Ukraine’s security service says it intercepts a call proving a Russian sabotage group was responsible for the Kakhovka dam blast, and it posts an audio clip of the alleged call on Telegram.

Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes in a major emergency operation that brought a dramatic new dimension to the war with Russia, now in its 16th month.

Local residents with their dog are evacuated on a boat from a flooded neighbourhood in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, June 8, 2023. 

Ukraine’s security service says it intercepts a call proving a Russian sabotage group was responsible for the Kakhovka dam blast, and it posts an audio clip of the alleged call on Telegram.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces has started, a US think tank monitoring the war says.

Three people are injured in the Russian city of Voronezh when a drone hits a residential building, according to the regional governor.

Ukraine’s military says it shoots down four cruise missiles and 10 drones during a Russian air attack overnight.

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