Ukraine is dealing with a humanitarian and ecological disaster as flooding engulfs much of Kherson after major damage to the Kakhovka dam.
a volume roughly equal to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, Reuters noted.by Russian forces, adding that had done so to stall its counteroffensive in the south. Russian denied involvement, accusing Ukraine of sabotaging the dam in a bid to damage water supplies to Russian-occupied Crimea and to cover up military failures.CNBC and NBC News have not been able to independently verify Ukraine's or Russia's claims about how the dam was initially damaged.
A partially flooded area of Kherson on June 6, 2023, following damage sustained at the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam.The ministry said the Investigative Committee of Russia had "opened a criminal case on the fact of committing a terrorist act that caused significant property damage and the onset of other grave consequences."
"Such deliberate destruction by the Russian occupiers of the dam and other structures of the [Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant] HPP is an ecological bomb of mass destruction,"A satellite image shows damaged Nova Kakhovka Dam, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson region, Ukraine, June 6, 2023."It is very important now to take care of each other and help as much as possible.
"This is an outrageous act, which demonstrates once again the brutality of Russia's war in Ukraine," the NATO chief wrote, adding that the attack puts "thousands of civilians at risk." Ukraine denies damaging the dam, saying Russia had "blown-up" the dam in the early hours of Tuesday in order to prevent Ukraine's counteroffensive from proceeding. Both sides are evacuating settlements vulnerable to flooding downstream of the dam, along the Dnipro river,Peskov said the "sabotage" could "potentially have very serious consequences."
"We expect that the water level will be increasing within next 24 hours, so all departments will work around the clock,"The Russian-installed Mayor of Nova Kakhovka said water levels in the town had risen above 11 meters. Russia has reportedly started to evacuate citizens affected by flooding following damage to the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam.that Vladimir Leontiev, the Russian-installed mayor of Nova Kakhovka where the dam is located in a Russian-occupied part of Kherson in southern Ukraine, had initiated the evacuation of residents of houses flooded due to major damage to the dam.
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