Twenty-eight settlements remain flooded in Kherson region
Twenty-eight settlements remain flooded in Kherson region after the Russian army blew up the Kakhovka HPP. Of them, 17 are in the temporarily occupied territory.
Accidents and Emergencies
35 buildings remain flooded in Mykolaiv region
In Mykolaiv region, 35 buildings remain flooded after the Russian forces blew up the Kahkovka HPP dam.
16 June 2023
Kakhovka HPP explosion: 54 settlements in three regions remain flooded
Fifty-four settlements in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Mykolaiv regions remain flooded after the invaders blew up the Kakhovka HPP.
15 June 2023
Crimean Titan plant stores 200 tonnes of ammonia: expert assesses blast risks
In the event of an explosion at the Crimean Titan chemical plant, the lives of its employees will be in danger.
13 June 2023
PM Shmyhal: 13 countries providing humanitarian aid to tackle dam breach devastation
Thirteen countries have already provided assistance to Ukraine in overcoming the consequences of the flood caused by the Russian army blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant’s dam.
Over 700 people rescued after Kakhovka dam collapse
As many as 707 people, including 30 children, have been rescued after the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
12 June 2023
Moldova sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The Government of Moldova provided the Ukrainian rescuers with a batch of humanitarian aid, including pumping stations, plastic and inflatable boats, rubber boots, and a motor pump.
About 17,600 houses flooded in Hola Prystan community
About 17,600 private houses, 76 apartment blocks, and 18 cultural and educational institutions have been flooded in the Russian-occupied Hola Prystan community, Kherson region, following the Kakhovka HPP dam explosion.
Every resident of Kryvyi Rih must reduce water consumption by 40% - official
Residents of Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region need to reduce water consumption by 40% due to the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.
Kakhovka HPP dam blast: issues with drinking water in 19 settlements of Kherson region
In the Ukraine-controlled areas of Kherson region, drinking water supplies to 19 settlements remain complicated amid a massive flood in the area caused by the Kakhovka HPP dam breach.
11 June 2023
Kakhovka Reservoir contaminated with UXOs - officials
The water area of the Kakhovka Reservoir is contaminated with unexploded ordnance and munitions, including those from the Second World War era - in one day alone, bomb squads made five controlled explosions.
Kakhovka Reservoir shallowed by 70%
As of the morning of June 11, the Kakhovka Reservoir lost almost 15 cubic kilometers of water, which is 70% of its volume.
Six dead, ten injured after Kakhovka HPP blast - State Emergency Service
Following the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP by Russian forces, six people have died and 10 more have been injured, including two police officers and three employees of the State Emergency Service.
Black Sea desalinizing after Kakhovka dam breach
As a result of Russian troops blowing up the Kakhovka HPP dam, the process of desalinization began in the Black Sea. Water salinity off the Odesa coast is almost three times below the norm.
Water level in Kakhovka Reservoir drops by one meter over last 24 hours
The water level in the Kakhovka Reservoir has decreased by one meter over the last 24 hours and reached 9.35 meters in the Nikopol area.
10 June 2023
Video shows Kakhovka Reservoir before, after Russians blow up HPP dam
After Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, the reservoir practically ran dry.
Ban on fishing introduced in Kherson region amid flood
It is forbidden to swim in the open, go fishing, as well as sell and consume fish across Kherson region.
In flood-struck Kherson region, 30% of nature reserve fund under threat - Yermak
Currently, 30% of the nature reserve fund across Kherson region is at risk of destruction.
09 June 2023
Greta Thunberg demands Russia be punished for ecocide in Ukraine
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has demanded that Russia be held accountable for the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, which she described as an ecocide.
08 June 2023
Two volunteer soldiers die while rescuing people in flooded Kherson region
Two soldiers with the Themis volunteer battalion died yesterday, June 7, rescuing people from the flood in Kherson region caused by the explosion at the Kakhovka HPP dam.
Earthquake occurs in Poltava region
On June 8, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale occurred in the Poltava region at a depth of 10 kilometers. The earthquake was detected 26 kilometers southeast of Poltava.
Zelensky visits evacuation point in Kherson
During a working trip to Kherson region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited the evacuation point for residents affected by the flooding caused by the Kakhovka HPP dam explosion.
07 June 2023
Scientist on destruction and losses at Kakhovka HPP: This is problem for decades
It is still very difficult to estimate the extent of the destruction at the Kakhovka HPP and further losses, but it is a problem for decades.
Bridges destroyed, flooded in Mykolaiv region following Kakhovka HPP explosion
Bridges in Snihurivka district of Mykolaiv region have been destroyed after the Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam.
06 June 2023
Kherson being flooded: Current situation in city
Water level grows in Kherson city after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka HPP. Coastal areas of the city suffer the most.
Kherson being flooded: Current situation in city
Water level grows in Kherson city after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka HPP. Coastal areas of the city suffer the most.
Kakhovka HPP completely destroyed, cannot be restored – Ukrhydroenergo
The Russian occupation forces blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. As an engine room was blown up from the inside, the plant was destroyed completely and cannot be restored.
05 June 2023
In Rivne, minibus driver who disrespected mother of war dead fired
In the Rivne community, a minibus driver who had been disrespectful to the mother of a defender who had fallen in the war was fired, and the carrier was ordered to deliver humanitarian aid to the frontline.
In Kyiv region, man hospitalized after grenade fuse explosion
A resident of the village of Trebukhiv in the Brovary district was hospitalized with an injury to his left hand after a grenade fuse exploded in his hands.