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08:03 : Direct consequence: the power supply is now cut in a district of Kherson (that of Korabel). “DWithin a few hours, the gas supply will also be cut off for safety reasons”warns on Telegram Roman Mrochko, the head of the military administration of the city Kherson.
07:58 : The Russians seized from the beginning of their offensive this hydroelectric dam, which supplies water to a large part of southern Ukraine. Here are some images shot at the time.
07:50 : On his Telegram account, Energoatom says “monitor the situation”. “Water from the Kakhovsky reservoir is necessary for the station to receive the energy needed for the turbine capacitors. The station’s cooling basin is now full: at 8 a.m., the water level is 16.6 meters, which is sufficient for the station’s needs.”explain IUkrainian operator.
07:47 : An archive comes out this morning. During a speech before the European Council in October 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky already mentioned the “large-scale disaster” what the destruction of the Nova Kakhovk hydroelectric dam would represent. “The dam contains about 18 million cubic meters of water. If Russian terrorists blow up this dam, more than 80 settlements, including Kherson, will be in the zone of rapid flooding. Hundreds, hundreds of thousands of people could be affected”he detailed.
07:58 : A few months ago, the demolition of this dam had been modelled. On his blog (in English), a Swedish researcher explained that it would take 19 hours for the water to reach Kherson (so in the evening). The large southern city is located 85 km downstream from the infrastructure.
07:27 : kyiv accuses Moscow of having bombed the infrastructure located in the areas controlled by Russia in the Ukrainian region of Kherson. “People’s safety is a priority today”writes on Telegram Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration.
07:20 : Volodymyr Zelensky convenes his security council after the explosion at the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric dam last night.
06:58 : For his part, the head of the administration of the urban district of Novokakhovka accuses the Ukrainian armed forces of being behind this bombardment. According to Vladimir Leontiev, the Russian mayor of this occupied city, the attack on the dam is “a serious terrorist attack”report the Russian media TASS and the agency RIA Novosti.
06:48 : In a videothe Governor of Kherson Oblast announces that the evacuation of residents who are “in danger” along the Dnieper River had begun. “I ask you to gather your things and wait for the buses to evacuate, explains Oleksandr Prokudin. The water will reach its critical level in 5 hours.”
06:43 : Ukrainian authorities report this morning that Moscow has blown up the dam at the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. Images filmed by a drone show an impressive flow of water rushing into a gaping hole.
06:38 : Part of the Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson was destroyed overnight, reports the Southern Operational Command of Ukraine.
06:23 : On Thursday, the Russian army had first claimed to have foiled three attacks on its border, mobilizing its air force and artillery to eliminate “more than 50 terrorists”. The militiamen had for their part certified that they had succeeded in entering Chebekino, a town of 40,000 inhabitants, but the videos published do not confirm this version.
06:19 : The confusion is total in the Russian region of Belgorod, and more precisely on the border with Ukraine. For several days, Russian fighters favorable to the Ukrainian camp have claimed an armed raid in several localities, after crossing the border. These intensive bombardments led thousands of inhabitants to flee towards the regional capital. We explain to you what actually happens.
(OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP)