Ukraine-Russia war latest: Dam disaster claims first victims - and Russian official says flooding 'benefits us'

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Dam disaster claims first victims - and Russian official says flooding 'benefits us'
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A huge graveyard of dead fish in floodwaters has formed in southern Ukraine since the Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed. Read more:

The exiled mayor of Oleshky, Yevhen Ryshchuk, said three people have been confirmed dead, according to the Kyiv Independent and other Ukrainian media outlets.Repairing 'linchpin' of grain deal could take 'three months'

Clouds of fertilizer residue are being blown out of damaged sections of the pipeline on Ukrainian territory, said the Russian defence ministry. In one area of the city of Kerson, the water level has risen above five metres, the state emergency service of ukraine said, quoted in Ukrinform.In war, it can pay to do the crazy thing, to look unhinged and keep your enemy guessing at your next act of madness.If Russia was irresponsible enough to blow the dam and unleash such destruction for limited advantage, what will it do next, planners in Kyiv and the West will be asking.

While blaming Ukraine for the disaster, he said:"Our armed forces now have an open space in front of them across which they can see who is trying to cross the Dnipro River and how.

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