The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the Kherson war zone has devastating consequences for people and the environment. The water level in the reservoir falls dramatically.
After the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the Cherson war zone in southern Ukraine, the water level in the reservoir continues to fall. Since the disaster on Tuesday, the level has dropped by almost five meters to 11.7 meters this morning, according to the state hydroelectric power plant operator Ukrhydroenergo in Kiev. The water drops about a meter in 24 hours.
The state-owned company also pointed out that the dam wall, which has not yet completely collapsed, continues to burst. The aim now is to dam the water of the Dnipro in the reservoirs above the Kachowka station in order to have reserves for the summer.
Meanwhile, in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Kherson region, the flood water dropped by 20 centimeters compared to the previous day, according to the Ukrainian military governor of the region, Oleksandr Prokudin. The level showed 5.38 meters. 32 villages and more than 3600 houses are under water. More than 2000 people and hundreds of animals were brought to safety. Prokudin called on people to leave their flooded homes.
Russian sabotage group responsible for the attack?
National Security and Defense Council secretary Oleksiy Danilov compared the destruction of the dam to the “use of a tactical nuclear weapon” in view of the catastrophic consequences. On Ukrainian radio, he personally blamed Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin for the war crimes. “Such decisions are made only in the Kremlin and only by Putin,” said Danilov. The consequences for Russia are also catastrophic because the country will have to pay for the damage.
Ukraine accuses Russian troops of having mined the hydroelectric power station and then blown it up. The Ukrainian secret service SBU published an audio recording of a conversation in which a Russian soldier is supposed to admit the crime. A man can be heard saying that a Russian sabotage group was responsible for the attack. Whether the recording is genuine was not independently verifiable. On the other hand, Russia claims that the dam was destroyed by Ukrainian shelling. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and shortly thereafter occupied large parts of the Cherson region.
Source: Stern
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