Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in June 2023, causing a large-scale humanitarian and environmental disaster across southern Ukraine.
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Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant causing a large-scale humanitarian and environmental disaster
Russians blew up the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant on the night of June 6
The destruction caused flooding in Kherson region and deprived southern regions of Ukraine of a source of fresh water
Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka HPP on June 6, causing flooding, casualties and environmental disaster
Zelenskyy said the blast occurred at 2:50 am local time (23:50 GMT).
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Extracted: 2026-04-03T18:37:52.844Z
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