Destruction of Kakhovka HPP is consequence of Russian aggression, - Trudeau
Russia’s unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine is the main reason for the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP dam.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this at a press conference in Kyiv, answering a question about who is behind the destruction of the dam, Censor.NET reports with reference to Ukrinform.
"We have no doubt that the destruction of the dam was a direct result of Russia's decision to invade a peaceful country," Trudeau said.
He emphasized that the war unleashed by Russia destroyed infrastructure in Ukraine, destroyed families, took lives, and also "caused problems with energy, economy, and food all over the world."
"Russia is responsible, and it will bear the punishment," the prime minister emphasized.
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.
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.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one, except Russia, had the technical ability to blow up the HPP. The NYT interviewed experts and also concluded that the station was blown up from the inside. Telegram channel 205 of the motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation, which is suspected of undermining the dam, wrote about the detonation of the HPP and the possibility of detonation back in October 2022.
In the Kherson region, as a result of Russian troops undermining the Kakhovka HPP dam, the territories of the Nizhnyodniprovsky National Nature Park were flooded.
In the occupied territories, in the first days, the evacuation of the population completely failed, the Rashists did not allow volunteers to rescue people.
The Ministry of Health urges not to consume fish that died due to a drop in the water level as a result of the Russians blowing up the dam of the Kakhovka HPP. There is no safe way to prepare it.
As of the morning of June 8, 600 square kilometers have already been flooded in the Kherson region. The most difficult situation is on the left bank of the Dnieper.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and the coordinator of the UN system in Ukraine, Denise Brown, agreed that the organization will immediately form groups to provide humanitarian aid and evacuate people in the occupied territories on the left bank of the Dnipro, provided that Russia provides access and security guarantees.
Ukrhydroenergo predicts that the flood in the Kherson region will last for about another two weeks. Only in mid-July, the Dnipro will withdraw from the flooded settlements in the south of the country.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of an increase in the threat of an outbreak in Ukraine due to the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP of a number of infectious diseases, including cholera and other water-borne diseases.
