Russia Reports Heavy Fighting in Southern Ukraine, Kyiv Silent on Counterattack

Local residents sail on boats at a flooded street during an evacuation from a flooded area after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, in Kherson, Ukraine, on June 8, 2023. Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters

KYIV—Russia reported heavy fighting along the front in southern Ukraine on Friday.

With virtually no independent reporting from the front lines, it was impossible to assess whether Ukraine was having success in penetrating Russian defences to drive out Russian forces.