Ukraine’s military said Russian forces have blown up a key dam in southern Ukraine, while the Moscow-installed official in the city of Nova Kakhovka in the Russian-controlled portion of the country’s Kherson region blamed the dam’s destruction on Ukrainian shelling.

Nova Kakhovka damage sparks flooding, evacuation

A key dam in Kherson, on the banks of the Dnipro river. That's the latest casualty in the Russia-Ukraine war. The dam was blown up less than 24 hours ago and this has sent a torrent of floodwaters into the warzone. Here is a complete breakdown of the breach that has opened the floodgates of suffering and blame game.

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Months after launching an investigation, the world still does not have a concrete answer to the question - Who was behind the Nord Stream blast? But a Washington Post now claimed that the attack was carried out by a group of special Ukrainian servicemen.

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Several blasts were heard in the Kyiv region signaling air defence systems hitting the target. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declaring that Kyiv is ready to launch its much anticipated counter offensive against russia. In an interview to wall street journal, Ukraine's President Zelensky suggested a significant attack in the near future, further reiterating his faith in Ukraine’s victory.

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Volodymyr Zelensky has praised Ukrainian troops for advances claimed near the devastated city of Bakhmut. On the other hand, Russia says it repelled a large-scale attack. The contrasting claims come at a time as Pope Francis's peace envoy arrived in Kyiv for two days of talks. Remember, in May, Russia said it seized the now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city, the scene of the longest and one of the bloodiest battles of the war. In the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, a Moscow-installed official said Ukrainian troops were on the offensive. Earlier, Russia said the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front on Sunday, south of the Donetsk region. The Russian defence ministry stated it defeated new attempts to pierce Russian defences in southern Donetsk. Meanwhile, anti-Kremlin fighters, the Russian volunteer corps, claim to have taken control of a town southern Russia's Belgorod region.

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The nature of the Ukraine war has undergone some dramatic changes. As part of its strategy to fight back , Ukraine is doing the one thing that the West had been squeamish about. There has been a spate of cross-border, ground and drone attacks deep inside the Russian territory. Ukraine appears to be implementing the old adage: that the best defense is a good offense. So how successful has Kyiv been in pushing back the Russian forces? And how is Russia planning to blunt the Ukrainian counteroffensive, with the use of Western weapons? Mohammed Saleh explores.

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Russia claims to have thwarted a large-scale Ukrainian offensive in the Donetsk region. Was this the much-touted Ukrainian counter-offensive? Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

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The Russia-Ukraine war has escalated in recent weeks, with increased attacks on both sides of the border. Kyiv says it is preparing a long-expected counter-offensive. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of blowing up a dam and causing widespread flooding in southern Ukraine. The south command of Ukraine's armed forces said Russian forces blew up the soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam in the occupied Kherson region. Ukrainian authorities say 16,000 people are in flooding critical zone; and evacuations efforts are ongoing. Videos showed intense explosions around the dam and water surging through. The dam, 30 metres tall and 3.2 kilometres long, was built in 1956 on the Dnipro river. It holds water equal to that in the great salt lake in the US State of Utah, and supplies water to Crimea and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Russian news agencies said the dam had been destroyed in shelling. The mayor of Russia-controlled Nova Kakh-Ovka city was quoted blaming an act of terrorism - Moscow's Shorthand for an attack by Ukraine.

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Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: In the hallowed halls of the house of representatives, a crucial battle has been won. A bill to suspend the massive 31.4 trillion dollars debt ceiling has passed the republican-controlled house of representatives. The deeply divided house voted 314 to 117 to clear the bill.

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Ukraine is intensifying attacks in Russian territories beyond the frontlines. It is more focused on the heartland than retaking Russian-occupied territories. The US and UK sent weapons to Ukraine only for defence and counteroffensives. How will the West react to this?

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Has the Ukraine war reached Moscow? The Russian capital was struck by drones in the second such attack in recent weeks. Is the war about to become more dangerous? Molly Gambhir reports.

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Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said appeared to be the largest drone attack on the city since the start of the war, as the Ukrainian capital prepared to celebrate the anniversary of its founding on Sunday.

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Russia has launched a fresh massive wave of attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday this after Moscow fired a barrage of missiles in a rare day time attack on the Ukrainian capital. Russia has launched a total of 17 air attacks on the Ukrainian capital this month.

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Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: The American economy is at a tipping point. US debt has now reached a level equal to the annual output of it's economy. The government has till June fifth- a week, to reach a bipartisan deal that will ensure the nation does not default on it's debt payment. While the deal remains to be inked, leaders from either side of the aisle have now reassured the American people that an agreement has been reached 'in principle'.

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Ukraine posted footage on Thursday appearing to show an unmanned drone boat attacking Russia’s “Ivan Khurs” reconnaissance ship in the Black Sea. Kyiv claims that Ukraine had launched an “unsuccessful” attack on the Ivan Khurs using three unmanned speedboats.

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After more than a year of fierce fighting between Ukraine and Russia - the eastern city of Bakhmut is in ruins. Thousands have been killed on both sides and the dispute about who controls the city continues. Bakhmut has become the focal point of the ongoing conflict. How did a nondescript city the world had never heard of, become the place where both sides decided to fight on till the very end? We ask why Bakhmut matters for both Russia and Ukraine.

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The ongoing war highlights the nature of modern-day warfare. Russian forces set Bakhmut ablaze with phosphorus bombs. And Ukraine uses weapons and technology to keep Russia at bay. We take a closer look at battlefield tactics that are changing the way the war is being fought.

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Russia-Ukraine War: What's next for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut? As Wagner Group prepares to handover Bakhmut to the Russian Army, we take you inside the battleground. Why does Bakhmut matter for Russia and Ukraine? Will this Russia's win turn the tide of the war?

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Russian nuclear warheads have reached Belarus. Lukashenko has confirmed the movement. Russia says Western provocation forced it to deploy nukes. Is the war taking a nuclear turn? Listen in to Molly Gambhir.

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Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose leader said the warheads were already on the move, in the Kremlin's first deployment of such bombs outside Russia since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union.

Russia-Ukraine war: Why is Russia sending nuclear arms to Belarus?

A senior US official say that it is highly likely that the Kremlin drone attack was part of a series of covert operations orchestrated by Ukraine's security services. While the White House is investigating whether arms given to Ukraine have been used in attacks in Russia's Belgorod. Also, now fresh leads suggest that at least two Ukrainians might be responsible for the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline explosions. The big question is, can the west really trust Volodymyr Zelensky when it comes to F-16s.

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