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Part of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant Destroyed by Ukrainian Shelling
Part of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant Destroyed by Ukrainian Shelling
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SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - The upper part of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Russia's Kherson Region was destroyed by shelling, the reservoir's dam... 06.06.2023, Sputnik Africa
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A number of Telegram channels early on Tuesday reported that the plant was allegedly completely destroyed. Some published footage of the collapsed dam.He told Sputnik that the water level after the destruction rose 2.5 meters downstream, adding that emergency services are at the scene.Leontyev said there is no need yet to evacuate the population, but noted that the local authorities have prepared buses in case they need to rescue people from possible flooding. According to Novaya Kakhovka's mayor, at least 300 homes could be affected by the partial destruction of the HPP.Kiev's forces have been targeting the dam in Novaya Kakhovka over the past year, as a part of Ukrainian strikes against Russian civilian infrastructure. Among other risks, attacks on the hydroelectric power plant may result in problems in water supplies for Crimea: the peninsula has faced water shortages over the past decade because of a Ukrainian blockade, and the flow was only fully reinstated after the start of Russia's special operation in February 2022.
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Part of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant Destroyed by Ukrainian Shelling
08:31 06.06.2023 (Updated: 08:34 06.06.2023) SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - The upper part of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Russia's Kherson Region was destroyed by shelling, the reservoir's dam itself was not destroyed, Novaya Kakhovka city mayor Vladimir Leontyev told Sputnik.
A number of Telegram channels early on Tuesday reported that
the plant was allegedly completely destroyed. Some published footage of the collapsed dam.
"There were several hits at two o'clock in the morning in the upper part of the hydroelectric power plant, where the flashboards are located, where the valves are, and it was destroyed. The dam was not destroyed, and this is very good," Leontyev said.
He told Sputnik that the water level after the destruction rose 2.5 meters downstream, adding that emergency services are at the scene.
Leontyev said there is no need yet to evacuate the population, but noted that the local authorities have prepared buses in case they need to rescue people from possible flooding. According to Novaya Kakhovka's mayor, at least 300 homes could be affected by the partial destruction of the HPP.
Kiev's forces have been targeting the dam in Novaya Kakhovka over the past year, as a part of Ukrainian strikes against Russian civilian infrastructure. Among other risks, attacks on the hydroelectric power plant may result in problems in water supplies for Crimea: the peninsula has faced water shortages over the past decade because of a Ukrainian blockade, and the flow was only fully reinstated after the start of
Russia's special operation in February 2022.
