In a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant as a “barbaric act” that led to a major environmental and humanitarian disaster. His words were quoted by the press service. Kremlin.
According to the press service, Putin accused the Ukrainian authorities of “openly using terrorist methods” at the suggestion of Western curators, leading to escalation of tensions and the commission of new war crimes.
The publication concludes, “A good example of this is the barbaric act of destroying the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in the Kherson region.”
On the night of June 6 in the Kherson region It was destroyed The upper part of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station near Novaya Kakhovka. Dozens of settlements began to flood, including Kherson and New Kakhovka. Some settlements were completely submerged. According to Vladimir Saldo, as many as 40,000 people remained in the disaster area.
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.