Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference that as a result of the breakthrough in the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, problems with drinking water are expected in three regions of the country. DEA News.
According to the head of state, 35 to 80 settlements will be flooded as a result of the accident.
“There will be big problems with drinking water, as in the Dnieper region, Zaporozhye and Kherson,” the President said.
He explained that the scale of the results will become clear in about a week when the tide recedes.
On the night of June 6, the upper part of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed in the Kherson region, near Novaya Kakhovka. Dozens of settlements began to flood, including Kherson and New Kakhovka.
Russia and Ukraine blame each other in the breaking of the dam. There is also a version that the accident occurred due to “old damage”. The Ukrhidroenergo company stated that the station was completely destroyed and cannot be restored.
Defense Minister Shoigu accused Undermining the structures of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in Kiev.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky declarationKiev could not physically undermine the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station from the outside.
Source: Gazeta
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