Russian Defense Minister Shoigu claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counter-offensive on fronts across the country. The British Ministry of Defense pointed out that "fighting on the front lines has increased significantly", and there is a possibility that the movement of the Ukrainian army to retake the territory is entering a new phase.
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu issued a statement on the 6th, claiming that "Ukraine has launched a reversal offensive on various fronts for three days."
The statement said 3 Russian soldiers were killed and 71 wounded, but the attack was thwarted, while the Ukrainian side suffered more than 210,3700 soldiers and about 400 combat vehicles.
On the other hand, 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," but only stated that "there is no declaration of the start" of a large-scale reversal offensive.
The British Ministry of Defence pointed out on the 6th that "fighting on the front lines has increased significantly in the past 48 hours, including in places where it was relatively quiet."
In addition, the New York Times, a leading American newspaper, reported on the 5th that a US military satellite with the ability to track artillery fire and missile launches may have started a reverse offensive because it caught the active movement of the Ukrainian army. There is a possibility that the movement of the Ukrainian military to retake territory is entering a new phase.
Under these circumstances, a dam at a hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine burst and flooded, and President Zelensky strongly condemned Russia on the 6th, saying that "Russian terrorists blew up the inside of the power plant."
The dam also supplies cooling water to the Zaporozhye NPP occupied by Russia, so IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency says that there is no impact on the safety of nuclear power plants at this time, but the Hydroelectric Power Corporation of Ukraine There is growing concern that the water level in the dam's reservoir is dropping sharply, pushing the nuclear power plant into an even more dangerous state.