A major dam in a Russian-controlled area in southern Ukraine was destroyed, prompting mass evacuations and fears of large-scale devastation. Kyiv and Moscow are blaming each other for its destruction.
"They blew it up."
Moscow-controlled authorities in the region claimed the dam was partially destroyed by"multiple strikes" launched by Ukrainian forces overnight, unleashing an"uncontrollable" flow of water, the AFP said. after the meeting with his top advisors that"Russia has been controlling the dam and the entire Kakhovka HPP [Hydroelectric Power Plant] for more than a year. It is physically impossible to blow it up somehow from the outside, by shelling.
The statement from Zelenskyy's office following the emergency meeting said the nation's top officials had been"informed that at least 150 tons of machine oil got into the Dnipro River, and there is a risk of further leakage of more than 300 tons" following the explosion. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency , addressing members Tuesday about the dam break, said the"current assessment" of the U.N. agency was that there was"no immediate risk to the safety of the plant."
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