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welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start in ukraine as we try to verify exactly what happended with the destruction of a major dam in southern ukraine. scientists have found evidence that there was a large explosion in the area of the kakhovka dam, close to the time when the dam was breached. a seismology team from norway found evidence of a blast by looking at seismic signals detected in romania. in a separate development, ukraine s security services have released a recording of what they say are two russian military figures discussing how the dam was sabotaged although the recordings can t be verified. ukraine has reported heavy fighting in the eastern region of donetsk on friday. officials said ukrainian forces had gained more ground near the city of bakhmut. there are also reports of heavy fighting in zaporizhzhia. military experts say the area will be the focus of ukraine s long awaited counte ....
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