Ukrainian troops say they are making slight progress in fighting in the south of the country. “They have partially succeeded, they are gaining ground,” a spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces wrote on Telegram. In the east, the advance of Russian troops would again be stopped.
Fighting is said to be particularly fierce near Lyman in the Donetsk region. According to British intelligence, the Russian army has continued to build defenses in the occupied territories of Ukraine. This is especially true for the area around the Crimean peninsula. “This includes an extensive defense zone 9 kilometers long, 3.5 km north of the city of Armyansk, on the narrow land bridge connecting Crimea to Kherson Oblast,” the agency said.
The Russian side would assume that their wartime adversary would be able to attack Crimea directly. “For Russia, maintaining control of the peninsula remains a top political priority,” the statement said. Heavy fighting continued on several front sections in southern Ukraine. The British Ministry of Defense has published information on the course of the war every day since the start of the war 16 months ago. The Kremlin accuses targeted disinformation.
Flood death toll rising
Meanwhile, the death toll after the partial destruction of the Kachowka dam in the south has risen to 41. Russian authorities had spoken of 29 deaths on Saturday. The dam, located in Russian-occupied territory, was partially destroyed on June 6. Large amounts of water escaped and flooded large areas. The governments of Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of being responsible for the collapse of the dam.
Source: Krone
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