Ukraine – 6/6/2023 Sitrep
By: Bohdan Chomiak & Robert Homans
June 6, 2023
Destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam
Below, Bohdan provides the most extensive information that can be found anywhere. I’ll add a few of my own observations:
· Crimea’s major source of surface water is the North Crimea Canal, running from the Nova Kakhovka Dam, the location of the intake, into Crimea. Thanks to Russians blowing the dam, Crimea is now without its major source of surface water.
· The farmland located in temporarily occupied Kherson Oblast, between Kherson City and Crimea, relies on surface water irrigation supplied by the North Crimea Canal.
· Kherson City is built on a bluff overlooking the Dnieper River, but Kherson’s river port and much of the industrial area along the riverbank are now flooded.
· The flooding will inundate low-lying areas on the left bank of the Dnieper, as well as islands near the river’s mouth. Much of this area consists of ecologically sensitive wetlands.
· Barge traffic, used to ship large quantities of commodities from inland terminals to ports on the Black Sea, will not be restored for several years.
· Over the years, it is likely that a large volume of toxic chemicals and heavy metals, perhaps some radioactive, lie at the bottom of the Dnieper River. If true, there is a danger that they could end up in the Black Sea.
Russia’s decision to blow the dam may be an indication that they know they’ve lost in Ukraine. At the beginning of the war, the theory was that the Russians wouldn’t touch critical infrastructure, because they’d need it when Ukraine capitulated. Now that they’re faced with the prospect of losing, they don’t care.
“Politics Returns to Russia”/Timothy Snyder via Substack
This is a fascinating blog by Snyder. Snyder argues that Ukraine, by inserting itself into the Russian conversation by virtue of the war, has constituted the reappearance of political debate inside Russia. Snyder suggests that the reappearance of politics during the Putin Regime may be an indication of its demise, as it was in the late 1980s/early 1990s before the break-up of the Soviet Union.
Some excerpts –
· “In the series of brilliant lectures that brought me into east European history, my teacher Thomas W. Simons, Jr. spoke of "the return of politics" in late communism as the beginning of the end. In communist regimes, as in the Putin regime today, there was not supposed to be politics, in the sense of multiple groups contesting power. Communist parties, like Putin, did a good job of suppressing the reality and the appearance of politics until very near the end.”
· “Putin invaded while claiming that Ukraine did not exist; in fact, the problem posed by Ukraine to his system is that it was all too full of politics, ever more characterized by generations who took variety and choice for granted. Putin claimed that he had to protect speakers of Russian in Ukraine; the real problem was that speakers of Russian in Ukraine were free to say what they wanted. The war was never about their liberation, but about their suppression, and of course the suppression of Ukraine as such. Ukraine never posed a threat to Russia in any conventional sense; but for a dictator who depended on the absence of politics, it was an intolerable neighbor.”
· “Ukrainian victory would discredit the Putin regime in a way that Russian oppositionists could never manage on their own. Thanks to Ukrainian resistance, they just might have a chance to gain power and set Russia on a different course.”
· “When you try to generate a system without politics, any politics at all feels like a challenge to the legitimacy of the state. The war in Ukraine has restarted Russian politics: not necessarily in ways that are pleasant to watch, but following a dynamic that will be difficult to stop. Ukrainian resistance has revealed the weaknesses of the Putinist attempt to make politics halt. The denial that Ukraine was a real country created a situation in which Ukraine is now all too real inside Russia itself.”
News From the Battlefield
The latest “Reporting From Ukraine” covers continued activity by Russian “invaders” in the Belgorod Region, Ukrainian advances north and south of Bakhmut, and Ukrainian incursions in southern Ukraine, between the reservoir now being drained due to the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam and Donetsk City. The latter two, Bakhmut and southern Ukraine, look more and more like counteroffensives every day.
6/6/2023 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon June 5 to 12:00 noon June 6, 2023
FOCUS ON KHERSON HYDRO POWER PLANT AND DAM
6:26 am: Russian occupiers blew up Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant, Operational Command South.
· It is located a few kilometers from the temporarily occupied city of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region. Currently, the scale of the destruction, the speed and volumes of water, and the likely areas of inundation are being clarified.
