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Russian forces Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding in a catastrophic dam collapse, Ukrainian officials said, forcing a suspension of some rescue efforts hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the area to assess the damage.
The fresh fighting returned security issues to the region, 2 days after the collapse of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River set off a scramble to evacuate residents in dozens of flooded area.
The Mohajer-6 is an Iranian-made surveillance drone believed to be used by Russia in Ukraine.
The collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam and emptying of its reservoir on the Dnieper River added to the misery the region has suffered for more than a year from artillery and missile attacks.
Russian military officials insist one of their helicopters knocked out German-made Leopard 2 tanks taking part in Ukraine's counteroffensive this week, but analysts say their targets were tractors and other farming equipment.