Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant destruction: death toll increases
As a result of the blowing up of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) by the Russians, the number of the perished civilians reached 16; 31 people are considered missing.
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Quote: "16 people were killed: 14 of them in Kherson Oblast and two others in Mykolaiv Oblast. 31 people are considered missing."
Details: As of 17 June, 1,300 houses remain flooded, 1,274 of these are located in Kherson Oblast and 26 in Mykolaiv Oblast.
A total of 3,614 people were evacuated from these territories, including 474 children and 80 people with limited mobility.
The police received more than 4,800 applications from citizens who cited property damage. They checked about 13,500 flats and houses.
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Background:
- As of 12 June, 10 people were killed and 20 wounded in Ukraine-controlled part of Kherson when the Russians blew up the Kakhovka HPP. 35 people were considered missing. Two deaths were confirmed in Mykolaiv Oblast.
- On the night of 5-6 June 2023, the Russian occupiers blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, destroying the turbine hall and the plant itself, which is beyond repair now. The draining of the Kakhovka reservoir threatens the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
- The explosion of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant caused an environmental disaster. Water from the reservoir flooded towns and villages, and evacuations began.
- The media reported that US intelligence indicated Russia was most likely involved in the explosion. US satellites also recorded an explosion at the Kakhovka HPP shortly before it was destroyed.
- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has begun an investigation into the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP by the Russians, with ICC representatives visiting Kherson Oblast.
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