7:06 am: the Russian army carried out another act of terror - blew up the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant. After 5 hours, the water will reach a critical level. The evacuation of residents to safe areas has begun, - the head of Kherson RMA Oleksandr Proskudin
· Oleksandr Proskudin called on the residents of Kherson to gather documents, essential items and wait for evacuation buses.
7:13 am: A video of the exploded Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant appeared on the network.
7:20 am: Operational Command South published advice on how to act in the event of an explosion of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant.
7:31 am: The water in the Kakhovsky Reservoir is falling rapidly, about 15 cm per hour, - reports the head of Nikopol Region Military Administration Yevhen Yevtushenko.
· He called on the local residents of the Nikopol district to stock up on drinking and technical water as much as possible.
7:37 am: People are being evacuated from potential flooding zones on the pro-coastal part of the Kherson region — from the villages of Mykolaivka, Olhivka, Lyovo, Tyaginka, Ponyativka, Ivanivka, Tokarivka, Prydniprovske, Sadove, and partially the city Kherson, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
· Units of the National Police and the State Emergency Service of the Kherson region raised the alarm to organize the evacuation.
7:39 am: The water level is rising. Everyone who is in the flood zone should go to the area located above the Dnipro and Koshova — Kherson RMA.
7:41 am: President Zelenskyi in connection with the explosion of the dam of the Kakhovsky Reservoir decided to hold an emergency meeting of the National Security Council, Secretary of the National Security Council Oleksiy Danilov.
7:47 am: Satellite images of the destroyed Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant dam appeared on the network.
12:49 am: Explosions are heard in the Kyiv region, subscribers report. Previously - air defense work. We are waiting for official information.
7:54 am: The water level is rising. The Ministry of Internal Affairs warns: everyone who is in the danger zone must:
· turn off all electrical appliances
· take documents and essential items
· take care of loved ones and pets
· follow the instructions of rescuers and policemen
8:00 am: The Korabel microdistrict in Kherson is out of power, in a few hours the gas supply will also be cut off for safety purposes, Mrochko, head of Kherson State Administration of Ukraine.
8:09 am: A number of settlements in the Kherson Region have already been completely or partially flooded, said Daria Zarivna, adviser to the head of the OP.
8:23 am: Volodymyr Zelenskyi commented on the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant
· "By destroying the dam of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant, Russian terrorists only confirm to the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of the Ukrainian land. Not a single meter can be left to them, because they use every meter for terror. Only the victory of Ukraine will restore security. And this victory will be. The terrorists will not be able to stop Ukraine with water, missiles, or anything else."
8:33 am: The undermining of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant by the Russians may have negative consequences for the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, but the situation is under control, - Energoatom.
· Water from the Kakhovsky Reservoir is necessary for the station to receive power for turbine capacitors and safety systems of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. The station's cooling pond is now full: as of 8:00 a.m., the water level is 16.6 meters, which is sufficient for the station's needs.
· Currently, the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is under control, Ukrainian personnel are monitoring all indicators.
8:36 am: The peak of flooding after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant dam is expected by 11 o'clock Kyiv time, - the head of the Kherson Regional Council Oleksandr Samoilenko.
· According to him, the water has passed through the dam already "half way".
8:52 am: Ukrzaliznytsia is helping the local authorities with the evacuation of residents of Kherson and nearby villages due to the undermining of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant by the Russians, the press service reported.
· The first evacuation train will leave Kherson at 12:00. If necessary, additional evacuation trains will be assigned.
8:54 am: 16 thousand people on the right bank of the Kherson region in the critical zone, there is already flooding, - the head of RMA Oleksandr Prokudin.
· According to him, as of 7:30 a.m., the following settlements were completely or partially flooded: Tyaginka, Lviv, Vidradokamyanka (Beryslav district). Ivanivka, Mykilske, Tokarivka, Poniativka, Bilozerka, Ostriv microdistrict (Khersonsky district).
9:05 am: The Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovy announced his readiness to accept evacuated people.
· An evacuation commission is convened to discuss all issues related to the detonation of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant.
9:07 am: Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency are monitoring the situation at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.
· Currently, there is no direct risk to the nuclear safety of the nuclear facility, they state.
9:16 am: Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant has been completely destroyed, it is impossible to restore it, Ukrhydroenergo reported.
9:22 am: Footage of the flooding of the territory on the right bank of the Kherson region appeared on the network.
