💥 Attack

Russian artillery conducted strikes against Ukrainian forces, likely reconnaissance elements, on the northwestern part of Velykyi Potemkin Island in the Dnipro River delta on June 1.

Velykyi Potemkin Island, Kherson Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrainska Pravda

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Russian artillery struck Ukrainian forces on the northwestern part of Velykyi Potemkin Island

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

In June last year, Ukraine said Russian forces blew up and completely destroyed the Soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam in the occupied Kherson region

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia destroyed the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam, unleashing catastrophic floods across southern Ukraine

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Nearly a million of Ukrainians are experiencing issues with water supply as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.893Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-18