More than a thousand people were evacuated from settlements along the left bank of the Dnieper, after water poured through the broken Nova Kahovka dam and submerged 80 settlements in the Kherson region. The attack on the dam was condemned by the European Union, NATO and the USA. They call Moscow to account. Finland expels nine Russian diplomats
"We are still expecting the peak of the floods, and we have already evacuated about 1.000 people and we have about 50 buses running between the affected villages and Kherson, where we have prepared four places for evacuation," he said.
The dam supplies water to part of the agricultural land of southern Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula, which is under Russian administration.
The mayor, appointed by Russia, said the water level in the city had risen to over 11 meters and that some residents had been taken to hospital.
The Russian administration of the Kherson region of Ukraine announced that it is preparing to evacuate three districts - Nova Kakhovka, Golo Pristan and Oleshki. The water level in that part of the Dnieper River has already risen by more than a meter.
Mutual accusations over the demolition of the Kahovka dam continue between Kyiv and Moscow.
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Russian officials claim that Ukraine sabotaged the Kahovka dam to divert attention from a failed counteroffensive and to cut off Crimea's water supply.
Kiev, on the other hand, accused Russia that its forces blew up the Kahovka hydroelectric dam in southern Ukraine.
Tons of oil spill into the Dnieper
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Members of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said at least 150 metric tons of motor oil had spilled into the Dnieper and there was a risk of more than 300 metric tons leaking further.
The attack on the dam was condemned by the European Union and NATO. They call Moscow to account. They announce help to Ukraine as long as it is needed. Finland expels nine Russian diplomats.
Photo: AP/Nina Lyashonok
The fighting continues
At the same time, fighting continues on the front throughout Ukraine. Moscow claims that Russian soldiers have stopped an attempt at a long-announced multi-pronged Ukrainian offensive.
The authorities in Kiev, on the other hand, announce that the air defense systems shot down more than 20 cruise missiles.
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