9:28 am: The blowing up of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant by the Russians is a blow to global food security, which the Russian Federation wants to undermine. Because this disaster will affect the irrigation system in the South of Ukraine, the Office of the President announced.
· "The Russians need hunger in the countries of the world, in particular, in Africa," the head of the OP said.
9:32 am: There is a danger of flooding for the right bank of the Kherson region, but the most critical situation is for the left bank, reported in OK "South".
9:40 am: Explosion of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant increases the threat of a nuclear disaster, - GUR.
· Ukrainian intelligence noted that this crime by the Russians increases the threat of a nuclear disaster, as the capacity of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant's cooling ponds depends on the water level in the Dnieper.
9:47 am: In the temporarily occupied Novaya Kakhovka, water is already near the administration building. Video from local channels.
9:54 am: Not all of the dam is destroyed, but there is significant damage — spokeswoman of the Southern Defense Forces Natalya Humenyuk.
· She stated that the undermining was carried out by the Russian military from within. The volumes of destruction are large, because of this the rise of water can be high.
· "They decided that now in this way they will be able to stop the counteroffensive of Ukrainian forces. They are trying to increase the area of the water surface so that the Ukrainian defense forces do not resort to forcing," - Humenyuk.
10:00 am: Evacuation from three collection points continues on the Island. The hydropark and the oil harbor have already been flooded. We take the bedridden and those with reduced mobility to hospitals, - head of Kherson MBA Roman Mrochko.
· "If you know of people who need help with evacuation, please contact the hotline of the administration or write to me in private messages on Facebook with phone numbers!" - Gloomy.
10:09 am: A policeman saved a dog in Kherson. Videos from local social networks.
· She was trapped in the area of flooding due to the Russians undermining the dam of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant.
10:22 am: The explosion of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant threatens with a sharp desalination of the Black Sea, - communications adviser to the Head of OP Daria Zarivna.
· Its ecosystem is under threat.
10:27 am: As of 10:00 a.m., 742 people have already been evacuated in Kherson, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported.
· "The water is coming. The situation is complicated by the fact that some roads are washed away. This makes it impossible to travel to certain settlements. Evacuation teams are looking for other ways," the message says.
10:52 am: Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant is almost completely under water. Video from social networks.
10:54 am: Currently, water supply and drainage are provided in full, except for the small islands of Ostriv, where there is a temporary lack of electricity, which was turned off for safety reasons, - the head of Kherson MBA Roman Mrochko.
· All necessary measures are taken to provide the citizens with everything they need. Even in the event of a power outage, the city will be provided with water supply and drainage services.
11:03 am: The Security Service of Ukraine has opened criminal proceedings on the fact of blowing up the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant dam.
· "We have to bring to justice not only the top of Putin's regime, but also ordinary executors", - stressed the head of the SBU, Vasyl Malyuk.
11:14 am: Mines installed on the shores of the Kherson region are being washed away by the current. They begin to detonate. Video from local social networks.
11:18 am: Flooding of the Palace of Culture in temporarily occupied Novaya Kakhovka.
11:27 am: Russians published the consequences of a terrorist act in the temporarily occupied Kherson region.
11:33 am: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine informs about Russian shelling of Kherson during evacuation measures.
· "Two Kherson police officers received shrapnel wounds during evacuation measures in the city," the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
11:37 am: Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an urgent meeting of the National Security Council :
· "This night at 02:50 Russian terrorists carried out an internal detonation of the structures of the Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant. About 80 settlements are in the flooding zone. It was ordered to carry out evacuation from risk areas and to provide drinking water to all cities and villages that were supplied with water from the Kakhovsky Reservoir.
· At the NSDC meeting, a set of international and security measures was agreed upon to hold Russia accountable for this terrorist attack. To strict responsibility".
11:42 am: Report missing persons in the flooding zone of the Kherson region to the Commissioner for Missing Persons, - the Ministry of Integration.
· If your loved ones or acquaintances who live in the area of a man-made disaster do not get in touch, urgently report this to the Commissioner's hotline: 0 800 339 247.
· Residents of the temporarily occupied territories can use Viber or WhatsApp by phone: (095) 896-04-21.
