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Ukraine's armed forces report shooting down dozens of drones, with most targeting Kyiv, while residents in eastern Ukraine are still dealing with water contamination and flooded homes following the Kakhovka dam collapse. Meanwhile, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's new trial on extremism charges was held in secret in a prison, with media and even his parents barred from attending.
Project Dynamo, a combat-veteran-led international rescue organization, is on the ground in Kherson, Ukraine, rescuing residents impacted by the collapse of the Kakhovka dam. The organization is in dire need of more boats and a jet ski to continue their rescue operations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the collapse of the dam was caused by a "Russian terrorist attack."
The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine has caused massive environmental damage, turning the Black Sea coastline into a "garbage dump and animal cemetery," according to Ukrainian authorities. The cause of the collapse is still unknown, but several Western officials have blamed Moscow. The catastrophe has destroyed entire villages, flooded farmland, deprived tens of thousands of people of power and clean water, and caused massive environmental damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for international support to help rescue victims of the dam collapse in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.