Russian Defense Minister Shoigu claimed that the Ukrainian army has launched a counter-offensive on various fronts. The British Ministry of Defence pointed out that "fighting on the front lines has increased significantly" The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine pointed out on the 5th that "the Russian military will strengthen information warfare and psychological warfare and spread false information" A dam at a hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine burst and flooded.

President Zelensky strongly condemned Russia on the 6th, saying that "Russian terrorists blew up the inside of the power plant"