Russia is only evacuating Russian passport-holders from the flooded areas in the occupied parts of the southern Kherson Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported[1] on June 10. Throughout the Russian occupation, Ukrainians who…
Thirty-five towns and villages on the right bank of Kherson Oblast remain flooded following the blowing up of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) by the Russians. The water is gradually receding.
Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the K…
In occupied Nova Kakhovka, the water level began to fall after the flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam, all the while the city remains without electricity.
Source: Volodymyr Kovalenko, mayor of the city on t…
The IAEA has announced the launch of a program of assistance to Ukraine as a response to the flooding of the Nova Kakhovka dam. In the next few days IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi will head the organisation’s mission in Ukraine.
Source: Announceme…
Russia bears “primary responsibility” for the Kakhovka dam destruction in Kherson Oblast as it had started the war in the first place, European Commission spokesperson Dana Spinant said[1] on June 9.”Russia is there, bombing and shelling, and Uk…
After the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), trash, furniture and household appliances are being washed up on the shores of the Black Sea.
Residents of Odesa are posting photos and videos of their findings on the coastli…
‘They are destroying us.’ People plea to escape flooded Russian-occupied areasEditor’s note: For this story, we spoke to people living or having family in the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. For their safety, they are identified by first name only. …
At 02:50 on 6 June, an anticipated disaster struck. It was warned about and feared, and sometimes even apocalyptic scenarios were used to describe its consequences.
Russian troops blew up the Kakhovska Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) dam, a stati…
Ukraine and the United Nations (UN) agreed that the UN would deploy personnel to the flood-affected left bank of the Dnipro River, occupied by Russia.The UN workers will provide aid and conduct evacuations, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry announced[1…
A civilian died in the village of Vasylivka in flooding caused by the Kakhovka dam collapse, Mykolaiv Oblast police head Serhii Shaikhet said[1] on June 8.The 53-year-old man refused to evacuate a day before, the official added.This is the first…