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Headline: Ukrainians Evacuated From Flood Threatened Kherson Region Following Dam Destruction
Caption: This video footage shows Ukrainians being evacuated from flooded and under threat areas of the Kherson region on Tuesday (06June2023), following the destruction of a major dam across the Dnipro. Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Plant dam, which is situated in an area of Kherson that is occupied by Russian troops. The dam holds back water equal to the Great Salt Lake in the US. It was built River in 1956 and in addition to powering the hydroelectric plant it provides water to the south of the country, including Crimea. Water provided by the dam is also used to cool the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station. Ivan Vyhivskyi, the acting head of Ukraine’s National Police stated that as of 12:30 p.m., local time 885 people had been evacuated from flooded areas in the Ukrainian controlled Kherson region, Ivan Vyhivskyi reported. “Police officers, together with rescuers of the State Emergency Service, conduct patrols and help citizens evacuate to safe places,” he added. In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “Russian terrorists. The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam only confirms for the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian land. Not a single metre should be left to them, because they use every metre for terror. “It’s only Ukraine's victory that will return security. And this victory will come. The terrorists will not be able to stop Ukraine with water, missiles or anything else.” He went on to add that he had convened his country’s National Security and Defense Council. According to officials from the Kherson regional military administration, about 16,000 people are in a "critical zone” on the right bank of the river and will be evacuated. Ukrainian authorities say the situation at the Zaporizhzhia plant, which has been occupied by Russian troops since last year, is “under control”, but have raised fears that this could change if the plant’s cooling pond starts to empty.
Keywords: National Police of Ukraine,evacuation,ukraine,kherson,flooding,war in ukraine,russia
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