Muted int’l response to Kakhovka, danger washing up in Odesa, new orders for Russian PMCs
● Zelenskyy criticizes international community for timidity after Kakhovka Dam explosion
On June 8, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed members of the global environmental community after the Russian destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.
● Mysterious symbolism in HUR chief Budanov’s silent video
Secret operations in the style of Japanese ninjas, connections to “cotton” on the streets and in the sea – this is probably the message that Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov intended to send with a recent video that features him sitting in silence at his desk for a full thirty seconds.
● How will the sabotage of the Kakhovka dam affect Russian forces in southern Ukraine and Crimea?
The massive flooding will primarily affect the aggressor’s defensive positions.
● Trash washes ashore following Kakhovka dam destruction, Ukrainian military warns it may be dangerous
Clearing debris washed ashore after the Russian military destroyed the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and dam will require expert help due to potential hazards, including explosives, South Operational Command spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk said on national television on June 12.
● Residents greeted Ukrainian troops during liberation of Blahodatne, Ukrainian military says
Valeriy Shershen, a spokesman for the joint press center of the Tauride Defense Forces, told Radio NV on June 11 about the liberation of Blahodatne from Russian occupation troops.
● Ukraine and Moldova to construct bridge across Dniester, key link between Kyiv and Chisinau
Ukraine and Moldova have reached an agreement to construct a bridge across the Dniester River in the area between the towns of Yampil and Koseuts on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border, the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure reported on June 12.
● Coca-Cola aims to restore pre-war production, sales volumes in Ukraine by year-end
Coca-Cola's official bottler in Ukraine, Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine, is on track to reach pre-war production and distribution volumes in 2023, Volodymyr Choban, Director of Logistics at Coca-Cola HBS, said on June 9, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reports.
● Shoigu orders all PMCs to be placed under Russian Defense Ministry control, Prigozhin immediately refuses
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has issued a decree requiring all “volunteer units” operating on the frontlines to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense by July 1.
● Kryvyi Rih residents must cut water usage 40% after Kakhovka dam breach, governor says
Every resident of the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast should reduce water consumption by 40%, Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city’s military administration, said on Telegram on June 11.
● Will Russia be stopped by their failures in the war with Ukraine?
Despite the failures they have suffered in this war, Russians’ confidence in their own abilities remains quite high, writes Professor Vitaliy Nadurak.
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