The invaders at 2:50 on June 6 committed an internal explosion of the structures of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. According to local residents, there was only one explosion, but after it the structures began to collapse one after another.. There are about 80 settlements in the flood zone. Ukrhydroenergo noted that the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant is completely destroyed and cannot be restored.

Kakhovskaya HPP has been operating since the 50s. The main tasks of the station were to ensure the regulation of the flow of the Dnieper for power supply, irrigation and water supply of the southern regions, as well as navigation from Kherson to Zaporozhye. From this hydroelectric power station begins the North Crimean Canal. It is from it that the temporarily annexed Crimea receives drinking water..

Eyewitnesses report that the Kakhovskaya HPP is almost completely submerged.

The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, commented on the unprecedented attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and said that he was shocked by this event. He called the bombing a war crime and promised that the Russian Federation would be held accountable..

Evacuation of the population of the Kherson region.

Authorities of Kherson OVA announced an urgent evacuation. Initially, residents of the settlements of the Beryslav and Kherson regions located in the lowlands of the Dnieper and Ingulets rivers will be evacuated.

As of 11 a.m., 885 residents of the Kherson region were evacuated. Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said that water continues to rise, and roads, as a result, are being washed away.

Because of this, it is impossible to travel to some settlements, so special groups are looking for the possibility of evacuating in another way.. During the evacuation of the population from Kherson, due to the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by the Russian troops, the invaders shell the city from artillery.

The MVA warned that the water level in Kherson could reach 5 meters.

Which settlements were completely / partially flooded with water in the Kherson region.

According to the press secretary of OK "

As of morning, the following settlements were completely or partially flooded: Tyaginka, Lviv, Odradokamenka, Berislavsky district, Ivanovka, Nikolskoye Tokarevka, Ponyatovka, Belozerka, Ostrov microdistrict of the city of Kherson, Kherson district.

On the left bank, the flood will primarily affect the city of Golaya Pristan, Oleshki, the villages of Dnepryany, Korsunka, Krynki, Cossack Camps, Podstepnoe, Poima, Sandstone, Sagi, Nechaevo, Kardashchinka, salt licks, Podli.

Water has already flooded the temporarily occupied New Kakhovka.

Takes anti-tank mines ashore, and the roofs of houses go under water.

Water will rise uninterruptedly for 14 hours. Further, its level can stabilize. At the same time, a decrease in the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir carries risks of water shortages in a number of cities, such as Kryvyi Rih, where water supply is already limited.

How the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station will affect the water supply in the Crimea.

Speaker of OK " The island is very dependent on supplies from this station..

Meanwhile, water is already beginning to disappear on the temporarily occupied peninsula.. It is known that at present she is not in Kerch, in Sevastopol she may disappear from lunch.

Who blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.

The military movement of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars "

InformNapalm told that these soldiers have been taking part in the war against Ukraine since 2014. Recently, they have been engaged in the " Also, the occupiers repeatedly participated in terrorist attacks..

NSDC meeting.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov shared the results of an urgent meeting of the Security Council due to the Russians blowing up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. President of Ukraine Volodmir Zelensky said that the relevant structures have already been instructed to evacuate from risk areas and provide drinking water to all cities and villages that were supplied with it from the Kakhovka reservoir.

Law enforcement officers opened proceedings to undermine the dam.

The head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasily Malyuk, commenting on the Russian explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, said that it is necessary to bring to justice not only the top of the Putin regime, but ordinary executors of criminal orders. The SBU reported that they had already opened production to undermine the dam.

The intelligence service noted that they had launched an investigation under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:.

st. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war).

st. 441 (ecocide).

Threat for ZNPP.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was aware of reports of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. Water from the Kakhovka Reservoir is necessary for the plant to feed the turbine condensers and ZNPP safety systems.

Undermining the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station by the Russian invaders may have negative consequences for the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, but the situation is under control, NEC Energoatom reports..

Will the destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP prevent the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Stratcom said that the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by the occupiers will not stop the offensive of the Defense Forces.

" The insidious actions of the enemy, creating a social and economic crisis, will not stop the Defense Forces of Ukraine, which are ready to liberate the occupied territories of Ukraine..

The reaction of world leaders to the Russian terrorist attack.

The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, commented on the unprecedented attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and said that he was shocked by this event. He called the explosion a war crime and promised that the Russian Federation would be held accountable..

Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, said that the blowing up of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station shows the cruelty of the Russian occupiers on the territory of Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the explosion of a hydroelectric power plant a " According to him, the destruction of the hydroelectric power station " ) Putin is waging this war"

The Council of Europe also reacted to the blowing up by the Russians of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, which is now beyond restoration.. CE Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic-Buric condemned the actions of the occupiers. The new President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevics, called for bringing war criminals to justice.