The terrorist state blew up the Kakhovska HPP (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

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On the night of June 6, Russian troops blew up the Kakhovskaya HPP. As a result, cities and towns along the Dnipro River were flooded. According to official information, more than 80 settlements were affected by the flood, including a part of the city of Kherson. Evacuation is still going on.

"By destroying the dam of the Kakhovskaya HPP, Russian terrorists only confirm to the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of the Ukrainian land. Not a single meter can be left to them because they use every meter for terror. Only the victory of Ukraine will restore security. And this victory will take place." - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi reacted in his telegram.

According to Ukrhydroenergo, the station is completely destroyed and cannot be restored.

According to the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine's Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, Oleksandr Haydu, the shallowing of the Kakhovsky Reservoir puts agricultural lands under attack in three regions of Ukraine, for irrigation of which water was taken from the reservoir.

In Nova Kakhovka, all the inhabitants of the local zoo died due to a flood, except for ducks and swans.

Due to the explosion of the dam, the Russian mine barriers were underwater. Predicting the trajectory along which the water flow will carry the projectiles is almost impossible. According to some reports, the mines have already begun to detonate.

The operational command "South" reported that the detonation took place from the inside, and this is indicated by the nature of the damage. The spokeswoman of the command Natalya Humenyuk said that the Russian troops decided to slow down the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army in this way.

The Russian Federation has created the prerequisites for unbalancing the cooling system of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, says Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. In his opinion, this could lead to a nuclear threat to the entire world.

"At least 16,000 people were forced to leave their homes a few hours after the flooding," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.

The UA:SOUTH journalist asked Volodymyr Molchanov, an expert at the Black Sea Center for Political and Social Research, about the consequences of blowing up the hydroelectric power plant in the Kherson region.

According to Molchanov, a large part of Novaya Kakhovka, the Korabel micro-district of the city of Kherson, and some areas of Oleshky have already been flooded. The water reached as far as Chornobayivka. According to the expert, Gola Prystan will suffer the most from the flood among the cities.

"The disaster is of course in the long-term consequences of this undermining. 6,500 thousand square kilometers on the Left Bank of Kherson remained without irrigation. Melitopol - partially without drinking water supply. "Crimea has been without agricultural water for a very long time."

Residents of Crimea report significant deterioration of water quality in some populated areas of the peninsula. In particular, in such cities as Yevpatoria, Dzhankoy, and Kerch.