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On the coast of the Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park, the sea has brought many newts to the shore. Most of the animals are dead. Doctor of Biological Sciences Ivan Rusev reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "Yesterday, our employees Natalia Brusentsova and Olena Staroverova recorded the first live and dead animals that came from the Dnipro. These are newts from the Red Data Book (the species will be specified). They do not live in our Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park," Rusev wrote. The scientist noted that most of the animals found were dead. In addition to newts, the national…

Ukraine needs a just peace, so peace negotiations can begin only when appropriate conditions are created for this. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said this on the Welt television channel, Ukrinform reports. "At this time, it must be recognized that the situation for negotiations or a ceasefire has obviously not yet come," he said. He added that these issues would also not be resolved without Ukraine. The German president said he did not see a ceasefire without guaranteeing that future peace will be just as a way out of the situation. Those who demand this, he noted, should not forget that "if…

In Kherson region, 45 settlements remain flooded as a result of the blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP, including 28 on the right bank of the Dnipro and 17 on the left That's according to the Kherson Regional State Administration on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to the infographic, 3103 houses are flooded on the right bank. As of 14:30, the average level of flooding is 2 meters. As Ukrinform reported, on the night of June 6, the Russian army blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam. Read also: Kherson RMA shows village where water receding According to the Military…

The Netherlands will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets within a few months and is working with partners to create a training center. Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren reported this on Twitter, according to Ukrinform. "I have just informed the House of Representatives about new support for Ukraine. We will start the F-16 training within a few months and are working with partners on an F-16 training center. We will also continue to strengthen Ukrainian air defenses," Ollongren wrote. A statement posted on the website of the Dutch Defense Ministry says that the training of Ukrainian pilots on…

The meeting of NATO ministers of defense on June 15 will start with a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, during which Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and NATO allies will address developments on the ground and discuss a multi-year package of support for Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday ahead of the meeting of NATO defense ministers, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. Read also: Ukraine conducting major counter-offensive, liberating more land - Stoltenberg "Together with Defense Minister Reznikov, we will address developments on the ground and how to sustain our…

Thanks to the assistance provided by NATO allies, Ukraine is conducting a major counter-offensive, making advances and liberating its territory. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "We meet as Ukraine is conducting a major counter-offensive. It is still early days, and we do not know if this will be a turning point of the war. But we see that the Ukrainians are making advances and liberating more land," he said. Read also: Russia's war against Ukraine was main…

Russia has not yet provided security guarantees for the UN team to cross over to the left bank of the Dnipro in Kherson region to provide assistance to the victims of the flood caused by the explosion at the Kakhovka HPP dam. That’s according to a statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, reports Ukrinform. The UN has engaged with the governments of Ukraine and the Russian Federation to ensure access to all civilians impacted by the “devastating destruction of the Kakhovka Dam,” the statement reads. “Operationally, we have boats, personnel and supplies ready to go. However,…

Russian occupiers have planted mined fields in the Krasnoperekopsk district of the temporarily occupied Crimea near the border with mainland Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the Department for Legal Affairs and Foreign Affairs of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center Eskender Bariev, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "We’ve warned about minefields in the Krasnoperekopsk district. The city of Armiansk is also located in this area. Speaking about what’s happening at the Crimean Titan plant, I would like to draw attention…

Russian army shelled residential buildings in Kizomys, Kherson region. "Russian army shelled residential buildings in Kizomys. At least four houses were damaged in an enemy strike," the Kherson Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram. Civilians were not injured. As reported, the center area, Korabel and Shumenskyi microdistricts in Kherson city came under Russian artillery fire over the past day. In total, Russian army launched 39 strikes on Kherson region over the past day.