First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says. From AP. KYIV — Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said today. Russian losses are probably at their highest level since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia reports fierce fighting as African peace mission leaves, by Mark Trevelyan | Reuters * Peace efforts by African leaders fail to gain traction * Russian-installed official says Ukrainian retook village * Ukraine says it blew up major Russian ammunition dump * Rare Putin statements highlight key juncture in war | Russia reported fierce fighting today on three sections of the front line in Ukraine, a day after hosting an African peace mission that failed to spark enthusiasm from either Moscow or Kyiv. A Russian-installed official said Ukraine had recaptured Piatykhatky, a village in . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian forces take control of Piatykhatky village on Zaporizhzhia front, Russian-installed official says. From Reuters. A Russian-installed official acknowledged today that Ukraine had recaptured a village in the southern Zapororizhzhia region, its first gain on that front since . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says it destroys ammunition depot in Kherson. From Reuters. Ukrainian forces destroyed a “significant” ammunition depot near the Russian-occupied port city of Henichesk in the southern region of Kherson, Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesperson for the Odesa military administration, said today. “Our armed forces dealt . . . READ MORE . . .
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Death toll rises from flooding after Ukraine dam breach. From Reuters. The death toll from flooding following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has risen to 16 in Ukraine, Kyiv officials said, while Russian officials said 29 people have died in territories that Moscow controls. The breaching of the Kakhovka Dam on June 6 . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin does not tule out that Zaluzhny could be outside Ukraine. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin does not rule out that Ukrainian Army Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny could be abroad, Putin has said. “I know. I think I know,” the president said in response to . . . READ MORE . . .