11:49 am: As of 11:00 a.m., 885 people in the Kherson region have already been evacuated, the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
11:51 am: Residents of Kherson region, save your pets from drowning, — Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
· "If you evacuate, take care of pets: unchain them, let them out of their cages or, if possible, take them with you. Give the furry ones a chance to be saved," the message reads.
11:58 am: In the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka, an employee of the local water utility was rescued from a flooded sewage pumping station.
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Tuesday June 6
12:19 am: The United States has imposed sanctions against seven Russians for their role in a campaign of malicious influence in Moldova, - the press service of the US Department of the Treasury.
· One Russian company also came under American restrictions.
· 9:15 am: The European Commission has extended the ban on the import of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia until September 15. But the restrictions have been reduced and the EU promises to gradually cancel the ban, - the website of the European Commission.
Monday June 5
1:29 pm: The Minister of Agriculture of Poland, Robert Telus, announced that he received from the European Commission a draft resolution on extending the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain until September 15.
· "This is a project, but I expect it to go into effect tomorrow," Telus wrote on Twitter.
· On May 2, the EU imposed restrictions on the import of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower until June 5.
2:31 pm: In India, a four-lane unfinished bridge over the Ganges River has collapsed, The Times of India writes.
· The incident occurred in the state of Bihar. As a result of the collapse of the structure, at least 30 slabs fell into the water. According to the publication, there were no casualties.
2:51 pm: One of the best military robots in the world, WELT, will be handed over to Ukraine.
· The THeMIS robot can transport wounded fighters, locate enemy equipment, and move weapons or ammunition for the military over long distances. The manufacturer reports that the car has already been ordered by 16 countries, including eight NATO member countries.
4:16 pm: The German government may reconsider its position regarding the possible supply of modern Western fighter jets to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview with DW.
· "Now we are in a rethinking phase and check what is possible and what we want and can do. And I think we will decide within the next two weeks," said the German Defense Minister.
· At the same time, he rejected the possibility of transferring Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine soon.
7:23 pm: Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain James Cleverley.
· "During the meeting, important topical issues were discussed: Ukraine's expectations from the Vilnius NATO summit, the promotion of the Ukrainian peace formula and the preparation of the Global Summit for its implementation, the London international conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine," the president wrote.
9:14 pm: Ukraine has enough weapons for a counteroffensive.
· This was reported by Reuters with reference to the statement of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba.
· Responding to journalists' questions, Kuleba did not say whether the counteroffensive had begun: "The main thing is not when it will begin, but that it will end with the victory of Ukraine."
NATIONAL
Monday June 5
1:11 pm: The secret Black Box project caused more than $700 million in losses to the Russians, - GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
· During April-May 2023, the results of the project could be observed in Russian logistics centers, transport hubs, in places where the enemy's military equipment and manpower are concentrated, and on other targets.
1:51 pm: The SBU neutralized a "legendary" group of FSB agents who spied on "decision-making centers" in three regions of Ukraine.
· On the instructions of the special services of the Russian Federation, the attackers collected intelligence on the locations, weapons, and personnel of the Defense Forces in the central and southern parts of Ukraine.
· For each completed task, the Russian agents received up to 550 dollars from the aggressor. The amount depended on the urgency and quality of the "work" performed.
2:10 pm: The information that the National Bank of Ukraine will collect data on all payments of Ukrainians is not true.
· As noted in the press service of the National Bank, the NBU letter (No. 25-0005/38228), which caused a stir, does not refer to individuals.
· "The National Bank of Ukraine uses the specified information exclusively for supervisory purposes in order to strengthen control over banks' compliance with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation," the comment reads.
3:14 pm: Ukraine will not use F-16 fighter jets during the summer counteroffensive, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said in an interview with the Japanese broadcaster NHK.
· According to him, it takes time to train pilots. Therefore, Ukraine will be ready to host aircraft no earlier than autumn-winter.
3:34 pm: A hiding place with more than 10 tons of Russian ammunition and a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun was found in the Kharkiv region, — State Bureau of Investigation.
· Among the items found: anti-tank grenades, ATGMs, mines, grenade launchers, high-explosive fragmentation charges, boxes of cartridges, cluster munitions.
· According to the DBR, the hideout belonged to the motorized rifle regiment of the 11th Army Corps of the Coastal Forces of the Russian Federation. Currently, the find is being prepared for transfer to the Armed Forces.
