The invaders blew up the Kakhovska HPP: details (updated)
6.06.2023 - 14:35
Photo: Kakhovskaya HPP dam on MAXAR satellite images.
The Russian occupiers blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station (HPP). The local authorities announced an urgent evacuation.
Currently, the scale of the destruction, the speed and volume of water, the probable areas of flooding are being clarified, the OC “Pivden” reported.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the units of the National Police and the State Emergency Service of the Kherson region were alerted to alert and evacuate the civilian population from potential flooding zones on the right bank of the Dnipro River, namely: the villages of Mykolaivka, Olhivka, Lyovo, Tyaginka, Poniativka, Ivanivka, Tokarivka, Poniativka , Prydniprovske, Sadov, and partly the city of Kherson – Korabel Island.
The water level is rising, everyone who is in the danger zone must:
• turn off all electrical appliances;
• take documents and essential items;
• take care of loved ones and pets;
• follow the instructions of rescuers and police officers.
Also, the law enforcement officers remind that the enemy is trying to spread disinformation in order to remove responsibility for another crime. Therefore, they ask to use information only from official sources of Ukraine.
According to Yevhen Yevtushenko, the head of the Nikopol RVA, the water in the Kakhovsky Reservoir is falling rapidly, about 15 cm per hour. Local residents are asked to stock up on drinking and technical water as much as possible.
Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the NSDC, said that today, June 6, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold an emergency meeting of the NSDC due to the detonation of the Kakhovska HPP by the occupiers.
Korabel microdistrict in Kherson was cut off for security reasons. In a few hours, the gas supply will also be cut off, said the head of the MBA Mrochko.
An emergency meeting is being held in Kryvyi Rih regarding the provision of water to the city after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP. According to the head of the military administration Oleksandr Vilkul, the situation is very difficult.
Ukrhydroenergo reported that the Kakhovskaya HPP was completely destroyed. The station cannot be restored. Racists blew up the engine room.
As a result of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP, up to 80 settlements may be flooded, said the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal.
“Ukrzaliznytsia” will help local authorities with the evacuation of residents of Kherson and nearby villages due to the enemy’s undermining of the Kakhovska HPP.
In Nova Kakhovka, the Kazkova Dibrova amusement park, where the zoo is located, was flooded. The fate of animals and birds is still unknown.
The head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration Vitaliy Kim stated that, according to preliminary information from the services, the Kinburn spit will not be flooded, but it may (theoretically) flood the road.
According to Roman Mrochka, head of Kherson MBA, evacuation from three collection points continues on the island. The hydropark and the oil harbor are already flooded.
Source: Telegram channel of the head of the Kherson MBA, Roman Mrochka
The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the Russians continue to shell Kherson while the evacuation of people continues. Two policemen from Kherson were wounded by shrapnel during evacuation measures in the city.
