The destruction of the facility unleashed mass flooding, forcing thousands of residents to flee.
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the Nova Kakhovka Dam and hydroelectric plant after its collapse, in Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine June 7, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
The Security Service of Ukraine posted a one-and-a-half minute audio clip on its Telegram channel of the alleged conversation, which featured two men who appeared to be discussing the fallout from the disaster in Russian. The other man on the line expressed surprise at the soldier's assertion that Russian forces, which were occupying the dam following Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, had destroyed the hydroelectric plant and dam.
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