On June 6, the media reported that the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station was completely destroyed as a result of an explosion and is not subject to restoration. The President of Ukraine stated that this is terrorism and accused Russia of blowing up the Kakhovka HPP. In a video published by the media, it can be […]
On June 6, the media reported that the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station was completely destroyed as a result of an explosion and is not subject to restoration.
The President of Ukraine stated that this is terrorism and accused Russia of blowing up the Kakhovka HPP.
In a video published by the media, it can be seen that after the explosion of the dam, which is under the control of Russian troops, masses of water rushed down the river.
On the other hand, Russian authorities did not take responsibility, called the explosion a terrorist act, and in turn accused Ukraine of the blast.
Authorities stated that the evacuation of the population from potential flood zones is ongoing. At least 16,000 people have lost their homes as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP.
The Kakhovka HPP was commissioned in 1956. It is the sixth and final stage of the Dnieper cascade of hydroelectric power stations.