[Korrespondent] 21:49 The other day, representatives of the International Criminal Court visited the Kherson region, Zelensky said in an evening video message. According to him, on the very first day after the explosion of the hydroelectric power plant, the Prosecutor General sent a corresponding appeal to the Office of the ICC Prosecutor regarding the investigation of this catastrophe, and work has already begun.
"It is very important that representatives of international justice saw with their own eyes the consequences of this Russian terrorist attack and heard for themselves that Russian terror continues ... We are already assisting and will continue to promote the most independent and objective investigation. All our law enforcement agencies and other institutions are maximally involved in this process. Full access to the affected territories, witnesses, to all information and evidence. This investigation is very important for the security of the whole world," the President stressed.
21:38 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, will visit Kiev and the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant next week, the agency reported.
20:54 In the south, Ukrainian troops advanced in two directions from 300 to 1500 meters, the settlements of Blagodatnoye and Makarovka were de-occupied , Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces continue assault operations, there is success in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Berkhovsky reservoir - they moved forward by 250 meters. In the areas where Ukrainian troops are on the defensive, not a single position has been lost.
Malyar also said that in Russia, the dissatisfaction of mothers is gaining threatening momentum, therefore, in those areas where heavy losses are predicted, the military leadership of the Russian Federation sends units formed from prisoners: their death is not so noticeable in society.
19:37 In the occupied Yakimovka, Zaporozhye region, partisans blew up a railway bridge that the Russians used to supply weapons, Babel said, citing intelligence sources.
19:31 The Ukrainian military from the 7th separate battalion AREI UDA announced the liberation of the village of Neskuchnoye. It is located next to Blagodatny, whose release was reported earlier - in the Donetsk region, not far from the border with Zaporozhye.
19:26 As a result of the shelling of a boat that evacuated people from the left bank of the Kherson region, three people were killed, ten more were injured, two of them were law enforcement officers, the OVA reported.
19:20 The Russians blew up a dam on the Wet Yaly River in the Donetsk region, which caused flooding on both banks, Valery Shershen, spokesman for the defense forces of the Tauride direction, said in a commentary to the UP. At the same time, he added that this does not affect the conduct of offensive operations.
Shershen confirmed that, in general, in the Taurida direction, the Defense Forces had switched from defense to offensive. This brought the first local results in the form of the liberation of the village of Blagodatnoye and movement forward to the village of Harvest.
18:53 Another 95 Ukrainian defenders have returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity , the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has reported. Among them are 51 representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (including 15 members of the defense forces), 29 National Guardsmen, 11 border guards, and four military sailors. All released this time are men. Among them are two officers, the rest are privates and sergeants.
In particular, it was possible to return the defenders who were held captive by Wagner PMC and Akhmat unit. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol (including Azovstal) and Snake Island, prisoners of war from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Another 27 defenders defended the Donetsk direction (five of them from Bakhmut). There are also defenders of Kharkiv, Zaporozhye, Kherson, Lugansk and Sumy directions. Among those released, three had the status of "face search", that is, they were not officially confirmed by the enemy as prisoners.
18:06 62,912 shelters have been examined in Ukraine. Closed turned out to be 9.3%, unusable - 23.6% of those checked, the State Emergency Service reported.
17:55 The Russians closed the city of Oleshki, Kherson region, which was flooded due to the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. According to him, only holders of Russian passports can evacuate. There is no communication, electricity and gas supply in the community. The population is in dire need of drinking water and food, the situation is critical, Prokudin stressed.
17:47 Valery Shershen, spokesman for the defense forces of the Taurida direction, said that in the liberated Blagodatny, the Russians resisted to the last, during the operation they managed to capture the Russian military.
17:28 The Russians opened fire in the back of civilians who were evacuated by boat from the left bank of the Kherson region, six people were injured, the President's Office reported. People got to Kherson and were hospitalized.
16:54 In the Kirovsky district of Crimea, the movement of trains was suspended due to damage to the railway track, there were no victims, Aksenov said.
16:20 The British Ministry of Defense has calculated that in Bakhmut, for every 48 cm of positions conquered by the Russians, there is one dead or wounded Russian military.
16:16 Podolyak once again stated that the negotiation process with the current Moscow regime is impossible: "It is pointless, dangerous and deadly - for Ukraine, for Europe, for international law ... For this, there are no "Russian-flimsy" or Indonesian , neither Brazilian nor African "foundations. The aggressor must get out of foreign territory, finally losing his own army and the reputation of a country that should have been feared."
