Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk
11 months, 1 week ago

Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia's border with Kazakhstan, forcing some 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities said. The dam broke in the city of Orsk in the Orenburg region, less than 20 kilometers north of the border on Friday night, according to Orsk mayor Vasily Kozupitsa. Authorities also said floods affected other places in the region, located in the Ural Mountains area, causing the evacuation of nearly 4,000 people.

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Russia’s explosion of a huge Ukrainian dam had surprising effects
9 months, 1 week ago

Russia’s explosion of a huge Ukrainian dam had surprising effects

The Economist  

Europe | Après le déluge Russia’s explosion of a huge Ukrainian dam had surprising effects A year after the blast and flood, Ukrainians disagree over whether to rebuild Kakhovka Your browser does not support this video. 10 km Nuclear power plant Zaporizhia ↙ Kakhovka dam After the dam’s collapse the former lake bed, an area of 1,870 square km, resembled …

More evacuations in Russia and Kazakhstan as water levels rise drastically amid worst flood in decades
11 months ago

More evacuations in Russia and Kazakhstan as water levels rise drastically amid worst flood in decades

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia issued urgent calls for residents of the southern city of Orenburg to evacuate immediately …

Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further
11 months ago

Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further

Hindustan Times  

The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst flooding seen in the areas in nearly a century. A general view shows a flooded residential area in Orenburg, Russia The deluge of meltwater has forced over 110,000 people from their homes in Russia's Ural Mountains, …

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen
11 months ago

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin says weather forecast is ‘unfavourable’ with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days. More than 110,000 people have been forced to evacuate in Russia and Kazakhstan after fast-melting snow swelled the Ural River, Europe’s third-longest, causing it to burst its banks and flood cities and towns along its path. More than 97,000 people were evacuated in …

Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000
11 months ago

Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000

Al Jazeera  

Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continue to rise and flood whole villages and cities, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the Kremlin warning a “very, very tense” situation was expected to worsen. Large water are coming to new regions.” Peskov said President Vladimir Putin thus far had no plans to visit the flood zone, saying he …

Russians stage rare protest as dam burst triggers severe floods in Orenburg, thousands at risk | VIDEO
11 months, 1 week ago

Russians stage rare protest as dam burst triggers severe floods in Orenburg, thousands at risk | VIDEO

India TV News  

Moscow: A rare protest by Russians was witnessed in the Orsk city on Monday, who called for compensation following a dam burst that triggered devastating floods in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan. Nonetheless, hundreds of people gathered in front of the administrative building in Orsk Monday, according to Russian media, while videos shared on Russian social media …

Protestors turn on Putin as thousands of homes flood in Russia
11 months, 1 week ago

Protestors turn on Putin as thousands of homes flood in Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Russia declared an emergency in the Orenburg region near …

Floodwaters from Russia dam burst rise as Kazakhstan faces biggest natural disaster in 80 years
11 months, 1 week ago

Floodwaters from Russia dam burst rise as Kazakhstan faces biggest natural disaster in 80 years

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Floodwaters surged through a pair of Russian cities in the Ural mountains after a dam …

Cities in Russia’s Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades
11 months, 1 week ago

Cities in Russia’s Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades

Al Jazeera  

More than 10,400 homes across Russia are flooded, with the Urals, Siberia, the Volga and central regions the worst hit. Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe’s biggest rivers swelled to bursting point. Russia declared an emergency in the Orenburg region near Kazakhstan …

Federal emergency declared in Russia’s flood-hit Orenburg region
11 months, 1 week ago

Federal emergency declared in Russia’s flood-hit Orenburg region

Al Jazeera  

The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural river, force thousands of people to evacuate. Floodwaters are rising in two cities in Russia’s Ural Mountains after Europe’s third longest river burst through a dam, flooding at least 6,000 homes and forcing thousands of people to flee. “I propose classifying the situation in the Orenburg region as a federal …

Residents of Russia’s Orenburg forced to evacuate as ‘critical’ flooding causes dam burst
11 months, 1 week ago

Residents of Russia’s Orenburg forced to evacuate as ‘critical’ flooding causes dam burst

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people living in …

Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border
11 months, 1 week ago

Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border

Al Jazeera  

Authorities warn of dangerous water levels on the Ural river and open an investigation into the dam breach. Russia said it has evacuated more than 4,000 people in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border due to flooding after a dam burst. The Orenburg governor’s office said on Saturday that “4,208 people, including 1,019 children” had been evacuated and more …

