Threatened With Massive Floods As Kyiv Says Russia Destroyed Key Dam

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A key dam and hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine was partially destroyed Tuesday, purportedly by an explosion Kyiv claims was carried out by occupying Russian forces, raising the threat of massive flooding in the region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attributed the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam to “Russian terrorists” in a Telegram post.

The dam is located in the town of Kakhovskaya, which is under Russian control and is part of a frontline between the Ukrainian forces and the occupying Russian military. ---More...

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. Not a single meter should be left to them, because they use every meter for terror. It’s only… pic.twitter.com/ErBog1gRhH

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa)June 6, 2023