In the Kakhovka Reservoir region, life used to revolve around the community's direct access to water – until the dam was attacked two months ago. Locals are now trying to build a new life, carrying with them hope for the end of the war and the return of their precious reserves.
12 sites damaged or destroyed in the last 24 hours, according to the ukrainian military. the fighting across the front lines intense as russian forces try to hold back the ukrainian counteroffensive. using equipment and ammunition from america and other key allies, ukraine, however, saying it has made gains. but often what counts as victory is a village of ghosts and rubble. this weekend, in a village retaken in the eastern donetsk region, the remnants of putin s army lie dead and discarded amid the destruction. a lot of ammunition, a lot of tragedies, and a lot of death, says this ukrainian commander, vowing, we will punish them. meanwhile in the south, the grim work of retrieving bodies as the flood waters subside from the kharkovka dam attack. at least 29 now dead. a number of cases of cholera now being reported. one ukrainian military group claiming the waterborne disease
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russian leadership. greg, you have been to the area impacted by the dam attack. tell us what bunk that. yeah. the flooding has just covered this massive, massive area. it is a little unusual. if there s one merciful bit of news, the casualty count has been quite low. today led the, today they had the first confirmed death. the east bank controlled by the russians and the one on the west side controlled by the ukrainians. but the damage here is massive and long-term. it is the dam which will take years to rebuild. the hydro electric plan that was next to it. the homes, the rich agricultural grounds in southern ukraine that have been, this year s crops were wiped out and could be wiped out for years to come.
if anything, the biden administration has been very clear, very concise, and very firm on pushing back on iran s destabilizing activities in the region, to the ballistic missile program. i m not going to talk about the specific reports of that alleged hypersonic missile but we have laid down very clear sanctions and other activities to push back on what iran is doing in the region again to include the ballistic missile program. i would not assess the iranians would say we have been caught flatfooted or ignorant. ukraine after the attack on the dam, speaker mccarthy on the hill today said, warned against trying to use ukraine to bypass part of the deal is there a concern the dam attack might accelerate the timeline when the white house needs to go back to