Water on right bank of Kherson region fell by 20 centimeters overnight

Overnight, the water on the right bank of the Kherson region dropped by 20 centimeters but still remains at 5.38 meters, and as of the morning, almost 2.5 thousand people were evacuated from the region.

This was announced by the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin, Censor.NET reports.

"On average, on the right bank of the Kherson region, the water is at 5.38, and in Kherson, it is 5.35. We can already see that the water has dropped by 20 cm overnight. As of this morning, 3,624 homes in 32 settlements of the Kherson region have been flooded. In the morning, 2,352 people and about 550 animals were evacuated. "Dear residents of Kherson, if you live in the flooded area, please leave immediately: waiting it out is not an option," said the head of the RMA.

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. The explosion completely destroyed the engine room, and the station cannot be restored.

The explosion of the Kakhovka HPP 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 deserts.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one other than Russia had the technical capability to blow up the plant. The NYT interviewed experts and also concluded that the plant was blown up from the inside. The telegram channel of the 205th Motorised Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation, which is suspected of blowing up the dam, posted about the mining of the hydroelectric power plant and the possibility of blowing it up in October 2022.

In the Kherson region, as a result of the blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP by Russian troops, the territory of the Nizhnedniprovsky National Nature Park was flooded.

In the occupied territories, the evacuation of the population completely failed in the first days, and the Ruscists did not allow volunteers to save people.

The Ministry of Health warns against eating fish that died due to a drop in water levels as a result of the Russians' blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam. There is no safe way to cook it.

As of the morning of 8 June, 600 square kilometers of the Kherson region have been flooded. The situation is most difficult on the left bank of the Dnipro.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and UN Resident Coordinator Denise Brown agreed that the organization would immediately form teams to provide humanitarian assistance and evacuate people in the occupied territories on the left bank of the Dnipro River, provided that Russia provides access and security guarantees.

Ukrhydroenergo predicts that the flooding in the Kherson region will last for about two more weeks. Only in mid-July will the Dnipro retreat from the flooded settlements in the south of the country.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns of an increased threat of an outbreak in Ukraine due to the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station of several infectious diseases, including cholera and other waterborne diseases