Ukraine has warned that hundreds of tons of additional oil could also be leaked into the Dnieper River.
The Soviet-era dam in Nova Kakhovka, a city in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, was destroyed Tuesday morning. Video footage shows explosions occurring around the dam. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, said thatUkraine said Russia was behind the explosions at the dam, while Russia blamed Kyiv.
Zelensky's office released a statement that said the president held an emergency meeting with his country's National Security and Defense Council, in which they were informed that at least 150 tons of machine oil had already been leaked into the Dnieper following the dam's explosion. The statement added that there is a risk of further leakage of more than 300 tons of oil.
A partially flooded area of the Ukrainian city of Kherson is seen on Tuesday following the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric dam. Ukraine says Russia is responsible for explosions at the dam, while Russia has blamed Kyiv.Ukraine's Defense Ministry called the dam's destruction a"terrorist attack and war crime" perpetrated by Moscow.
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