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“Everyone could hear the torture, the screams, the shouts,” he said. The building, a former youth detention center, was easy to adapt into a torture chamber. Most people who spent time in or around the place believed it was run by officers of the FSB, Russia's feared Federal Security Service.
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Russian forces fired 71 shells at Ukraine's city of Kherson over a 24-hour period, damaging critical infrastructure. Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reiterates Berlin's support for Kyiv. DW has the latest:
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On June 6, the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine flooded when the Kakhovka dam was destroyed. Volunteers have flocked to the city to help residents clear the water and rubble, but there's a long way to go.
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The United Nations said Russia denied its request for humanitarian access to the flood-affected areas of Ukraine that it occupies. Meanwhile, Ukraine has reported incremental gains near the front line.
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The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has been flooded by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Evacuation efforts have been complicated by shelling from Russian troops. DW's Igor Burdyga reports from the city.
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