Mapped: The damage caused by Ukraine’s devastated dam
1 year, 8 months ago

Mapped: The damage caused by Ukraine’s devastated dam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Streets are flooded in Kherson …

Russia blocks UN aid for Kakhovka dam collapse victims
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia blocks UN aid for Kakhovka dam collapse victims

Al Jazeera  

Massive flooding caused by dam breach has contaminated drinking water and led to bans on swimming and eating seafood. The dam was breached on June 6, unleashing a wave of water from the Dnipro River on communities across southern Ukraine including Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region. “The UN will continue to do all it can to reach all people …

Watch: ICRC gives update on Ukraine dam collapse and prisoners of war
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: ICRC gives update on Ukraine dam collapse and prisoners of war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as the International Committee …

Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea. “All this territory formed its own particular ecosystem, with the reservoir included,” said Kateryna Filiuta, an expert in protected habitats for the Ukraine Nature Conservation Group. …

Ukraine's dam collapse is both fast-moving disaster and slow-moving ecological catastrophe
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine's dam collapse is both fast-moving disaster and slow-moving ecological catastrophe

The Hindu  

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea. “All this territory formed its own particular ecosystem, with the reservoir included,” said Kateryna Filiuta, an expert in protected habitats for the Ukraine Nature Conservation Group. “The canal that …

Ukraine's dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine's dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The destruction of the Kakhovka …

Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelenskyy visit
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelenskyy visit

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — Russian forces Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding in a catastrophic dam collapse, Ukrainian officials said, forcing a suspension of some rescue efforts hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the area to assess the damage. Upriver from the dam, a supply of water used to cool Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was nearing …

Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — Authorities rushed to rescue hundreds of people stranded on rooftops and supply drinking water to areas flooded by a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, in a growing humanitarian and ecological disaster along a river that forms part of the front line in the 15-month war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with officials on how to …

Ukraine accuses Russia of shelling rescuers amid dam evacuations
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine accuses Russia of shelling rescuers amid dam evacuations

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian forces of shelling Ukrainian emergency workers who are trying to rescue people from floodwaters caused by the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam. “Our military and special services are rescuing people as much as it is possible, despite the shelling.” Zelenskky described conditions in Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region as “absolutely catastrophic” …

Nova Kakhovka dam disaster aftermath leaves about 600 square kilometres of Ukraine's Kherson underwater
1 year, 9 months ago

Nova Kakhovka dam disaster aftermath leaves about 600 square kilometres of Ukraine's Kherson underwater

ABC  

Russia has shelled Ukraine's Kherson region where about 600 square kilometres is underwater after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam. Key points: Ukraine says 68 per cent of the flooded territory is on the Russian-occupied left bank of the Dnipro River Evacuations are continuing "despite the immense danger and constant Russian shelling" Russian media reports about 14,000 houses have …

Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelensky visits area
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelensky visits area

LA Times  

People ride in a boat through a neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, that was flooded after a dam was breached. Russian forces Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city that was inundated in a catastrophic dam collapse, Ukrainian officials said, forcing a suspension of some rescue work hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky went to the area to assess flood damage. Kyiv accused …

Stunning before-and-after satellite images show toll of Ukraine dam collapse
1 year, 9 months ago

Stunning before-and-after satellite images show toll of Ukraine dam collapse

LA Times  

This combination of satellite photos shows Oleshky, Ukraine, before and after flooding. Before-and-after images of the area downstream from a dam that collapsed Tuesday vividly show the extent of the devastation of a large, flooded section of southern Ukraine. A satellite image shows Kakhovka dam and station in southern Ukraine on June 5, before its collapse. Paired with exclusive drone …

Ukrainian dam breach: What’s happening and what’s at stake
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukrainian dam breach: What’s happening and what’s at stake

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The fallout from the breach of a dam in southern Ukraine is wreaking havoc on lives, livelihoods and the environment amid the war. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said nearly 12,000 bottles of water and 10,000 water purification tablets were distributed to five municipalities in Kherson and in Mykolaiv, where most of evacuees are staying. The office of …

Explained: How destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam puts more than 40,000 people at risk
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained: How destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam puts more than 40,000 people at risk

Firstpost  

The destruction of the Soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine has put over 42,000 people at risk of flooding. As Ukraine accused Moscow’s forces of committing “ecocide,” the UN Secretary-General warned of “grave and far-reaching consequences.” Both sides blame each other Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the collapse of the massive dam on …

Watch view of flooding in Kherson after destruction of Dnipro river dam
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch view of flooding in Kherson after destruction of Dnipro river dam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Watch a view of flooding in southern Ukraine after …

Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach as hundreds evacuated
1 year, 9 months ago

Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach as hundreds evacuated

The Hindu  

Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on June 7, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes in a major emergency operation that brought a dramatic new dimension to the war with Russia, now in its 16th month. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of blowing up a dam and causing widespread flooding in southern Ukraine, …

Ukrainians make desperate escape from floods after dam collapse as shelling echoes overhead
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukrainians make desperate escape from floods after dam collapse as shelling echoes overhead

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — As shelling from Russia’s war on Ukraine echoed overhead, dozens of evacuees on an island in the Dnieper River scurried onto the tops of military trucks or into rafts to flee rising floodwaters caused by a dam breach upstream. The scrambled evacuation by boat and military truck from an island neighborhood off the southern Ukrainian city of …

‘It’s a nightmare’: Ukrainians decry the Kakhovka dam blast
1 year, 9 months ago

‘It’s a nightmare’: Ukrainians decry the Kakhovka dam blast

Al Jazeera  

Already at risk of the threat of an escalating war, Ukrainians in the south on either side of the Dnipro river are now facing flooded villages, homelessness and exposure to infections after a huge dam collapse. “If the water rises for another metre, we will lose our house,” said Oleksandr Reva said, who was moving family belongings into the abandoned …

Satellite images show Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam after destruction
1 year, 9 months ago

Satellite images show Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam after destruction

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, footage captured water gushing from the Nova Kakhovka dam in a Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine. The dam’s reservoir also supplied water to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to cool its six nuclear reactors. The International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said the plant should have enough water to cool its reactors for “some months” from a …

Ukraine says Nova Kakhovka dam blast will not stop military plans
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine says Nova Kakhovka dam blast will not stop military plans

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian president Zelenskyy called the destruction of the Kakhovka dam an act of ‘mass environmental destruction’ by Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine an act of “mass environmental destruction” and said the attack on such critical infrastructure would not alter Ukraine’s plans to retake territory from occupying Russian forces. Russian …

Ukraine has endured months of artillery. Now a destroyed dam has sent many residents fleeing
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine has endured months of artillery. Now a destroyed dam has sent many residents fleeing

ABC  

On the morning the Nova Kakhovka dam was blown up in southern Ukraine, Hanna Zarudnia woke to both shelling and flooding. They have dealt with the horrors of the Russian occupation, an almost constant shelling since the city's liberation, and now being flooded out of their homes after the Nova Kakhovka dam was blown up. The Kremlin says it had …

Ukraine dam collapse: 42,000 at risk from flooding, several make desperate escape; UN warns of 'grave consequences'
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine dam collapse: 42,000 at risk from flooding, several make desperate escape; UN warns of 'grave consequences'

India Today  

Hours after a major dam and hydroelectric power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine suffered a collapse early Tuesday, a mass evacuation process began for around 42,000 people who were at risk from flooding. As Ukraine accused Moscow’s forces of committing an act of “ecocide”, the United Nations aid chief warned of "grave and far-reaching consequences." Ukraine said Russia committed a …

Floodwaters swamp more areas of Ukraine as hundreds flee after dam breach
1 year, 9 months ago

Floodwaters swamp more areas of Ukraine as hundreds flee after dam breach

LA Times  

A woman is evacuated from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, after the Kakhovka dam upstream was breached. Authorities on Wednesday rushed supplies of drinking water to flooded areas from a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine as officials weighed where they might have to resettle thousands of residents who relied on the breached reservoir on the Dnipro River that forms …

Nova Kakhovka dam blast: Is Russia trying to freeze the war?
1 year, 9 months ago

Nova Kakhovka dam blast: Is Russia trying to freeze the war?

Al Jazeera  

Russia could have blown up the dam in an effort to stall Ukraine’s counteroffensive, experts say. “Unsurprisingly, Ukraine took a time out in the offensive.” ‘A Poem of the Sea’ Seven decades ago, the emergence of the Nova Kakhovka dam and a sea of fresh water behind it was hailed as a “great construction project of Communism”. The dam’s collapse …

Major dam collapses in southern Ukraine, flooding villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
1 year, 9 months ago

Major dam collapses in southern Ukraine, flooding villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — A major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, flooding villages, endangering crops and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war scrambled to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction. Russian and Ukrainian officials used terms like “ecological disaster” and “terrorist act” to describe the torrent of water gushing through the broken dam …

