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The Latest Breaking News from Kakhovka

In Ukraine’s bombed out reservoir a huge forest has grown – is it a return to life or a toxic timebomb?

Two years after the Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed in Ukraine, nature has returned in abundance to the drained land in a ‘big natural experiment’ – but it could be lost as quickly as it appeared

The Guardian - UK

Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds

Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disaster

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve lost some parts of nature for ever’: Ukraine war’s impact on environment – photo essay

As well as intense human suffering, three years of war have had a catastrophic environmental effect, killing wildlife, felling trees and increasing emissions

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Death metal, Schubert, nudity: opera about Ukraine dam destruction premieres in Kyiv

Gaia-24 explores human and environmental disaster caused by Russian attack on Kakhovka dam

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 602 of the invasion

Ukraine starts using Atacms missiles from US, with Russian-held airfield targeted; $14bn damage toll from destruction of Kakhovka dam

The Guardian - AU

Shock at dramatic water loss in wake of Ukraine dam blast attack

When the Kakhovka dam was destroyed in early June, a vast expanse of water disappeared. The water’s dramatic recession has had far-reaching effects on the population of surrounding towns, notably Nikopol. But as residents adapt to the new landscape, Ukrainian authorities and environmental experts are grappling with the best strategy…

France 24

The $3.9 billion UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 30% funded, UN aid official says

The $3.9 billion humanitarian appeal for war-torn Ukraine is less than 30% funded as the country starts preparing for a second winter with more residential buildings damaged and destroyed and thousands of people homeless following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam

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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a 'dirty bomb' waiting to happen – a nuclear expert explains

After the explosion at the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine last month, many Ukrainians feared the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could be next.

The Conversation

Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years

When an explosion breached the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023, much analysis focused on near-term impacts, including the flooding of the city of Kherson, threats to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and consequences for Ukrainian military forces’ expected spring offensive against Russian troops.

The Conversation

‘It looks like Mars’: Nikopol locals on life without water after dam explosion

Ukrainians near to what was the Kakhovka reservoir are coping but proximity to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is a constant worry

The Guardian - UK

After the flood: The nightmare is just beginning for those left to rebuild after the Ukraine dam explosion

Bel Trew travels the Dnipro River speaking to some of those who have been left with nothing after the floodwaters wrecked their homes, and hears from officials warning of the extreme long-term consequences that could be felt by the rest of the world

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy aide: Russians adopted 'tactics of cowards'

LONDON -- A close aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the Russian military of adopting the "tactics of cowards" following the dam collapse earlier this month at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 485 of the invasion

Russia killed 136 children in Ukraine last year, says UN report; Kyiv accuses Moscow’s forces of hiding bodies in aftermath of Kakhovka dam breach

The Guardian - AU

The destroyed Kakhovka dam once symbolized Russian-Ukrainian harmony

Whoever destroyed it, the fall of the 67-year-old Kakhovka Dam stands as a symbol of the final death of the Soviet dream of inter-ethnic and constructive co-operation.

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Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Explosive-laden car was on blown-up Kakhovka Dam, drone photo shows

Ukraine says photos are evidence Russia had the means to bring down the Kakhovka Dam

Daily Mirror

Car 'full of explosives' seen parked on Ukraine dam shortly before collapse

The image, taken by a Ukrainian drone, was taken on May 28, and could provide further evidence Russia was behind the collapse of Kakhovka dam

The Guardian - UK

Kakhovka collapse: image emerges of apparently explosive-laden car at dam

Photograph taken by Ukrainian drone on 28 May said to offer further evidence Russia was behind breach

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Antony Blinken meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

Russia urged to fulfil ‘obligations under international humanitarian law’ as death toll from destruction of Kakhovka dam rises to 52. Plus, who really came up with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?

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Russia-Ukraine war: ‘difficult situation’ in east as Russia deploys more troops to frontline, minister says – as it happened

Ukraine deputy defence minister says Russia is continuing efforts to occupy the whole of the Donbas

Bangkok Post

Death toll rises from flooding after Ukraine dam breach

The death toll from flooding following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has risen to 16 in Ukraine, Kyiv officials said, while Russian officials said 29 people have died in territories that Moscow controls.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine’s counteroffensive advances but faces severe obstacles; Russian airstrikes target defence ‘logistics support’

The Guardian - UK

After the deluge: inside the 16 June Guardian Weekly

Ukraine and the Kakhovka dam burst. Plus: biting down into doughnut economics

The Guardian - AU

No need for martial law in Russia, says Putin; senior Russian general killed in Zaporizhzhia, says Moscow – as it happened

Russian president says Russia needs to ‘fight enemy agents’ inside its own territory; Maj Gen Sergei Goryachev killed by cruise missile

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying another dam to slow counteroffensive

A week after Kakhovka dam collapse, Kyiv says smaller dam along Mokri Yaly river in Donetsk region has been blown up

Evening Standard

Dam flood waters recede but fears over disease as Ukraine disaster takes toll

The size of the flooded area in the Kherson region as a result of the Kakhovka dam breach has almost halved but fears over disease from polluted water mark the next phase of the crisis.

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