Coverage dated June 7, 2023

Russians shooting at rescuers in flooded areas following dam collapse, Zelensky says

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By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Fred Pleitgen, Radina Gigova, Sarah Dean and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have been shooting at Ukrainian rescuers trying to reach flooded areas in the Kherson region that are under Russian control, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Zelensky says Russians are shooting at rescuers in areas flooded by dam collapse (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Amid his lambasting of the international community for a perceived lack of aid in the wake of the Kakhovka dam collapse, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian soldiers have shot at rescuers trying to help civilians in heavily flooded areas.

  2. Insider

    Russian forces are shooting at Ukrainian rescuers trying to reach people trapped in the floods, Zelenskyy says (opens Insider)

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    President Zelenskyy said the situation after the Kakhovka dam was destroyed is "catastrophic" and "people see drowned people floating by."

  3. KRDO

    Russians shooting at rescuers in flooded areas following dam collapse, Zelensky says (opens KRDO)

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    By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Fred Pleitgen, Radina Gigova, Sarah Dean and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have been shooting at Ukrainian rescuers trying to reach flooded areas in the Kherson region that are under Russian control, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday.

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