Day 471 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv is waging a Counteroffensive on at least 3 Fronts

Day 471 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• The Institute for the Study of War: Ukraine is waging a counteroffensive on at least 3 fronts
• Zelensky boasted about the results of the offensive
• Expert: Ukraine conducts operations in a 400-kilometer belt from Zaporizhzhia to Bakhmut
• After the destruction of Nova Kakhovka: There is not enough water to cool the Zaporizhzhia NPP
• Zelensky intensified criticism of the Red Cross for inaction after the collapse of "Kakhovka"
• Zelensky intensified criticism of the Red Cross for inaction after the collapse of "Kakhovka"

The Institute for the Study of War: Ukraine is waging a counteroffensive on at least 3 fronts

Ukraine has conducted counteroffensive operations with mixed results in at least three sectors of the front as part of a broader counteroffensive effort that has been unfolding since Sunday, June 4, the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its analysis of military operations today.

Ukrainian forces have switched from defensive to offensive operations in the Bakhmut sector and are making territorial gains ranging from 200 meters to nearly 2 km on the city's flanks. Ukrainian forces have achieved tactical success during limited local counterattacks in the western part of Donetsk Oblast near the border between Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts since June 4. In addition, Ukrainian forces conducted an attack in the western part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast during the night of 7/8 June, but at the time of publication of the analysis (21:00 p.m. Bulgarian time on 8 June) they do not...