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Headline: Flooding Inundates Kherson Following Dam Destruction
Caption: This video footage shows flooding and evacuations in the Ostriv (Island) neighbourhood of Kherson on Tuesday (06June2023) following the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam, further up the Dnipro River. The head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin states that Russian troops fired artillery rounds at those evacuating. "The island. This micro-district of Kherson is under daily shelling by the Russian occupiers. Due to the explosion of the dam of the Kakhovskaya HPP, another danger has been added - the water element," Prokudin noted. According to him, the flooding is so bad that in some places it was no longer possible to leave by motor vehicle. "That's why people are helped to evacuate,” he added. “Even in such a difficult time, the Russians decided to remind who they really are - terrorists. During the evacuation, the occupiers hit the neighborhood with artillery - two law enforcement officers who were helping people leave the dangerous territory were wounded.” He stated that 1,300 Kherson residents were evacuated from the area on Tuesday. Ukrainian officials have blamed Russia for the destruction of the dam, which has caused widespread flooding in the Kherson region.
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