Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Russians blew up the dam on Dniepr. Ukrainians: "We have evidence"

Niezalezna(.)pl: On the night from Monday to Tuesday, Russian troops blew up the water dam in Nowa Kakhovka. According to the Ukrainian authorities, this could be "the biggest technological disaster in decades." The evacuation of people from areas at risk of flooding is underway.

"We have evidence that the Russians were moving explosives and the necessary equipment needed to remotely detonate the Nova Kakhovka dam," - Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Intelligence Directorate (HUR), said today. The Ukrainian president announced on social media that the National Security and Defense Council had been convened.