⚡ Shelling of the Kakhovka HPP has not posed any security threat to the Zaporozhye NPP thus far, Russian energy company Rosenergoatom says

❗️ There is no threat of flooding in Crimea from the damaged Kakhovka HPP, but there is a risk that the North Crimean Canal will partially run dry, Crimea's leader, Sergey Aksenov, says

NATO is considering expanding its headquarters in Brussels to find room for Finland and other potential future members

According to two unnamed NATO diplomats, a solution the alliance’s leadership considered is constructing an additional building on NATO's campus, which could host the alliance's international staff and agencies. This would be a "temporary solution."

The expansion of the new headquarters with an extra wing, which was planned originally, would be only plan B, NATO diplomats said, adding that such a decision would be “too costly.”

Sweden, along with Finland, submitted its NATO application in May 2022, several months after Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine. Finland became a member of the alliance in April 2023. Sweden's application is still pending approval from Hungary and Turkey.

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❗️Water continues to flood Novaya Kakhovka and civilians are being evacuated from coastal flooded areas, the head of the administration said

📹 Su-25s flatten Ukrainian fortifications and armored vehicles

Russia’s Ground-Assault aviation crews carried out missile strikes against Ukrainian military facilities and hardware in the area of the special military operation.

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📹 Russia's military in the Zaporozhye region destroyed the Ukrainian troops' equipment with precision strikes by kamikaze drones

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⚡ The shelling of the Kakhovka HPP. The facts so far:

▪️The upper part of the Kakhovka HPP was destroyed as a result of a series of strikes by Ukrainian troops.

▪️Water levels continue to rise in Novaya Kakhovka; it has already reached 10m.

▪️14 settlements in which 22,000 people live are at risk of flooding.

▪️Eight settlements in the territory controlled by Kiev are flooded because of an emergency at the Kakhovka HPP, the first evacuation train from Kherson will leave at noon.

▪️Shelling of the Kakhovka HPP has not posed any threat to the Zaporozhye NPP.

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📹 Footage showing swans swimming in the center of Novaya Kakhovka has appeared online

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⚡ Novaya Kakhovka has been flooded as a result of the shelling of the Kakhovka HPP

🇮🇷 Iran has introduced a hypersonic missile "Fattah"

▪️Its range is 1,400km and it flies at about 12 or 13 times the speed of sound.

▪️Iranian media has reported that it is capable of avoiding all missile defense systems.

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Eight German-made Leopard tanks which Ukraine was using in battle for the first time were destroyed

▪️Ukraine lost more than 1,500 people and 28 tanks, including eight Leopard tanks, in the southern Donetsk sector in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Zaporozhye Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

▪️It said that on 5 June, Ukraine continued its offensive, concentrating its main efforts on the southern Donetsk sector, adding that active and selfless operations by units of the Vostok grouping of troops - who showed courage and heroism - prevented the enemy from achieving any of its assigned tasks.

💬 "The attacking units... of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered significant losses. The total losses of Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk sector amounted to more than 1,500 Ukrainian military personnel, 28 tanks - eight of them Leopards made in Germany - three wheeled AMX-10 tanks made in France and 109 armored combat vehicles," the ministry said.

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❗️ The director general of the IAEA stated that the water level in the cooling reservoirs for the reactors of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant has significantly decreased.

⚡️Kremlin on emergency at Kakhovka HPP: we can already state unambiguously that we are talking about a deliberate act of sabotage by the Ukrainian side

⚡️ Putin receives reports on situation around Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant - Kremlin

❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on situation in Novaya Kakhovka:

▪️Sabotage at the Kakhovka HPP could potentially lead to severe consequences for the residents of the region and the environment, as well as other consequences that need to be determined;

▪️Kremlin firmly rejects the accusation of undermining the Kakhovka HPP. This is a deliberate act of sabotage by the Ukrainian side;

▪️After the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP, vigorous steps were taken to ensure water supply to Crimea. There is reserve capacity and experience in this field.

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❗️Novaya Kakhovka partially flooded following “terrorist attack” at hydroelectric power station, according to Mayor Vladimir Leontyev.

Unverified footage uploaded to social media purports to show the center of Novaya Kakhovka flooded.

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The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) will provide a $55 million loan to Moldova for the development of agriculture

A relevant agreement was signed by Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture Minister Vladimir Bolea and World Bank Country Manager for Moldova Inguna Dobraja.

Earlier, the World Bank reported that its Board of Executive Directors approved the allocation of $55 million to finance the Agriculture Governance, Growth and Resilience Investment (AGGRI) project for Moldova.

Investment will in particular be directed to the development of low-efficient areas of agriculture, the creation of jobs and market opportunities, the introduction of sustainable agricultural practices and the promotion of environmentally friendly production.

Since Moldova joined the World Bank in 1992, more than $1.3 billion has been allocated to Moldova.

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⚡ Latest update on sabotage at Kakhovka HPP:

▪️ The Kremlin has reacted to the incident at the Kakhovka HPP, calling it “deliberate sabotage” by the Ukrainian side;

▪️A state of emergency has been introduced in Novaya Kakhovka after the destruction of the dam at the Kakhovka HPP;

▪️Vladimir Putin is receiving reports from the Defense Ministry and other authorities in connection with the situation around the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant;

▪️The Kremlin has said the destruction of Kakhovka dam may have severe consequences for tens of thousands of people;

▪️German Chancellor Scholz has commented on the sabotage, saying that it brings a “new dimension” to the Ukraine conflict.

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Russia called on UN to prevent Ukrainian provocation at Kakhovka HPP last year

▪️On October 21, 2022, Vassily Nebenzia, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, announced that the Russian side intended to call on the UN leadership to prevent "this monstrous provocation." He pointed out that most of the rockets hitting the territory of Novaya Kakhovka and the city’s hydroelectric power plant were US-made HIMARS. At the same time, the Kiev regime was aiming them specifically at the Kakhovka dam in order to break through it and cause flooding.

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