Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Blowing Up Dam At Its Major Hydro Electric Plant
Ukraine reportedly accuses Russia of blowing up a major dam at a hydro-electric power plant on the Dnipro river in the Southern Kherson region of the country.
The dam is in the russian-occupied town of Nova Kakhovka,
A local military official said at least eight different settlements in the region are already flooded,
Kherson’s regional head Oleksandr Prokudin has accused russia of committing “yet another act of terror”.
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In a video message posted on social media, he warns that water levels in the Dnipro river will be “critical” within five hours.
Prokudin says evacuation of those residents living in the threatened areas on the Ukraine-controlled right (western) bank of the Dnipro river has already started.
Evacuations are already under way, officials say, with at least 16,000 people at risk from the floodwaters.
