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Global News Podcast

Ukraine claims to have proof Russia blew up Kakhovka dam

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Scientists say there's evidence of a significant explosion in the area of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine at the same time that it was breached. Ukraine has released a recording which it says is of Russian military figures discussing how the dam was sabotaged - but this can't be verified yet. Also: Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House, and new research suggests that there are far more people in India with diabetes than previously thought.

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0:00.0

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:04.4

I'm Nick Miles and at 14 hours GMT on Friday the 9th of June, these are our main stories.

0:09.5

More evidence is emerging that the Kekovka Dam in Ukraine was deliberately blown up.

0:15.3

Donald Trump has been formally charged over his handling of classified documents

0:20.2

after he left the White House. EU ministers have approved a radical overhaul of how the block

0:26.2

deals with the growing number of migrants seeking asylum in Europe.

0:32.2

Also in this podcast, new research suggests that there are far more people in India

0:37.0

with diabetes than previously thought and the number is expected to grow.

0:41.3

And...

0:44.0

Welcome to Paris, Joseph.

0:46.6

Mr. Afer, this will not be a kind place to such a boy.

0:50.7

Brought to the big screen the story of the young son of a Caribbean slave turn composer

0:57.5

in 18th century Paris. We speak to the director.

1:02.8

First to Ukraine where more evidence is emerging that the Kekovka Dam in Ukraine was deliberately blown up.

1:10.6

The details from Norway, Romania and Ukraine itself,

1:13.7

including a recording which suggests that Russia was involved.

1:17.9

Initial reports of the Dam's collapse were issued in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

1:22.6

I spoke to Paul Adams, our correspondent in Kiev.

1:25.4

So there are two things that have emerged today. One is that the Norwegian scientists at an organization

1:32.7

called Norsar, who have a network of seismic stations monitored at 2.54 a.m. on Tuesday morning,

1:42.4

via a station in Romania around 600 kilometers from Novak Kekovka,

1:49.1

a significant seismic event thought to have been created by a huge, huge explosion.

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