2023-06-12 09:35:28
Time.news – Russian forces have blown up another dam this time in the Donetsk province, in eastern Ukraine, again to hinder the military counter-offensive with which the Ukrainian army is trying to recover the occupied territories. This was reported by a Ukrainian military spokesman. “The occupiers blew a dam on the Mokri Yaly River, causing flooding on both sides of the river,” said the Ukrainian army spokesman for the Tavria region, Valeri Shershen.
According to the spokesman, the destruction of the dam – located near nearby Zaporizhia – “does not affect Ukraine’s offensive operations” in the area. At the moment, no data are known on the ecological and humanitarian consequences.
Reconquered four villages
The Ukrainian army has announced the liberation of Storozhove, a village in the southwestern Donetsk province and close to the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region. This is the fourth village recovered by the Ukrainian armed forces in less than 24 hours, after yesterday’s liberation of Blagodatnè, Neskutchne and Makarivka.
Storozheve was recovered by the 35th Marine Brigade Mikhailo Ostrogradsky, who posted a video of his entry into the village, which was posted on social networks by several spokesmen of the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine launched its planned counter-offensive in three sectors of the front in recent days, two in the eastern province of Donetsk and another in nearby Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.
Melitopol bombed
In the night the Armed Forces of Ukraine have bombed the city of Melitopol, in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Tax reports it. “A strong explosion in Melitopol. At midnight a bang was heard in the city,” wrote the Russian news agency quoting Vladimir Rogov, president of the ‘We are together with Russia’ movement on Telegram.
According to preliminary information, the air defense has been activated, he added. Rogov also reported that Ukrainian troops fired rockets on the city of Tokmak.
Zelensky: “The Hague Court has begun inspections on the destroyed dam”
Representatives of the International Criminal Court (Cpi) have visited last week the Kherson province in southern Ukraine to start the investigation into the explosion of the hydroelectric power plant and dam. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Representatives of the International Criminal Court have visited the Kherson region these days,” Zelensky said in his evening address to the nation, in which he recalled that Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office had formally asked the Hague tribunal to investigate the disaster . “Work has already begun,” added the Ukrainian head of state.
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Ukraine air strike
According to the Ukrainian authorities, it was the Russian occupation forces who blew up the dam and the power station with explosives, causing a flood that created an environmental and humanitarian disaster.
“It is very important that the representatives of international justice saw the consequences of this act of Russian terrorism with their own eyes and realized for themselves that Russian terrorism continues.”
Moscow and Kiev exchange nearly 200 prisoners of war
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged nearly 200 prisoners of war, according to Moscow and Kiev officials. Cnn reports it. Ninety-four Russian servicemen were flown back to their homeland during the exchange, the Russian defense ministry said.
According to Andrii Yermak of the Ukrainian president’s office, the 95 Ukrainian returnees included prisoners of war captured at notorious sites such as the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Some of the Ukrainian POWs had been held by the Wagner mercenary group.
Peskov, there are no conditions for dialogue with Kiev
“There are no conditions for agreements nownot even a flimsy foundation, for negotiations and dialogue with Kiev”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with the Rossiya-1 TV channel. “Their reluctance and unavailability is visible,” said the presidential press secretary in Moscow.
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