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Ukraine’s defense forces continue to advance along the flanks in the Bakhmut direction as Russian invaders are losing ground. That’s according to Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces. "The Bakhmut direction. Our defense forces continue to advance along the flanks, while the enemy is losing positions near Bakhmut. The 3rd Separate Assault Brigade is in action," Commander Syrskyi noted. Read also: MoD: Defense forces having success near Bakhmut, other areas of front As Ukrinform reported earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Bakhmut had been serving as a magnet in the ongoing war, adding that the best and newest weapons…

In the Kherson region, employees of the State Emergency Service rescued 52 people, including two children, from the areas flooded by the Russians' explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant over the past day. The State Emergency Service reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. Serhiy Kruk, the head of the State Emergency Service, said: "We continue to work and eliminate the consequences of Russian terror. Currently, almost 800 people and more than 170 units of SES equipment are involved." Over the past day, 52 people (including two children) were rescued, he noted. Read also: Invaders hit Kherson region 70…

From February 24, 2022 to June 7, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 212,030 Russian military personnel, including 880 soldiers over the past day. This is stated in the report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published on Facebook. Moreover, the Ukrainian troops destroyed 3,873 (+13 over the past day) enemy tanks, 7,560 (+17) armored combat vehicles, 3,640 (+37) artillery systems, 594 (+4) MLRS, 352 (+1) air defense systems, 314 (+1) aircraft, 299 helicopters, 3,219 (+7) operational-tactical UAVs, 1,171 (+4) cruise missiles, 18 ships/boats, 6,349 (+17) vehicles and fuel tanks, 492 (+3) special equipment…

The Russian aggressors do not organize the evacuation of the civilian population from the temporarily captured areas that were flooded following the Kakhovka HPP explosion. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, made a relevant statement at the UN Security Council meeting, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. “It is a matter of concern that the Russian occupiers do not organize the evacuation of civilians, although they withdrew their troops,” he said. According to the diplomat, 17 settlements with more than 17,000 people are planned for evacuation on the government-controlled territory of Ukraine, while 20 settlements with approximately 25,000 people…

Each Russian act of terrorism increases only the amount of reparations that Russia will pay for its crimes, not the chances of the occupiers to stay on Ukrainian land. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a daily address, Ukrinform reports. [embedded content] Dear Ukrainians! This day, which began with an urgent meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, continued with a meeting of the Staff. We are waiting for a meeting of the UN Security Council. The disaster at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant caused by Russian terrorists will not stop Ukraine and Ukrainians. We will still liberate…

Ukraine’s Air Force has launched 10 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel. This is stated in the report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on June 6 published on Facebook. "During the day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has launched 10 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel," the report reads. In addition, missile and artillery units have struck nine enemy command posts, four areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, three ammunition depots, an anti-aircraft missile system, 14 artillery units on…

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council will discuss Russia's blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam. That's according to Ukrinform's own correspondent in New York, the Security Council meeting was initiated by Ukraine. The meeting is expected to begin at 16:00 (23:00 Kyiv time). As reported, on the night of June 6, Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. As a result of the explosion of the engine room from the inside, the station was completely destroyed. Read also: The Kakhovka Hydraulic Power Plant was blown up from the inside. Evacuation of the population from potential…

International partners are ready to provide Ukraine with F-16 jet fighters, but it is necessary to create the appropriate infrastructure for this. "Regarding the F-16s and the infrastructure. There is no infrastructure, it will be built and prepared. There is no point in preparing it until there is an agreement that we will have the appropriate aircraft. For today, our last very important meeting was in Moldova, where I had one closed meeting with countries that confirmed that they would definitely give us F-16s," President Volodymyr Zelensky told a press conference, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. He noted that infrastructure is…

Foreign media do not indicate who is responsible for the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP. Instead, they state say that the author is unknown. This has caused indignation within the Ukrainian society, which has been defending itself from the Russian attack for more than 9 years. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba was appalled by “some media report ‘Kyiv and Moscow accusing each other’ of ruining the Kakhovka dam. It puts facts and propaganda on equal footing,” he said. The Centre for Strategic Communication has collected all the facts that indicate the involvement of the Russian occupation contingent in the crime. 1.…

A defensive-offensive operation is ongoing in Donetsk region. The defense forces have success not only on the flanks around Bakhmut but also on other areas of the front. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar said this during the United News telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We have a defensive-offensive operation going on because it is a set of measures, and I will emphasize once again that we do not focus exclusively on offensive actions. Today we also have successes. In fact, we are talking about the flanks around Bakhmut, we are also talking about other directions, about which…