Russia launches 35 missiles; new allegations of dirty bomb

The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia launched 35 cruise missiles in a night attack on Ukraine today, June 6, but all were shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces, according to The Kyiv Independent .

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces used 6 Tu-95MS strategic bombers deployed in the Caspian Sea area to carry out an attack targeting Ukraine. Most of the X-101/X-555 cruise missiles launched by the Tu-95MS targeted the capital Kyiv.

A rocket explosion is seen over the city of Kyiv during a missile attack allegedly carried out by Russia on June 6.

Kyiv's military administration reported that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted nearly 20 Russian air targets before they reached the capital, according to The Kyiv Independent . There were no reports of casualties.

In recent weeks, the frequency of Russian airstrikes targeting Ukraine has escalated to near-nightly attacks. The seemingly frequent attacks may be part of a new Russian air campaign aimed at distracting Ukraine’s counterattack capabilities by forcing the Ukrainian military to maintain at least a partially defensive posture, according to The Kyiv Independent .

There is currently no information about Russia's reaction to the above statement of the Ukrainian Air Force.

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Russia accuses Ukrainian intelligence of considering using dirty bomb

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on June 6 that Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) had considered detonating a "dirty bomb" on Russian territory, according to RT. The FSB also said that preparations for a "terrorist attack" using a dirty bomb were revealed during an investigation into Kyiv's use of light aircraft for secret missions against Russia.

The GUR has a special branch that operates light aircraft, which can fly at low altitudes without being detected, according to the FSB.

The FSB has released footage of the interrogation of Dmitry Shimansky, a suspected Ukrainian pilot who was intercepted while carrying out such a mission. Shimansky was detained in May in the Tula region, about 200 kilometers south of Moscow, when his plane landed to transport drone parts and explosives for a planned attack on a Russian military airfield, according to the FSB.

According to the FSB, pilot Shimansky said that the GUR leadership had considered using similar tactics to prepare for a dirty bomb attack in Russia. A dirty bomb is a conventional explosive device covered with radioactive material, contaminating a large area around it after it explodes.

The Russian government has accused Ukraine of conducting a series of sabotage operations on Russian territory, including two recent drone attacks in Moscow. Those attacks led to a Russian retaliatory strike on the GUR headquarters in Kyiv, according to RT.

There is no information yet on Kyiv's reaction to the FSB's accusations. Ukraine has previously denied attacking Moscow with UAVs.

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Russia says Ukraine lost Western tanks in second day of major attack

The Russian Defense Ministry announced today, June 6, that Russian forces have repelled a new large-scale attack by Ukrainian soldiers in several areas of the two provinces of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.

The Russian Defense Ministry also said that Kyiv's armed forces and military units suffered "significant losses" in the new attack, according to RT.

"After suffering heavy losses the day before (June 4), the Kyiv authorities reorganized the remnants of the 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades into separate combined units, continuing offensive operations near Novodarovka and Levadnoye," said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov.

Ukraine has not commented.

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Hydroelectric dam collapse in Kherson, Russia - Ukraine blame each other

Early on June 6, videos circulating on social media showed the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Kherson province, southern Ukraine, partially destroyed and water rushing through. The Russian-installed authorities in the area declared a state of emergency following the incident, according to Reuters.

Russia accused Ukrainian soldiers of launching rockets from the Olkha system at the power plant at dawn on June 6, destroying part of the dam, according to TASS. Emergency services reported that 14 of the dam’s 28 spans had collapsed and could continue to disintegrate.

Meanwhile, Mr Zelensky's adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak accused Russian forces of blowing up the dam to hinder attacks by Ukrainian forces.

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