Kherson has returned to the hands of the Ukrainian army after the withdrawal of Russian forces, but the city is now experiencing a serious humanitarian situation. Moscow's soldiers have destroyed all the infrastructure and there is a shortage of water, medicine and bread because, explained the mayor Roman Holovnia, without electricity the ovens cannot be used.
But overall in the region, tens of thousands of people are at risk of being in a flood zone if the Ukrainian military blows up the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric plant. This was stated by Vladimir Leontiev, head of the Novokakhovsky urban district. "The localities of Dnepryany, Korsunka, a large number of homes in Kherson, Kazachiy Lagery and all the area below will be inundated. This is tens of thousands of people. In particular, a few thousand in New Kakhovka, which will be directly affected by the floods,” Leontiev said, “Novaya Kakhovka is located downstream, which means a height difference of 15-16 meters. In the event of a breakthrough, the wave will move downstream at 60-70 kilometers per hour. now,” he added.
For weeks Moscow and Kiev have been accusing each other of wanting to hit the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric plant in Kherson.
(Unioneonline)