16:11 "Governor" of the occupied part of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo introduced three "official" languages in the region - Russian, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar. According to him, Ukrainian can be used, among other things, for "clerical work," and Crimean Tatar - only on the territory of Genichesk and Novotroitsky districts. In both languages, you can write appeals to the "authorities". Saldo specified that such a decision was made after his yesterday's conversation with Putin.
15:32 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation accused Ukraine of attacking the Azov ship of the Black Sea Fleet with six sea-going unmanned boats. All the boats were allegedly destroyed, the ship was not damaged.
14:15 Prigozhin said that PMC Wagner would not sign any contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, as required by Shoigu's new order. He stressed that the PMC is fully subordinate to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and on the territory, according to the orders of Gerasimov and Shoigu, the mercenaries "coordinate all their actions and carry out the tasks set by General of the Army Surovikin."
14:06 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar posted a short video with Budanov and reminded that "plans love silence."
13:57 As a result of the explosion by the Russians of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in the part of the Kherson region controlled by Ukraine, five people were killed, 35 are missing, seven of them are children, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said. In total, 46 settlements were flooded (32 in the controlled territory, 14 in the occupied). 2718 people were evacuated, of which 190 were children.
In the Nikolaev region, one person died, 31 settlements were flooded, 982 people were evacuated, including 167 children. Almost 162,000 subscribers in 34 settlements lack water supply in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
13:26 In Kiev, the commission checked all 4655 shelters: 65% were found to be suitable, another 21% may be so after the arrangement, the Kyiv City State Administration reports. 14% of inspected objects do not meet the technical conditions of the premises where shelters can be located.
13:22 After the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in the Black Sea, the salinity of the water has sharply decreased, the State Environmental Inspection reported. Specialists took samples of sea water in Odessa, salinity was below the norm by 2.7-2.9 times.
13:08 Zelensky put into effect the decision on the NSDC sanctions against 178 individuals, including Russian and Ukrainian judges who have sided with the Russian Federation.
12:41 68th separate jaeger brigade named after. Oleksy Dovbusha announced the liberation of the Blagodatnoye settlement in the Donetsk region.
12:29 Ukrainian forces have destroyed a repair shop, which the Russians have equipped in the village of Lugovo, Vasilyevsky district, Zaporozhye region, said Mariupol Mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko, citing military blogger Kirill Sazonov. According to him, it was a very important base for reconnaissance and artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions. In particular, drones, anti-drone devices, radio stations, laptops were repaired there; work was also carried out from there to intercept radio communications and Ukrainian drones. The workshop, together with the building, was completely destroyed.
11:34 Seismic data confirm the undermining of the Kakhovka dam from the inside, Ukrhydroenergo reports. Thus, the Norwegian seismic group Norsar said that the signals of a regional station in Romania indicate an explosion at 2:54. At the same time, underground vibrations were recorded, which may confirm the laying of explosives deep into the station.
11:25 The Russians are moving their most combat-ready units from the Kherson direction - these are primarily units of the marines, airborne troops and the 49th Army, said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister. “Therefore, the goal of undermining the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by the Russians becomes obvious. So, given their own losses and limited reserves, thereby realizing the inability to contain the Ukrainian offensive in different directions, the command of the Russian occupation forces decided to “narrow down” the possible geography of the active operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said Malyar.
According to her, the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was apparently carried out on the basis of preventing the offensive of the Defense Forces in the Kherson direction and freeing up the necessary reserves for their transfer to the Zaporozhye and Bakhmut directions. In addition, by destroying the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the Russian leadership is trying to divert part of the forces and resources of the Ukrainian Defense Forces to eliminate a man-made disaster, thereby making it impossible to liberate the occupied territories on the left-bank part of the Kherson region, Maliar added.
10:46 Shoigu signed an order according to which all "volunteer detachments" in Russia must conclude a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry by July 1. The media note that the main such formation in Russia is the Wagner PMC, that is, Prigozhin's mercenaries will have to be legalized under the RF Ministry of Defense.
10:17 At night, the Russians attacked the front-line zones of the Kharkiv and Sumy regions with Shahed-136/131 strike drones. According to preliminary data, six such UAVs were destroyed by air defense, the Air Force command said.
09:48 Ukraine's entry into NATO was supported by 20 members of the Alliance out of 31, Igor Zhovkva, deputy head of the President's Office, said.
