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Russia reports the rescue of 1,500 people from the flooded territories after the destruction of the dam
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry reported Friday that it has evacuated more than 1,500 people, including 154 children, from flooded areas in the Kherson region, after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
Zelensky praises the “results” of the Ukrainian forces amid heavy fighting in Donetsk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday hailed what he described as “results” in heavy fighting in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. “There is very heavy fighting in the Donetsk region,” Zelensky said in his daily video message, delivered on a train after visiting areas affected by the Kakhovka power dam rupture.
Putin and Lukashenko will meet this Friday in Russia
The presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, respectively, will meet this Friday in Moscow, the Russian capital, in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Kremlin spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, has confirmed the information and said that “the date has been determined this very morning.” In addition, he has indicated that the meeting will take place on Russian territory, according to Russian news agencies.
One person dies in a Russian missile attack on northern Ukraine
At least one person has died in an attack carried out by Russian troops against the Ukrainian region of Yitómir (north), as denounced by the Ukrainian authorities, who have highlighted that a missile has hit a “residential area” in the town of Zviagel.
The Zviagel Mayor’s Office has indicated in a message on its account on the social network Facebook that “as a result of another missile attack by the enemy during the night of June 9, a residential area (…) of our community has been reached.”
