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Water level in Kherson Oblast decreased by approximately 20 cm overnight as flooding continues following the destruction of Kakhovka HPP.

June 9, 2023 Kherson, Kherson Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Entities

Oleksandr Prokudin (person) Kherson Oblast Military Administration (organization) Kherson Oblast (location) Kakhovka Reservoir (location) Ukrhydroenergo (organization) Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (location) Dnipro River (location) Nyzhnodniprovskyi National Park (location) Emerald Network (organization) Great Meadow National Park (location) Oleshky Sands National Park (location) Sviatoslav's White Coast National Park (location) Kamianska Sich National Park (location) Kherson Oblast Centre for Hydrometeorology (organization) Operational Command Pivden (South) (military_unit) Kherson (location) Ministry of Energy (organization) Kherson Thermal Power Plant (organization) Ihor Syrota (person) Kherson Oncology Centre (organization) Nova Kakhovka (location) Volodymyr Kovalenko (person) Dniprovsky Avenue (location) Dnipriany (location) Korsunka (location) Kazkova Dibrova Zoo (location) Russia (organization) Russians (organization) Kozatske (location) Vesele (location) Hola Prystan (location) Velyka Kardashynka (location) Mala Kardashynka (location) Kardashynka (location) Kokhany (location) Inhulets River (location) Rada TV (organization) Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (organization) Crimea (location) Vladimir Putin (person) North Crimean Canal (location) Kakhovka dam (organization) U.K. Defense Ministry (organization) Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (location) Igor Syrota (person) Kherson region (location) Kakhovka HPP (weapon_system) Mykolaiv (location) State Environmental Inspection (organization) Ukrainian Ministry of Health (organization) Nizhnedniprovsky National Nature Park (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The water level on the right bank is 5.38 m, and in Kherson it is 5.35 m. The water dropped by 20 cm overnight.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Open-source investigator Benjamin Pittet claimed the strike affected a military headquarters.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The targeted facility was one that Vladimir Putin visited in April 2023.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The dam in southern Ukraine was damaged on Tuesday (breached in the fighting).

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of being behind the breach which both say was caused by an explosion.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Water level in Mykolaiv water area rose by a total of 82 cm

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Flooding observed in four districts of Mykolaiv due to Kakhovka HPP explosion

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:08.970Z

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