Ukraine accuses Russia of plot to blow up Kakhovka dam - BBC News

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of preparing to blow up a dam at a hydroelectric plant in southern Ukraine, which would lead to a "large-scale disaster".

In his overnight address, Mr Zelensky said the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper river had been mined by Russian forces, according to Ukrainian information.

The dam is under Russian occupation, but Ukrainian forces are closing in.

Russia has already accused Ukraine of firing missiles at the Kakhovka dam.

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[EnviroMineco]

They blew up the dam tonight. A multi-hundred foot chunk of the Nova Kakhovka dam is gone, the Kakhovka Reservoir is quickly emptying out into the Dnipro.

[babaksanaee]

Wow nice reporting! Literally exactly what happened. Just 7 months later.

[leelucas]

I'm 58 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future with gas and food prices rising every day. Our savings have decreased with the cost of living in the stratosphere, we are finding it impossible to replace it. We can move on, but I can't go on. My condolences to those who retire in this crisis, 40 years without stopping just because a rogue system takes everything it worked for

[dannymongrain]

If that DAM is blown, water level will drop and the fresh water canal to Crimea might go dry

[yogeshlam]

This sounds like that nuclear power plant, i wonder what happened to that (no news report on that). Something Russian would destroy even though its in their own control.

[naejin]

Its called scorched earth while leaving territory, right?

[wumbleisthebest]

Would make sense considering they are currently evacuating civilians from Kherson.

This strategy reminds of how the Nazis would destroy infrastructure to slow down advances of the Allies.

[terrylangstaff]

how does Ukraine know the dam is covered in mines?? Because you said so?

[thebittertruth]

You mean the same dam Ukraine bombed a month ago with Himars ?
That's strange isn't it

[thomastaylor]

Yike. Just like Russia is shelling their own nuclear power plant. And how Russia blew up the Crimea Bridge

[acidbot]

The comedian is begging Putin for a thermonuclear "gift" with his name on it...
I wonder why he has been kept waiting for so long...

[sbeast]

It's getting James Bond out there...

[cyberwapx]

Ukraine also uses drones made fron where?

[ramanathan]

Please don't bluff mate. It was plan long before by Zelensky when karkhiv fallen to Russia. You yourself published it.

[ashoqollahamarkhel]

They say, everything is fair in love and war

[JoeyBlogs]

They should empty the dam as much as possible without having a water shortage.

[Blau_Max]

That's like America warning of a plot to blow up Nordstream...

[pauldean]

If it goes then they shut off the other power plant and water to crimea, so who is the ones who do that ? Ukraine !

[Rastamanjungle]

That is hillarious.
If that dam blows, then Russia Kherson region becomes cut off.
That would be suicidal for Russia i could believe it if Ukraine troops were storming Kherson but they are not.
The defence still stands.

[lIII]

Yes Putin will. Perhaps you need to clarify that Putin also has invaluable infrastructure that you will also destroy and that he needs to leave ASAP.