Good morning. Welcome, Axios today. It's Wednesday, June 7th. I'm Nailibutu. Today on

the show, trans characters in TV and film today. Plus, Saudi influence now looms large

over professional golf. But first, the collapse of a key dam in Ukraine is today's one big

thing. A critical dam along the Negro River in southern Ukraine was

destroyed in an explosion yesterday morning, triggering flooding and mass

evacuations. Just upstream is a nuclear power plant that depends on the river to

cool its reactors. Russia and Ukraine are each blaming the other for blowing up

the dam. Axios' Dave Lawler has the latest, Dave, what do we know about this

explosion on a river that has been separating the troops? So there are

accusations flying back and forth. There had been warnings before the

Ukrainian side claimed that the Russians had mined this dam when they were treated

across the river. Previously, of course, Russia has accused Ukraine of a sabotage

attack basically blowing this dam, which was under Russian control. Obviously,

this all comes at a critical time with Ukraine gearing up for its counter-offensive. So,

not only do we have the humanitarian side of things, you also have potential

battlefield implications to this as well, but no firm explanation as yet for what

triggered the explosion. We've been talking about this expected counter-offensive

by Ukraine for months. Is it finally underway? It does seem so. So, starting on Sunday

into Monday, we got reports of an increase in violence elsewhere. The Russians

claimed that they repelled an attempted Ukrainian operation. The Ukrainian side

says that's fake news. But basically, we know fighting is ramping up a bit. There

are signs that if it's not fully underway, it's certainly starting. That nuclear

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