Kryvyi Rih: flooding of houses contained, dam repairs continue – Presidentʼs Office
IRYNA BALACHUK — SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2022, 11:12
The flooding of houses that occurred in Kryvyi Rih caused by a Russian strike on the city's hydrotechnical structures on 14 September has been contained, and repair works on the local dam continue.
Source: Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the President’s Office, on Telegram
Quote from Tymoshenko: "Kryvyi Rih. The water level has not reached critical levels in all areas, and the water level is now dropping throughout the territory. The flooding of houses, which I wrote about earlier, has been contained."
Details: The deputy head of the President’s Office added that repair works are currently underway at the dam, but considers that this no longer affects the people’s safety.
Tymoshenko noted that the dam would soon be repaired.
Background:
- On 14 September, the Russian army fired 8 cruise missiles on hydrotechnical structures in Kryvyi Rih, notably the dam of the Karachun Reservoir. They were hit with Kinzhal and Iskander missiles.
- As a result of missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih, the water level in the Inhulets river has risen, flooding 112 houses and yards. There were water shortages in some localities because the Russians hit the water supply system.
- The consequences of the Russian missile strike on the dam of the Karachun Reservoir were being dealt with in Kryvyi Rih through the night [on 14-15 September], and in the end, the dam had to be blown up [by the Ukrainian rescue and emergency service workers - ed.] in two areas, resulting in the water level in Inhulets dropping slightly.
- On the afternoon of September 15, the Russian army again launched a missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
- On the afternoon of 16 September, the invaders for the third time in three days have launched a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, again aiming at hydrotechnical structures.
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