EU provides assistance to population affected by Russians’ blow up of Kakhovka HPP dam
In response to Ukraine’s request, the European Union is mobilizing aid to the population that suffered as a result of Russian occupiers blowing up the dam of the Kakhovka HPP and the flood that covered populated areas.
As Censor.NET informs, with reference to LB.UA, the website of the European Commission reports this.
"The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine has led to devastating humanitarian and environmental consequences. While the evacuation of the affected population continues, Ukraine has requested international assistance from the European Union in the form of equipment and mechanisms for relief efforts. In response, the EU immediately directed aid through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism," the message reads.
It is noted that the first offers of help came from Germany, Austria, and Lithuania. Germany has already provided Ukraine with 5,000 mobile water filters and 56 generators. Austria - 20 water tanks and 10 pumps for pumping out contaminated water. The equipment has already been delivered to Ukraine. Lithuania and Germany offered equipment for building shelters, including tents, beds, and blankets.
Currently, the EU Emergency Response Coordination Center is in constant contact with the rescue services of Ukraine to clarify the needs on the ground and remains ready to coordinate further assistance to Ukraine.
In addition, the EU Humanitarian Aid Office in Ukraine is coordinating with partners to quickly respond to the needs of people affected by the flooding, including the provision of food and drinking water.
As Censor.NET reported, on the morning of 6 June, it became known that the Russian occupiers had blown up the Kakhovka HPP. The explosion completely destroyed the engine room, and the station is beyond repair.
Evacuations have begun in the region. As many as 80 settlements could be flooded. A total of 16,000 people are in the critical zone on the right bank of the Dnipro.
The explosion of the Kakhovka HPP threatens the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP, but the situation is now under control. The explosion could also cause an imbalance in Ukraine's energy system. Fields in southern Ukraine could turn into deserts.
The explosion released 150 tonnes of oil into the Dnipro River. A hydroelectric power station in Nova Kakhovka was flooded by the explosion, killing almost all the animals.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defence Council, which ordered evacuations from the risk areas.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one but Russia had the technical capability to blow up the hydroelectric power station. The Ministry of Defence reminds us that the Russians had been carefully preparing for the attack. According to US media reports, US intelligence has data confirming Russia's guilt in the explosion.
The Kremlin claims that the Russians were not involved in the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and puts the blame on the Ukrainians.
