US Officials Acknowledge Ukraine’s Heavy Losses — CNN

At the same time, US administration officials argue that the losses will not affect the broader plans for a Ukrainian counterattack

NEW YORK, June 8. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces have suffered significant losses in their counterattack attempts as Russian resistance proved stronger than expected, CNN reported on Thursday, citing unnamed US administration officials.

The report mentioned losses in both manpower and materiel. Russian forces, holding well-fortified positions, managed to inflict serious damage on the advancing Ukrainian forces. According to CNN, this march of events was observed near Artyomovsk. Among the destroyed equipment were some US-made MRAP armored vehicles.

US administration officials, however, argue that the losses will not affect the broader plans for a Ukrainian counterattack.

As the Russian Defense Ministry said earlier, Ukrainian forces had been making unsuccessful offensive attempts since June 4, suffering losses in manpower and equipment.

Epidemiological situation in Kherson Region after Kakhovka HPP collapse stable

On the morning of June 6, the Ukrainian military launched a missile attack on the Kakhovka HPP, which resulted in the destruction of gate sluice valves at the HPP’s dam, triggering an uncontrolled discharge of water

GENICHESK, June 9. /TASS/. The epidemiological situation in the Kherson Region amid the floods triggered by the collapse of the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant (HPP) is stable, the region’s health ministry said on Friday.

"The epidemiological situation in the Kherson Region is stable, with the incidence of water-and food-transmitted infections being low. Monitoring of the situation with diseases in the Kherson Region has been enhanced amid the emergency situation," it said.

On the morning of June 6, the Ukrainian military launched a missile attack on the Kakhovka HPP, which resulted in the destruction of gate sluice valves at the HPP’s dam, triggering an uncontrolled discharge of water. According to emergency services, there are 35 communities in the flood zone, and residents of nearby villages are being evacuated. Eight people are reported to have died and more than 60 taken to the hospital.

The destruction of the hydro power plant has caused serious environmental damage with farmlands along the Dnieper River being washed away. Additionally, there is a risk that the North Crimean Canal may run low and become too shallow. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the strike on the Kakhovka dam as an act of deliberate sabotage by Ukrainian forces, adding that the Kiev regime should bear full responsibility for its consequences.