threat
Several million tons of Ukrainian produce could be lost due to flooding as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. Flooded lands require a full agro-ecological assessment of the condition of the soils, but only after the water has risen. In most cases, it will be necessary to apply special soil renewal methods. Today it is difficult to assess the damage on the left bank of the Kherson region, but it is known that several hundred thousand grains are stored there. More than 100 thousand crops were lost on the right bank.
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Source: korrespondent
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