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A Ukrainian firefighter was killed in Kharkiv region by a Russian strike as he was putting out a fire at the site of the previous hit at the same site. This was announced on Facebook by the State Emergency Service office in Kharkiv region, reports Ukrinform. "Another crime against rescuers: during firefighting, repeated shelling ended the life of a firefighter in Kharkiv region. Mykhailo Piskun, a firefighter with the 12th State Fire and Rescue Unit of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv region, was 29 years old," the statement said. Read also: Rescuers evacuate…

More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions after Russian forces blew up the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a daily video address, Ukrinform reports. "As of now, over 3,000 people have already been evacuated in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. But again, it is only a free territory under our control. In the occupied territory, it is only possible to help people in some areas – Russian terrorists are doing everything to make the victims of the disaster as many as possible. Russian shelling continues –…

Certain counteroffensive and defensive actions are being made by Ukraine’s forces while military commanders in all operational zones maintain a positive outlook. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to the president, "it is interesting what Putin said about our counteroffensive." "It is important that Russia always feels that they don't have much time left, in my opinion,” Zelensky stressed. Read also: Putin acknowledged Ukraine's counteroffensive has recently begun - ISW Counteroffensive and defensive actions are being taken in Ukraine. At what…

Canada is allocating CAD 500 million (nearly USD 400 million) in military aid to Ukraine. This was announced by the Canadian Prime Minister's Office during Justin Trudeau's surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, June 10, Ukrinform reports. Canada is firmly committed to responding to the ongoing illegal and unprovoked invasion by continuing to provide military assistance, such as $500 million in new defense aid to support the nation’s capability to respond to Russian aggression, according to the report. The new defense aid package also provides for the transfer to Ukraine of 288 AIM-7 missiles for air defense systems. In addition,…

Four people were killed and 27 others are considered missing after Russian troops blew up the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant on June 6. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. According to him, as of noon on June 10, some 2,620 people were evacuated, including 160 children. Eleven people were injured by enemy shelling as evacuations were underway. "We are trying to continue evacuation measures, but the enemy is firing mercilessly. We are not losing strength and faith: we are doing everything to save people," the minister added. According to Klymenko, at…

Russian troops have opened fire on evacuation groups in the Kherson region, wounding three police officers and an adolescent girl. The Kherson region police reported this on their Facebook page, Ukrinform reports. "In the regional center, the Russian military once again attacked the Korabel neighborhood, from where the evacuation of local residents is ongoing, as well as the city center, wounding a 16-year-old girl and a police officer. Apartment blocks and private houses were damaged in the city, and fires broke out there after the strikes," the report said. Read also: Rescuers evacuate 2,588 civilians from flood-affected zone in Ukraine…

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on June 9 that the Ukrainian counteroffensive recently began and noted that Ukrainian forces still have offensive potential. That's according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrinform reports. ISW analysts said this was a departure from previous Kremlin efforts to downplay Ukrainian counteroffensives. "Putin's discussion of the Ukrainian counteroffensive is a notable departure from his previous distanced approach to discussing battlefield realities and may indicate that the Kremlin is learning from its previous failed approach to rhetorically downplay successful Ukrainian counteroffensives in 2022," the ISW said. Read also: Ukraine’s Army on active…

The Russian army on Saturday opened fire on volunteers in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, wounding two people. Kherson region governor Oleksandr Prokudin said this in a post on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The Russian army shelled the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, volunteers were wounded," Prokudin wrote. Read also: Rescuers evacuate 2,588 civilians from flood-affected zone in Ukraine According to him, two men, aged 52 and 25, were injured by Russian artillery fire. The volunteers provided assistance to people affected by flooding. They are being treated in the hospital. As of 09:00 on Saturday, June 10, some 2,588 people have…

The Russian invasion forces have already killed 487 children and injured another 1,014 across Ukraine. That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. "As of the morning of June 10, 2023, a total of 1,501 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression unleashed by the Russian Federation. According to the official report by juvenile prosecutors, 487 children were killed and more than 1,014 were injured," the statement reads. The report is not final as efforts are underway to verify information coming from the zones of hostilities, temporarily captured and liberated territories. Read also:…

As a result of the latest Russian strike involving missiles and Shahed kamikaze drones, three people were killed and 29 were injured, including two children and a pregnant woman. This was reported by the head of the spokesperson for Operational Command South, Natalia Humeniuk, who spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform saw. "Eight Shaheds, which were targeting Odesa region, were destroyed – all of them. The debris caused a fire in an apartment block where three people died," she informed. Humeniuk added that 26 people are currently known to have been injured by the blast wave effects. Among them, according…