Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on his Twitter account that the European Union is ready to provide the necessary assistance to contain the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.
“The EU stands ready to provide the necessary support and humanitarian assistance to mitigate the consequences of this Russian-made disaster,” Kuleba said after meeting with the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
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.
Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko at a video conference with colleagues from Western countries declarationThe collapse of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station will affect the entire hydroelectric complex of the region and lead to an increase in the country’s electricity imports.