Zoo in occupied Nova Kakhovka was flooded due to detonation of hydroelectric power plant, and almost all animals died
In the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka, all the animals in the "Kazkova Dibrova" Zoo died as a result of the hydroelectric power plant being blown up and flooded.
This is reported by UAnimals on Facebook, Censor.NET reports.
"We spoke with the management of the Kazkova Dibrova zoo in occupied Nova Kakhovka. They confirmed to us that the zoo was completely flooded and only swans and ducks could escape.
The person we spoke to (name withheld for security reasons) said: "We tried our best to keep the zoo under occupation. Now it no longer exists," the report said.
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.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has already held an urgent meeting of the National Security and Defence Council in connection with the occupiers' explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station.
