Three villages probably liberated Ukraine reports first successes in counter-offensive 06/11/2023, 10:09 p.m Ukraine’s long-heralded counter-offensive seems to be gaining momentum. Kiev reports the liberation of three villages in the Donetsk region. These are the first recaptures in months – and this despite the fact that they are currently struggling with flooding in the south…
Putin sees the beginning of the offensive Reisner: Strong resistance “nasty surprise” for Ukrainians 6/9/2023, 6:46 p.m The Ukrainian military leadership continues to remain silent, but Russia’s President Putin has made it clear that Kiev’s counter-offensive has begun. Colonel Reisner describes why Russia’s fierce resistance is causing problems for the Ukrainians. More than 15 months…
Seismologists measure vibration Norwegians find evidence of explosion at Kachowka dam breach 6/9/2023, 4:37 p.m A Norwegian institute maintains a seismological measuring station in Romania, among other places – and it’s apparently working. At the time of the rupture of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine, vibrations were measured there, which are said to have come…
“Russians shoot at rescuers” Selenskyj calls for UN aid for occupied Cherson 06/08/2023, 00:12 Especially in the Russian-occupied part of Cherson, Zelenskyj sees the people in a desperate situation. Instead of helping, the occupiers would shoot at Ukrainian rescuers. The President demands immediate action from the UN and the Red Cross. According to Ukrainian President…
While Vladimir Putin holds the Ukrainians responsible for the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse, the West is convinced that the Russians are to blame. There is still no evidence, but according to the expert Richter, the Russian troops have clear advantages from the tsunami. ntv.de: The dam broke near Cherson in the south-west of Ukraine, but…
Erdogan proposes investigation Putin: Dam breach is “Ukraine’s barbaric act” 06/07/2023, 5:25 p.m President Putin has spoken for the first time since the explosion of the dam in Cherson. In a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Erdogan, he blamed Ukraine. The floods are an “ecological and humanitarian catastrophe on a large scale”. In a…
Fields could become deserts Ukraine: Dam breach hits Russian-occupied side in particular 06/07/2023, 07:19 am According to Ukrainian sources, the floods in the Cherson region are hitting the areas occupied by Russia particularly hard. Because the hydroelectric power plant has also been destroyed, the fields in the region could soon turn into deserts. According to…
Blasted Ukraine Dam “It was a freshman exercise” By Marko Schlichting 6/7/2023 2:43 am An explosion destroys the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine this morning. Water masses penetrate into the Cherson region. Thousands of lives are threatened. In the ZDF talk show Markus Lanz, two experts speak of an attack. The pictures are hard to believe….
In the middle of the night, the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine bursts through. Huge masses of water flood dozens of places. Did the Russians blow up the facility? Or was it a sabotage action by Ukraine, as the Kremlin claims? And was the dam intentionally destroyed at all? ntv.de answers the most important questions….
Prevent attack at Cherson? Dam blast could follow “diabolical calculation”. 06/06/2023 11:32 am Both Ukraine and Russia blame each other for blowing up the Kakhovka Dam. So far it is unclear who is behind it. One theory is that Russia is trying to stop amphibious assaults by the Ukrainians, military expert Reisner tells ntv.de. After…
threat of flooding Kiev: Russians blew up Kakhovka Dam 06/06/2023, 06:40 am In recent months, Ukraine has repeatedly warned that Russian troops could blow up the Kakhovka dam. The barrier now appears to have been destroyed. The Ukrainian General Staff blames Moscow for this. According to the Ukrainian military, the Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled…
Cover image: Satellite image of the Nova Khakovka Dam, Ukraine, May 28, 2023. MAXAR?TECHNOLOGIES/via REUTERS Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command reported on Tuesday morning that Russian forces had blown up the dam at the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. Video captured by a drone shows a torrent of water with the potential to cause destruction around…
