in 2023, ukraine launched further counteroffensives in donetsk and zaporizhzhia but faced stiff russian defenses, particularly in heavily mined areas. despite reclaiming territory in towns like robotyne and bakhmut, ukraines advances were slower than anticipated, in part due to massive russian fortifications and limited western supplies of advanced weapons systems. in june 2023, ukraine suffered significant setbacks, particularly with the destruction of the kakhovka dam, which flooded large parts of kherson oblast and created logistical challenges for further offensives. **> <a> <**> <i> <** ==saginaw, michigan, ukraine & russia== [major dam collapses in southern ukraine, flooding villages as moscow and kyiv trade blame]   kraine-war-kakhovka-dam-flood-evacu ation-eecc9952c2d9f500c38b0a873f694 38c [seismic signals recorded from an explosion at the kakhovka dam in ukraine]   /seismic-signals-recorded-from-an-e xplosion-at-the-kakhovka-dam-in-ukr aine [sanford hosts upbeat celebration on anniversary of dam failures]   very/sanford-hosts-upbeat-celebrati on-on-anniversary-of-dam-failures/a rticle_96273060-f699-11ed-8751-3f3f a4c75919.html [thousands fled for their lives when two michigan dams collapsed]   s/thousands-fled-their-lives-when-t wo-michigan-dams-collapsed-more-n12 30841 [report says michigan 2020 dam failures were preventable]   sportation-infrastructure/2022-05-0 6/report-says-michigan-2020-dam-fai lures-were-preventable ```
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