BREAKING: Ukraine accuses Russian forces of blowing up a major dam on the Dnipro River near Kherson and orders evacuations from flood zones.
Ukrainian soldiers fire at the Russian air target on the frontline near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, June 5, 2023.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine they control, alerting residents further along the Dnipro River to evacuate and warning of flooding downstream. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis.
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