Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson as dramatic footage emerges online.
Thousands of residents living in low lying areas have been ordered to evacuate as soon as possible, with people urged to seek shelter on high ground. The dam provides water for a number of communities upstream.
President Zelenskyy wrote: "Russian terrorists. 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."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."All services are working. I have convened the National Security and Defense Council.
Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear energy generating company, said in a statement: “The undermining of the Kakhovska hydroelectric power plant may have negative consequences for the ZNPP, but the situation is under control.
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