5:19 pm: The Armed Forces of Ukraine are moving to offensive actions in some areas, Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar reported.
· "In particular, the epicenter of hostilities remains the Bakhmut direction. There, we are moving along a wide front. We are succeeding. We are occupying the commanding heights.
· Why are the Russians actively releasing information about a counteroffensive? Because they need to divert attention from the defeat in the Bakhmut direction," Malyar writes.
6:53 pm: Ukrainian soldiers from the "Khortytsia" operational-strategic group of troops are carrying out offensive actions on the eastern front.
· This was reported by Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Malyar.
· According to her, during the fighting, Ukrainian units advanced in several directions:
· Orichovo-Vasylivka, Paraskoviivka from 200 - 1600 m;
· Ivanovske, Klishchiivka from 100 - 700 m.
8:06 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on June 5:
· "During the day, the enemy launched rocket and 19 airstrikes, carried out about 30 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
· Unfortunately, in addition to the destroyed infrastructure, civilians suffered."
· "The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to fully occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
· During the day, 25 combat clashes took place."
· "Continuing armed aggression, the Russian occupying forces are suffering losses every day.
· Only on June 3, twenty trucks of wounded occupiers were brought to the school building converted into a field hospital for the invaders in one of the settlements of Swativ district of Luhansk region.
· It is also known that about two hundred people are already undergoing treatment at the specified facility."
· "In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy is forced to use civilian buildings of settlements in the Kharkiv region as morgues, but without proper equipment."
· "For a day, the aviation of the defense forces struck 18 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 2 - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
· Our defenders destroyed 1 enemy reconnaissance UAV."
· "During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 2 control points, 10 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition depot, an anti-aircraft missile complex and 3 enemy artillery units in firing positions".
9:34 pm: Special agents of the SBU destroy enemy equipment with the help of kamikaze drones.
· The video was published by the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi.
11:46 pm: The first groups of Ukrainian pilots have already left for Great Britain for training, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.
· "Thank you for your unwavering support. For the leadership in creating a coalition of fighters and for the willingness to train our pilots. The first groups have already been sent to Britain," he wrote after a conversation with British Foreign Minister James Cleverley.
11:59 pm: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal edited his post about Ukrainian pilots who went to study in Great Britain.
· The new edition states that "the first groups have already been selected for training in Britain."
MORDOR - Russia
Tuesday June 6
12:04 am: Explosions are heard in Belgorod, Russian Federation. This is reported in local social networks.
12:35 am: Russian troops plan to destroy Shebekino in the Belgorod region with artillery, - GUR MOU released the interception of the conversation of local residents of Shebekino.
· "But such information, well, 50/50 as they said, our people are going to surrender Shebekino. It turns out, they want to let them into the city, and then destroy our entire city with artillery. Take everything valuable from the house. I warned that there is information, I say" , - says the civilian.
Monday June 5
3:56 pm: The SBU laid charges against the rector of the UOC (MP) church from Kharkiv Oblast, who glorified Russians on the Telegram channel of the "United Russia" party.
· During the temporary occupation of the region, he supported the Russian invaders and "by his own example" called on other local residents to do the same.
· However, when the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began in Kharkiv Oblast, the cleric, taking the property of the religious community, fled with the Russian troops.
4:56 pm: Legion "Freedom of Russia" appealed to the leader of the "Wagner" Private Military Company Prigozhin and offered to exchange the lieutenant colonel of the Russian Armed Forces Roman Vinivitin, captured by mercenaries, for Russian soldiers who were captured in the Belgorod region.
7:09 pm: Senior operative group of Belgorod - Andrii Stesev was killed.
· This is reported by the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
· According to operational information, it happened on the night of June 4-5 in the settlement of Nova Tavolzhanka. Previously, he held the position of commander of the 104th airborne assault regiment of the Russian Air Force.
7:49 pm: Legion "Freedom of Russia" published a photo from the scene of events, where the senior operative group of Belgorod, Andriy Stesev, was liquidated.
8:56 pm: the Russian army cannot enter the village of Nova Tavolzhanka, Belgorod region.
· This was announced by the governor of the Belgorod region, Gladkov, during a live broadcast.
· "I know that about 100 people were (in Novaya Tavolzhanka - ed.), according to the report of the head of the district, but the shelling of the last two days does not allow us to clarify the information," Gladkov said.