09:45 UAE Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Head of the Office of International Affairs under the President of the UAE Mariam Almheiri is visiting Ukraine, Zelensky said. "We consider this visit as evidence of the support of our country by such an influential state as the UAE. The formula for peace and the restoration of Ukraine - we are doing everything to attract as much peace as possible," he said.
09:34 The water level in the Kakhovka reservoir continues to decline and, as of 8:00 am, is 9.35 meters in the Nikopol area. During the day, the water level dropped by more than a meter, and since the explosion - by more than 7 meters, Ukrhydroenergo reported.
The water level in the Dnieper at the level of Kherson is 4.18 meters, the indicator decreased by 0.54 meters per day. The average low tide is 4-5 centimeters per hour. This is due to a decrease in the head (pressure) of the reservoir. The situation is difficult to predict and requires further monitoring. In the sections of the Dnieper that feed the North Crimean Canal, traces of shallowing appeared after the Russians blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
09:29 On the Left Bank of the Kherson region, Russians' weapons depots were washed away, and now the current is carrying ammunition and mines to the sea and to the shores, Natalia Gumenyuk, speaker of the OK Pivden, said: "The first flood waters flooded their dugouts and trenches - even then they lost part of their personnel and weapons. In this strip from 5 to 15 km, which was flooded, there were also their field depots of ammunition. All of this is now scattered across the flood zone and can be dangerous."
09:25 In Severodonetsk and Rubizhne, Luhansk region, local collaborators began to track the places where you can make a mobile call, the OVA reported. So, on the roofs of high-rise buildings, where the coating reaches, they install a metal door or simply weld holes in the attic. Thus, people are isolated without communication.
09:18 Due to the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, about 700 thousand people in Ukraine were left without access to drinking water, including residents of both the occupied and controlled by Kiev territory, Martin Griffiths, UN Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, said.
09:11 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, eight people were injured, in Kherson - five. In the Zaporozhye region, two people were killed and one injured, according to the IVA.
09:03 At night, the Russians launched strikes using three Shahed UAVs on the territory of a civilian enterprise in the Bogodukhovsky district of the Kharkiv region, a fire broke out. In addition, during the day, the enemy fired twice at the main ammonia pipeline in the Kupyansky district, there is no ammonia leakage and there is no threat to the civilian population, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Also, the enemy continued to shell the settlements of Kharkov, Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Bogodukhovsky districts of the region, people were not injured.
08:47 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of June 11.
- personnel - about 215,640 (+980) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3926 (+17),
- armored combat vehicles - 7631 (+24),
- artillery systems - 3736 (+19),
- MLRS - 601 (+1),
- air defense systems - 362 (+0),
- aircraft - 314 (+0),
- helicopters - 299 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 3300 (+37),
- cruise missiles - 1183 (+7),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 6461 (+33),
- special equipment - 509 (+2).
08:26 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, there are heavy battles. Over the past day, 35 combat clashes took place on the indicated sector of the front, the General Staff reported in the morning report.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, cases of non-compliance with orders, sabotage, hazing, and desertion have become more frequent among the Russian mobilized. To solve these problems, the Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces ordered the commanders of formations and military units to identify and send such persons to assault companies for further use in "meat assaults."
07:58 Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus has handed over to the Russian Federation at least 131,000 tons of ammunition, the community of Belarusian railway workers has reported. According to the study, in the period from January 2022 to January 2023, 131,535 tons (±5-10%) of ammunition were transported by rail from Belarus to the Russian Federation. Sending ammunition to Russia from Belarusian storage arsenals does not stop and averages 5,000 to 10,000 tons per month.
05:10 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) claims that Ukrainian troops in the west of the Zaporozhye region achieved local success during counterattacks southwest and southeast of Orekhov.
04:14 Macron called the head of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and urged "immediately stop the support he provides to Russia in the war against Ukraine," the office of the French president said. In particular, he called for stopping the supply of drones to the Russian Federation, and also "expressed concern" about the development of the Iranian nuclear program.
01:22 The British government announced that it will provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid worth 16 million pounds (about $20 million), which, among other things, will be used to support the victims of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. The money will be given to public organizations that provide assistance to Ukrainians affected by the war.
00:47 In the occupied territory of the Kherson region, the number of people hospitalized due to flooding after the Russians undermined the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station has increased to 77, almost 7,000 people have been evacuated, said the "head" of the region Vladimir Saldo.