Ukraine accused Russia of blowing up the Kakhovka dam and a hydroelectric power station, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents along the Dnipro river to evacuate.
controlled by Moscow were forced to evacuate Tuesday after the Kakhovka dam and a hydroelectric power station were blown up in an attack Ukrainian forces are blaming on Russia.
Ukrainian authorities previously stated that the dam’s failure could unleash 18 million cubic meters of water, warning that it would flood Kherson and dozens of other heavily-populated areas. A satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on May 28, 2023, before it was damaged in an attack Ukraine is attributing to Russia.
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