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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that UK military and intelligence agencies are investigating the causes of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam breach, stating it is too early to draw final conclusions.

June 7, 2023 Bilozerka, Kherson Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

UK military and intelligence agencies are currently investigating the causes of the dam breach at Kakhovka HPP

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

If intentional, it would represent the largest attack on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine since the start of the war

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ten thousand hectares of arable land on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast are expected to be flooded.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

150 tons of engine oil spilled into the river, and about 10 thousand hectares of farmland on the right bank would be flooded

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

30 settlements remain flooded as of June 7 evening.

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