Russian occupation forces blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. Ukraine’s Operational Command South on Tuesday confirmed this information in a post on its official Facebook page.
On the night of June 6, the Russian occupation forces demolished Kakhovka HPP, Ukrhydroenergo company informed.
"As a result of detonation of the engine room from the inside, the Kakhovka HPP was completely destroyed. The station cannot be restored. According to the preliminary forecast, the reservoir is expected to be operational within the next 4 days.
As of 9:00 a.m. on June 6, the water level in the Kakhovskе Reservoir is rapidly decreasing, the evacuation of the population from potential flooding areas has begun.
An uncontrolled decrease in the reservoir level is an additional threat to the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP. Water from the Kakhovskе Reservoir is necessary for the station to receive power for turbine capacitors and safety systems of the ZNPP. Now the station cooling pond is full. The Ukrainian staff of ZNPP monitors all indicators", Ukrhydroenergo explaned.
"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 Ukraine's victory that will return security. And this victory will come. The terrorists will not be able to stop Ukraine with water, missiles or anything else.
All services are working. I have convened the National Security and Defense Council. Please spread official and verified information only", Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyi wrote.
"This is ecocide," Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said of the dam’s destruction.
"The Russians will be responsible for the possible deprivation of drinking water for people in the south of Kherson region and in Crimea, the possible destruction of some settlements and the biosphere," he added.
