According to Russian state news agency TASS, the dam has been at least partially, if not completely, destroyed and the area is flooding. TASS cited an unnamed source familiar with the developments.
The Ukrainian army accused the Russian armed forces of “blowing up” the dam in Nova Kahovka (Kherson, south), while pro-Russian authorities in the region spoke of a “serious terrorist act” by Ukraine.
According to Russian state news agency TASS, the dam has been at least partially, if not completely, destroyed and the area is flooding. TASS cited an unnamed source familiar with the developments.
Nova Kahovka Dam over the Dnipro River was destroyed. pic.twitter.com/zkCvcKmtYx
— ✙🍒 Constantine 🍒✙ (@Teoyaomiquu) June 6, 2023
The Russian state news agency RIA reported for its part, citing the pro-Russian mayor of Nova Kahovka, that the upper part of the dam was destroyed by Ukrainian shelling.
🇺🇦 Okupantu uzspridzinātā Kahovkas HES no kreisā krasta.#NovaKahovka #Hersona #Ukraine #krievija pic.twitter.com/JZHT0DHXHU
— BreakingLV (@breakinglv) June 6, 2023
Kiev spoke of “blowing up the dam by the Russian occupation forces”. The command of the southern sector of the Ukrainian armed forces said that “the extent of the destruction, the speed and volume of water and the areas that are likely to be flooded are being clarified.”
This dam had already been damaged during the war.
Source :Skai
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