This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, June 7:
This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, June 7:
- The breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine will have a catastrophic effect on locating landmines in the affected region, the Red Cross warns.
- In his first public comments on the Kakhovka dam blast, which has caused widespread flooding, Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of a “barbaric act”.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has blamed Moscow for blowing up the dam, says Russia-backed forces are failing in their efforts to evacuate residents from affected occupied areas.
- About 42,000 people are at risk from flooding in Russian- and Ukrainian-controlled areas along the Dnipro River after the dam burst on Tuesday.