Thousands face evacuation after destruction of huge Ukraine dam blamed on Russian forces
1 year, 9 months ago

Thousands face evacuation after destruction of huge Ukraine dam blamed on Russian forces

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The Nova Kakhovka dam seen …

Hundreds of thousands at risk from Ukraine's Kakhovka dam destruction: UN
1 year, 9 months ago

Hundreds of thousands at risk from Ukraine's Kakhovka dam destruction: UN

Hindustan Times  

The UN warned Tuesday that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine could spark an environmental disaster and have dire humanitarian consequences for hundreds of thousands of people. Read here: Russian-occupied Ukraine city 'flooded' after Nova Kakhovka dam breach An attack on the major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine unleashed a torrent of water that flooded a small city, …

What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine ‘blown up’ by Russia? How could this hurt both sides?
1 year, 9 months ago

What is the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine ‘blown up’ by Russia? How could this hurt both sides?

Firstpost  

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up the 3.3-kilometre Kakhovka dam captured at the beginning of the war. Damage to the dam has put thousands of lives in peril, could affect water supply to Crimea, cause a nuclear and environmental disaster and halt Kyiv’s counteroffensive A major dam in southern Ukraine has crumbled – raising fears of a nuclear …

Ukraine war map today: Zaprozhizhia nuclear power plant under ‘threat’ after Kakhovka dam attack
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine war map today: Zaprozhizhia nuclear power plant under ‘threat’ after Kakhovka dam attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Ukraine accuses Russia of …

Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding

The Hindu  

The wall of a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine that Moscow controls collapsed on June 6 after a reported explosion, sending water gushing downriver and prompting dire warnings of ecological damage as officials from both sides in the war ordered residents to evacuate. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of blowing up a dam and causing widespread …

Major dam collapse in southern Ukraine floods villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame
1 year, 9 months ago

Major dam collapse in southern Ukraine floods villages as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

LA Times  

A major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, flooding villages, endangering crops in the country’s breadbasket and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war scrambled to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it “the largest man-made environmental disaster in Europe in decades.” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it “another …

Hundreds evacuated after Nova Kakhovka dam blast
1 year, 9 months ago

Hundreds evacuated after Nova Kakhovka dam blast

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from settlements along the southern stretch of Ukraine’s Dnipro River after water burst through the breached Nova Kakhovka dam, submerging streets and town squares. The Russian-installed administration of Ukraine’s Kherson region said it was preparing to evacuate three districts – Nova Kakhovka, Golo Pristan and Oleshky. “The water flow in the Dnipro River and …

Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached
1 year, 9 months ago

Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached

Al Jazeera  

Thousands more villagers to be evacuated after towns flooded following damage to the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, local authorities say. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from settlements along the southern stretch of Ukraine’s Dnipro River after water burst through the breached Nova Kakhovka dam, submerging streets and town squares. “The human and environmental cost of the destruction …

Controlling water: A recurring war tactic in Russo-Ukrainian war
2 years, 4 months ago

Controlling water: A recurring war tactic in Russo-Ukrainian war

India Today  

Weaponising basic resources such as water has always had a far-reaching effect in the history of wars ever fought. Right from the conflict’s nascence, the Ukrainian armed forces targeted the Nova Kakhovka-based hydroelectric power plant in July month, which is being alleged to be unintentional, since Kyiv had their eyes instead on the mobile communication system ‘Redut-2US’ parked in the …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of plotting to blow up Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine
2 years, 4 months ago

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of plotting to blow up Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine

ABC  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian troops of planning to blow up a Russian-occupied hydro-electric dam in southern Ukraine in order to trigger a devastating flood. Key points: The president said hundreds of thousands of people around the lower Dnipro would be in danger of flooding Ukrainian forces are advancing along the river's west bank, aiming to recapture Kherson …

Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally annexed southern Kherson region, targeting resupply routes across a major river while inching closer Friday to a full assault on one of the first urban areas Russia captured after invading the country. At least two other people were reported killed and 10 members of the broadcast crew …

Zelensky warns Russia is planning ‘catastrophic’ attack on hydroelectric dam
2 years, 4 months ago

Zelensky warns Russia is planning ‘catastrophic’ attack on hydroelectric dam

The Independent  

Russia is planning to destroy a hydroelectric dam in Ukraine’s Kherson region, an act that would result in a “catastrophe on a grand scale”, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned. Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin speaks with the media as she arrives for Friday’s EU summit in Brussels European Union leaders were gathering on Friday ahead of claims by Mr Zelensky …

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