In Kherson, UN personnel evaluated the situation at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station after the station collapsed and water leaks. This was expressed at a briefing organized by the UN Secretary-General’s representative, Stephane Dujarric. TASS.
“Our OCHA colleagues [Управления ООН по координации гуманитарных вопросов] “We were in Kherson today to assess the damage from the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, together with representatives of five UN agencies and a number of non-governmental organisations,” he said.
He added that UN representatives are also examining the issue of coordination assistance with local authorities and organisations.
On the night of June 6, the upper part of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed. As a result of the uncontrolled discharge of water, 36 settlements, including Novaya Kakhovka and other settlements in the three districts, were flooded.
7 June Russian President Vladimir Putin judicial Ukrainian authorities were held responsible for the destruction of the hydroelectric power plant in a “barbaric act” that caused a major environmental and humanitarian disaster. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in turn declarationThat Russian troops blew up the Kakhovskaya HEPP from the inside.