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Ukraine says Russia blew up major dam near Kherson, prompting mass evacuations
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June 6, 2023
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1:29Now PlayingHundreds of Ukrainians living in villages along the Dnipro River were given less than five hours to evacuate their homes Tuesday after officials say Russian forces blew up a large dam — unleashing a flood of rushing water in the war-torn region.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said Russia’s army “committed yet another act of terror” after the Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled section of southern Ukraine collapsed.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry advised residents of 10 riverside villages downstream from the dam as well as parts of Kherson city to gather any essential documents, grab their pets and leave their homes.
The floodwaters were expected to reach “critical levels” within just five hours, Prokudin said in a video posted to Telegram shortly before 7 a.m.
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