Ukraine dam collapse: Kherson residents evacuated, face lack of drinking water

A senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday that authorities were in the process of transporting drinking water via railways and cars to Kherson as he inspected flooded areas, following the collapse of Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.

Residents in the city of Kherson were also evacuated by boat and makeshift rafts through flooded streets as a result of the dam breach.

Visiting the city of Kherson on the Dnipro river, Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said over 80 settlements had been affected by a disaster which Ukraine and Russia blame on each other.

Although it denies blowing up the dam, Moscow has engaged in a campaign of air strikes against Ukraine’s energy system, in which Kyiv says infrastructure of other dams has been damaged.

Blaming the dam's collapse on Russia, Kubrakov said: "They did this on purpose... to stop our offensive in this very area at this very moment... Tens of thousands of their soldiers that were holding the frontline along the (river) bank here can be relocated to other frontline sections." Russia said Ukraine sabotaged the dam to distract attention from a new counteroffensive it said was "faltering."

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[TheMaverick]

What about the nuclear plant, kind of important piece of information left out

[MikeInHalifax]

It was either done by Ukraine or it collapsed from lack of maintenance. The dam was shelled by Ukraine last October amd was a military target then.

[NguyenHHN]

Let me guess. we will send them another 100 Millions dollars?

[SirLouisTheThird]

They heard about the wildfires and....

[whirlwind]

Why would you build in a flood plain ?

[KayJay]

Karma is a B.
In 2014 Ukraine tried to cut off Crimeas water supply like some medevil tactic.
Payback sucks.

[primmakinsofis]

Remember when RAF 617 Squadron destroyed two dams in Germany back in 1943?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

If it was okay for the Allies to do that back then, why isn't it okay for the Russians to do so now? (Assuming they are responsible.)

[UkrainianPunk]

Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of occupied Kherson, said the flooding "has worked out in a way that is operationally and tactically in favour of Russian forces".
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. 
"It will be impossible for them [Ukrainian forces] to get through via the Kakhovka reservoir if they try."

=Ukraine is not fighting Russia, and actually wants to help them win. RUSSIAN BOTS🤡

[MankindFails]

Nothing proves that this was done by Russia. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar and or a fanatic.