Zelensky on explosion of Kakhovka HPP: Russians realize they are playing, but are trying to delay de-occupation
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that by blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, the Russian invaders were trying to complicate the de-occupation of the territories by the Defense Forces.
This was stated by the Head of State in an іnterview with Bild, reports Censor.NЕТ.
"They are afraid that we will launch a counteroffensive in this direction and want to make it more difficult to liberate our territories. They are well aware that they are losing this battle. They are delaying the liberation of our territories," the president said.
Zelensky recalled that Ukraine had warned a year ago about the mining of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant by Russian invaders.
The Head of State also added that Ukraine has not yet been able to provide evidence that the hydroelectric power plant was blown up by Russians.
"What evidence can we have? When we are there, we will collect evidence," he added.
As Censor.NET reported, on the morning of June 6, it became known that the Russian occupiers had blown up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. The explosion completely destroyed the engine room, and the station is beyond repair.
Evacuations have begun in the region. As many as 80 settlements may be flooded. In total, 16 thousand people are in the critical zone on the right bank of the Dnipro River.
The explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant threatens the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, 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 a desert.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one but Russia had the technical capability to blow up the hydroelectric power plant. The NYT interviewed experts and also concluded that the plant was blown up from the inside. The telegram channel of the 205th motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation, which is suspected of blowing up the dam, wrote about the mining of the hydroelectric power plant and the possibility of blowing it up in October 2022.
The Kremlin claims that the Russians are allegedly not involved in the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant explosion and puts all the responsibility on Ukrainians.
