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Grafik zeigt das betroffene Gebiet nach der Zerstörung des Nova Kakhovka Damms. .
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UKRAINE

Dammbruch gefährdet Tausende

By Phil Bainbridge

June 6, 2023 - Rund 42.000 Menschen und 2.500 Quadratkilometer Land sind durch das Hochwasser in Gefahr, das durch die Zerstörung des Nova Kakhovka Damms das darunter liegende Gebiet überschwemmt. Auch ein potentieller ukrainischer Vorstoss im Dnipro Delta wird dadurch unmöglich gemacht.

Much of the Dnipro River delta will become inaccessible for land operations, raising suspicions that Russia deliberately sabotaged the dam to prevent an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. However, the Kakhovka reservoir also supplies Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast and the Crimea peninsula with fresh water.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky has pointed out that the only way to destroy the dam is through mining and emphasised that Russian forces have now occupied the dam for over a year. The flooding has disproportionately affected the Russian-occupied side of the river.

Both sides have blamed the other for the attack, in what appears to be a war crime.

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PUBLISHED: 08/06/2023; STORY: Graphic News
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