The Dnieper River’s Nova Kakhovka dam was blown up, according to the Ukrainian government’s accusations against Russia. Authorities have already started evacuating people from vulnerable regions since the result of this will be flooding of the communities below the dam.
“The Kakhovka (reservoir) was blown up by the Russian occupying forces” the South command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on its Facebook page. “The scale of the destruction, the speed and volumes of water, and the likely areas of inundation are being determined. All services are working. The situation is being monitored” the post further said
“The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam only confirms for the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian land,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Not a single meter should be left to them, because they use every meter for terror,” he added. “It’s only Ukraine’s victory that will return security. And this victory will come. The terrorists will not be able to stop Ukraine with water, missiles or anything else.”
The dam was shelled in a significant terrorist attack, according to the mayor of the nearby town of Nova Kakhovka.
Authorities in Russia have attributed the collapse on Ukrainian bombardment.