the Nova Kakhovka dam, near Kherson, partially destroyed

Impressive pictures. Part of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located near Kherson, in southern Ukraine, was destroyed on the night of Monday June 5 to Tuesday June 6, assured the southern operational command of the country. Videos made by a drone show a huge flow of water rushing into a gaping hole, caused by a Russian attack, according to Ukrainian authorities.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urgently convened his Security Council, the head of the presidential administration announced. “Another war crime committed by Russian terrorists”added Andriï Iermak on Telegram. “The destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station is a terrorist act on the part of Russia, which bears full responsibility”assured Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmyhal.

16,000 people threatened

kyiv accuses Russia of blowing up the dam to “to create obstacles for the offensive actions of the armed forces” Ukrainians, said Mykhaïlo Podoliak, adviser to the Ukrainian presidency. The Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power plant was completely destroyed, the company Ukrhydroenergo said, after a “detonation inside the engine room.” It cannot be restored . On the Russian side, the authorities that “multiple strikes” Ukrainians destroyed the gate valves of the dam and caused a “uncontrollable water discharge”. “The dam is not destroyed and it is an immense happiness”however, assured on Telegram the mayor of the city of Nova Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontiev.

The Governor of Kherson Oblast, Oleksandr Prikudin, announced that several localities were already completely or partially flooded on the western bank of the Dnipro. Evacuations are already organized by bus. “About 16,000 people are in the critical zone,” said the leader on Ukrainian television. He assured that the evacuation of the inhabitants “in danger” started. In total, 80 localities close to the Dnipro threaten to be flooded.