Zelenskiy calls attack on dam ‘an environmental bomb of mass destruction’, UN aid chief says ‘magnitude of catastrophe’ will only become clear in coming days
condemned the attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russia-occupied south of his countryZelenskiy made the claim in his nightly video address to the nation on Tuesday, adding that only liberation of the whole ofThe US “cannot say conclusively” who was responsible,
on both sides of the frontline through the loss of homes, food, safe water and livelihoods,” he added.Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, told reporters: “We can state unequivocally that we are talking about deliberate sabotage by the Ukrainian side.” He said [Russian president] Vladimir Putin had been briefed on the situation.could be any doubt that Russian forces blew up the dam.
Energy company Ukrahydroenergo said the hydroelectric power plant at the dam had been blown up “as a result of the explosion of the engine roomThe Ukrainian government called for people living downstream to evacuate in the face of catastrophic flooding and thousands of people have fled their homes.
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