The International Criminal Court has started the investigation into the destruction of the Kakhovka dam and the flood it triggered. Here grain silos are under water as a result of the dam break. Photo: AP / NTB
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11. June 2023 23:38 – Updated June 11, 2023 11:39 p.m
The International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine and the flooding it caused.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Sunday evening. In his daily video speech, he said that representatives of the court have visited the Kherson region in recent days.
– On the first day after the disaster, the State Attorney’s Office sent a corresponding request to the International Criminal Court for an investigation into this disaster, and the work has already started, he said.
Zelenskyj said it was important that international legal experts see the consequences of the disaster, including incidents of shelling of flooded areas. Officials said three people were killed Sunday in Russian shelling of boats carrying evacuees.
The president said Ukrainian rescue teams had evacuated around 4,000 residents from affected zones – including areas on the Russian-occupied east bank of the Dnipro river.
2023-06-11 21:38:15
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