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As result of blowing up Kakhovka HPP, there is risk of flooding of Kherson TPP, - Ministry of Energy

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Almost 12,000 consumers lost power in Kherson as a result of the Russian occupiers blowing up the Kakhovka HPP.

This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Energy.

"Due to the explosion of the dam, there are risks of flooding of energy facilities in the Kherson Region, in particular the Kherson TPP. Due to the flooding, almost 12 thousand consumers in the city (Ostriv district) have already been cut off, and there are possible problems with the water supply. Preventive anti-crisis measures are being prepared," it says. messages

As Censor.NET reported, on the morning of 6 June, it became known that the Russian occupiers had blown up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. According to the Kherson Regional State Administration, the water will reach a critical level in 5 hours after the explosion. Evacuations have begun in the region. Nova Kakhovka is already being flooded. The Korabel district of Kherson is without power, and the gas supply will be cut off in a few hours. National Police and SES units have been put on alert in the Kherson region.

President Volodymyr Zelensky initiated an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defence Council due to the bombing.

According to Energoatom, the racist bombing of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station could have negative consequences for ZNPP, but the situation is under control.

According to Ukrhydroenergo, Kakhovka HPP was completely destroyed as a result of an explosion in the engine room from the inside. The plant is beyond repair. The Prosecutor General's Office opened a criminal investigation into the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP under the article on ecocide.