Three settlements remain flooded on right bank of Kherson region
Three settlements, including 86 houses, remain flooded on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.
Accidents and Emergencies
23 June 2023
22 June 2023
Gas explosion in Kyiv: third victim's body pulled out of rubble
Rescuers have removed the body of a woman from the rubble of a 16-story building damaged by an explosion in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv.
Twenty people rescued following house explosion in Kyiv
Twenty people were rescued from a 16-story apartment block damaged by the explosion in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district.
Twenty people rescued following house explosion in Kyiv
Twenty people were rescued from a 16-story apartment block damaged by the explosion in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district.
Gas explosion in Kyiv causes two deaths, five apartments destroyed
Two people were killed in an explosion in a 16-story building in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital.
Gas explosion in Kyiv causes two deaths, five apartments destroyed
Two people were killed in an explosion in a 16-story building in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital.
20 June 2023
Oleshky on brink of humanitarian disaster: sewerage doesn’t work, no drinking water, electricity supply
There is a stench in Oleshky, occupied part of Kherson region, due to the flooding. Sewerage does not work, there is no drinking water and electricity supply, the occupation authorities try to conceal the number of victims and continue to remove bodies without establishing the cause of death.
Kakhovka HPP blast: Water supply interrupted for 35 settlements in Dnipropetrovsk region
Following Russia’s blowing up of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), over 30 settlements are remaining without centralized water supply services in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
19 June 2023
Number of people killed following Kakhovka HPP explosion rises to 18
As of the evening of June 19, 18 people were killed as a result of the Kakhovka HPP explosion committed by Russian troops.
Five settlements remain flooded in right-bank part of Kherson region – PM Shmyhal
Five settlements are still flooded in the right-bank part of Kherson region.
Sea salinity off Odessa coast dropped by more than two times
Samples of sea water near Odesa beaches showed that the salinity is 2.2 times lower than normal.
Twenty-two settlements in Kherson region remain flooded
Twenty-two settlements remain flooded in Kherson region after the Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka HPP.
18 June 2023
Number of killed as a result of Kakhovka dam explosion rises to 17
As of the evening of June 18, it is known that 17 civilians were killed after the Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam.
Kherson region governor: 23 settlements remain flooded
The average water level in the Kherson region currently stands at 93 centimeters.
Forty-one settlements remain flooded following Kakhovka HPP explosion
Forty-one settlements remain flooded in the south of Ukraine after the Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka HPP.
Six settlements remain flooded in right-bank Kherson region – governor
Six settlements remain flooded in the Kherson region after Russian occupiers blew up the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
UK sends aid to Ukraine to overcome flood impacts
The rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine received humanitarian aid from the UK government to overcome the consequences of the Kakhovka HPP dam explosion committed by Russian troops.
17 June 2023
Kakhovka HPP blast: 16 people died, 31 more considered missing
As a result of Russia’s blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP, 16 people have died and 31 more are considered missing.
SBU special forces show evacuation of people from occupied left bank of Kherson Region
Members of the Center of Special Operations "A" of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) showed how they evacuated and rescued people in the temporarily occupied and flooded territories of Kherson region.
Pavlohrad coal mine explosion injures three
At night, an explosion occurred at a coal mine in the town of Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region.
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.
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.