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More than 3,300 homes remain flooded after Kakhovka dam blast.
As a result of Russia’s blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP dam, more than 3,300 Ukrainian homes remain flooded.
Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko said this in a video address, Ukrinform reports.
"For the third day, all of Ukraine is struggling with the consequences of the disaster caused by the attack of the Russian armed forces on the Kakhovka HPP. As of now (Thursday evening – ed.), 2,272 people have been evacuated, 3,375 homes of our citizens remain flooded,” Klymenko said.
He added that 62 watercraft, rescuers, and volunteers were involved in rescuing people from the territory of Ostriv district in Kherson. In addition, according to the minister, the rescue of people from Bashtanka district in Mykolaiv region is ongoing. Klymenko clarified that about 800 citizens have already been evacuated from there.
As reported by Ukrinform, in the early hours of June 6, the Russian army blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam. As of the morning of June 8, 600 square kilometers of Kherson region were under the water, while an average level of flooding was 5.61 meters.
Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs
Russian army shells village in Kherson region, injuring civilian.
In the morning, Russian troops fired on the village of Veletenske, Kherson region, and a 34-year-old man was injured.
Enemy shells Marhanets community with heavy artillery at night.
Last night, the enemy fired heavy artillery at the Marhanets community in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Enemy fires five times at night and in morning at border of Sumy region.
At night and in the morning of April 26, the Russian army fired five times at the border areas and settlements of the Sumy region, with a total of 41 explosions.
Russian troops kill five residents of Donetsk region overnight.
In the Donetsk region, Russian troops killed five civilians and injured eight others over the past day.
Russian army shells 21 settlements in Kherson region overnight, six injured.
Russian troops shelled 21 settlements in the Kherson region yesterday, injuring six people.
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