10:54 pm: New interception of GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine :
· A Russian serviceman talks about the probable mobilization in the Russian Federation, the drunkenness of soldiers and the lack of equipment.
KHARKIV
Tuesday June 6
12:02 am: Fixed hits in the Slobid and Shevchenkiv districts of Kharkiv, - RMA.
· Previously - S-300 missiles. At this moment, there was no information about the victims. The data is being verified; specialized services are working at the sites of the hits.
12:52 am: A video of the consequences of today's shelling of Balaklia, Kharkiv region, was published by the local MBA.
1:38 am: According to the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov, as a result of the Russian attack on the center of Kharkiv, the water main in the Shevchenkiv district was destroyed, the accident is being repaired.
· In addition, the road surface was destroyed, houses near the impact site were damaged. According to him, this is a very iconic location, in 2014 there were terrorist attacks here. This is the old part of the city.
7:45 am: Regarding the night shelling. One arrival came to the car park near the airport, the mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov.
· The second - to one of the central streets of the city, Rymarska. In both cases, there were no casualties.
· Regarding the situation with the broken ammonia gas burner. The State Emergency Service checked the content of this gas in the air of Kupyansk - everything is within the normal range.
Monday June 5
12:10 pm: During the past day, the Russians shelled populated areas of Kharkiv, Kupyan, Chuguyiv, and Bogoduhiv districts with artillery, mortars, and rocket weapons, - Oleg Sinegubov, head of RMA.
· Today at 6:00 a.m. the Russians shelled Kupyansk. Residential buildings, garages, and farm buildings were damaged. There were no casualties.
5:57 pm: Russians strike the Balakliya community of the Kharkiv region.
· This is reported by the Balakli city military administration.
· "Stay in shelters as much as possible, do not forget the rules of two walls, do not ignore the air warning signal," the message reads.
6:37 pm: A man was killed as a result of a Russian strike on Balaklia, reports the head of Kharkiv RMA Oleg Sinegubov.
· It is also known about 8 wounded, all specialized services are working on the ground.
7:34 pm: According to preliminary data, the Russians hit Balaklia with the "Smerch" SAM.
· This was reported by the head of Kharkiv RMA Oleg Sinegubov.
· "According to the information of emergency doctors, there are already 9 wounded, 3 of them are in a serious condition," Sinegubov writes.
9:50 pm: In the Kupyan district of Kharkiv region, the Russians damaged a pipeline with ammonia, reports the head of Kharkiv RMA Oleg Sinegubov.
· "As a result of enemy strikes, the pipeline was depressurized.
· The Headquarters for liquidation of the consequences of the situation has been deployed in the region. All specialized services are working on the spot," Sinegubov wrote.
10:40 pm: Currently, the background level of ammonia in Kupyansk is normal, said the head of the Municipal Military Administration Andriy Besyedin.
· According to him, there is no threat to the Kupyan community, the direction of the wind is in the direction of the occupied territories.
11:29 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kharkiv.
11:38 pm: The head of the Kharkiv RMA Oleg Sinegubov reported that the Russians are attacking Kharkiv and the region.
LUHANSK
Monday June 5
DONETSK
Tuesday June 6
9:08 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region.
Monday June 5
12:41 pm: Vugledar, Novoukrainka and Prechistivka are under fire in the Volnovasky direction, reported the head of Donetsk RMA Pavlo Kyrylenko.
· In the Donetsk direction, isolated shelling of Avdiyivka, Krasnohorivka, and Ocheretynska hromada was recorded. 3 houses were damaged in Petrivka, Selydivska hromada.
· On the Horlivskyi direction, 1 house was damaged in Novomarkovoy of the Kostyantynivska hromada. A high-rise building and 3 private houses were damaged in the Chasovoyarsk community.
· There were 13 shellings in the Lysychansk direction of the Torsky and Zarichny Lymansk communities.
6:17 pm: Today, the 3rd OSHBr resumed its forward movement near Bakhmut, reports ex-commander of the AZOV regiment Maksym Zhorin.
· "Little by little, we are moving forward, taking new positions. The Rusaks are nervous," writes Zhorin.
1:31 pm: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Mariupol.
8:25 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Donetsk region.
