The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on June 6 submerged dozens of Ukrainian towns along the lower Dnieper River.
Ukrainian rescuers frantically ferrying civilians out of eastern towns that flooded after last week’s dam destruction are taking heavy fire from Russian snipers.
“The Russian Federation provided nothing. No aid, no evacuation. They abandoned people alone to deal with the disaster,” said Yulia Valhe, who was evacuated from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky. “I have my friends who stayed there, people I know who need help. At the moment I can’t do anything except to say to them, ‘Hold on.’”
Meanwhile, nearly 2,750 were evacuated from flooded regions controlled by Ukraine, although rescue efforts have been made treacherous due to Russian attacks, he added. One evacuee, 60-year-old Vitalii Shpalin, gave a harrowing account of the rescue voyage to Kherson city he took on June 11, after floodwaters submerged his home.While traversing the river, Shpalin said Russian snipers opened fire on the rescue boat.
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