New satellite images of Kakhovka dam and consequences of flooding. PHOTOS
New satellite images of the dam of the blown-up Kakhovka HPP and the aftermath of flooding on the right and left banks of the Dnipro River have been released.
Photos taken by the Maxar Corporation were published by journalist Mike Eckel on Twitter, Censor.NET reports.
Kakhovka HPP dam on 5 June
Kakhovka HPP dam on 7 June
The port grain storage facility in Kozatske on the right bank, opposite Nova Kakhovka, 5 June
The port grain storage facility in Kozatske on the right bank, opposite Nova Kakhovka, 7 June
Oleshky, left bank, 15 May
Oleshky, left bank, 7 June
Oleshky, left bank, 15 May
Oleshky, left bank, 7 June
Korsunka village, left bank, 15 May
Korsunka village, left bank, 7 June
Krynky village, left bank, 15 May
Krynky village, left bank, 7 June
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 cannot be restored.
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 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 desert.
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.
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.