DNIPRO
Tuesday June 6
8:17 am: In Kryvyi Rih, the authorities are holding an emergency meeting regarding the provision of water to the city through the NP at Kakhovskaya Hydro Power Plant, the situation is very difficult, - head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council Oleksandr Vilkul.
KHERSON
Monday June 5
12:26 pm: At night and in the morning, the Russian army fired incendiary ammunition at the residential quarters of Kherson, RMA reported.
· Due to the strikes of the Russian army, more than two dozen residential buildings, garages, cars, two educational institutions, one of the medical institutions, in which 135 patients and 44 doctors were at the time of the attack, were damaged. A 47-year-old woman was injured.
· In addition, the Russians shelled Mykilske in the Kherson district with artillery.
12:55 pm: Russian aircraft hit a residential area of Berislava with guided aerial bombs, Kherson RMA reported.
· The shelling damaged the premises of a private enterprise and about twenty residential buildings. Two people were injured - a 73-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man.
KYIV
Tuesday June 6
1:05 am: Air defense forces are working in Kyiv region, RMA reports.
3:22 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Preliminarily - air defense work.
3:24 am: The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed the work of air defense forces over the capital.
3:27 am: Vitaliy Klitschko: Explosions in the capital. Air defense works.
3:35 am: Vitali Klitschko: Challenge to Darnytskyi district. Services are en route to the location.
6:21 am: In the Desnyan district of the capital, debris fell on the roadway, trolley bus power lines were damaged, shop windows were partially broken, - Kyiv City Military Administration .
· There is no information about the victims yet. The data is being verified.
6:25 am: According to preliminary information, more than 20 enemy aerial targets were detected and destroyed in the airspace around the capital by the forces and means of air defense. All were shot down, there were no hits - Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.
7:24 am: Dniprovsky District, (Voskresenski Gardens). Missile fragments were found on the roof of a private building, there is no fire, and there are no victims. The information is being clarified, - Kyiv City Military Administration.
9:45 am: "As a result of the strike, the premises of a polyclinic were damaged in one of the districts of the Kyiv region. Debris of the rocket was also found near the maternity hospital," - said the head of the police of the Kyiv region Andrii Nebytov.
· In the same settlement, Russian shelling also damaged private houses and garages.
10:46 am: As a result of a Russian strike, a dormitory and more than 20 cars were damaged in one of the districts of the Kyiv region, the head of the regional police, Andriy Nebytov, said.
· There was also an outbreak of one of the shopping facilities. The fire was extinguished in time. There are no casualties.
Monday June 5
4:36 pm: In May 2023, air defense forces destroyed 7 "Daggers", 13 "Iskanders", 65 cruise missiles and 169 UAVs over Kyiv, Kyiv City Military Administration reported.
10:06 pm: Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko reacted to the video recorded by the heads of the districts of the capital.
· "[...] This morning (with the heads of the districts of the capital - ed.) they discussed the results of the inspection and the deficiencies in the arrangement of shelters that should be eliminated in the districts. For this, the RDA received a total of 1.2 billion hryvnias for the past and this year and were responsible for arranging them.Your "friendly team" is not ready to answer even for this.
· What else are you talking about there? About powers? Since 2014, you have not been deprived of any of them, and in 2015 they even added them.
· How much money allocated for the shelter did you use? I will answer: in general, a little more than 10% in the city! So you will take responsibility for the city?
· Do not sow the wind in the heart of the country! Don't be an outright political fool. Society sees and understands everything," Klitschko wrote.
11:14 pm: SBU neutralized a gang of criminal authorities nicknamed "Moscow" in Poltava Oblast.
· As a result of a special operation in Kremenchuk, a gang that terrorized local residents and "beat out" non-existent debts from entrepreneurs was neutralized.
· The perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison.
8:48 am: At night, air defense destroyed all 35 Russian cruise missiles, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· They attacked from the Caspian Sea region with six Tu-95ms strategic bombers.
· Most of the X-101/X-555 were headed in the direction of the capital - to the area of responsibility of the Center air command.
ZHYTOMIR
Tuesday June 6
3:29 am: Explosions are heard in the Zhytomyr region, subscribers report. We are waiting for official information.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://espreso.tv/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka
I'm guessing that the dam was blown up to try and impede an anticipated Ukrainian attack. It's an act of desperation.