Soviet-Era Dam in Southern Ukraine Breaks Down: Ukraine and Russia Accuse Each Other After Explosions

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Soviet era dam in the region Ukraine broke down after being shaken several times by explosions. Russia Ukraine and Ukraine accused each other after the explosion.

The huge Soviet-era dam is in southern Ukraine. The dam broke after being rocked by several explosions on Tuesday (6/6/2023) local time. The water released by the dam triggered flooding in the surrounding area.

Reported Reuters and AFP, Kiev and Moscow blame each other. by mentioning that the dam named Kakhovka was broken due to a deliberate attack by the military forces of each country. The dam, which was being built on the Dnipro River, was under Russian control at the time this incident occurred.

The report by the head of the Kherson military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported flooding in eight areas along the Dnipro River. He said several villages were hit by “complete or partial flooding” after the Kakhova dam broke. Residents in several flood-affected areas had to be evacuated.

“About 16,000 people are in the critical zone on the right bank of the river in the Kherson region,” said Prokudin.

Unverified videos on social media show a series of violent explosions occurring around the dam. Several other videos show water levels rising quickly on other parts of the dam.

The water level in other parts of the dam was observed to rise several meters in a matter of hours. Residents were also shocked by the incident.

The Kakhovka Dam is 30 meters high and 3.2 kilometers long. The dam was built in 1956 on the Dnipro River as part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station.

The dam has an 18 cubic kilometer reservoir that also supplies water to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia unilaterally annexed in 2014, and to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which is also now under Russian control and gets cooling water from the reservoir.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there was no risk of a nuclear hazard in Zaporizhzhia due to the damage to the Kakhovka dam. However, the IAEA continues to monitor it closely. The head of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant also stated that there was no threat at this time.

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