Ukraine has evidence Russia blew Kakhovka dam by remote control, intelligence says
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Ukraine has evidence Russia blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) and its dam by remote control, causing a massive flooding catastrophe, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence officer and spokesperson Andriy Yusov said on Ukrainian television on June 6.
Russian troops were previously observed transporting explosives and equipment for the planned controlled explosion, Yusov said.
“There will be accurate estimates of the power of explosions, how much explosives were needed for this — all this will be calculated,” Yusov said.
“But the facts of the movement of explosives and the equipment by the Russians for carrying out a controlled remote explosion, certainly such facts and evidence exist. They were repeatedly made public by Ukraine.”
Kakhovka HPP — what is known about the explosion
During the night of June 6, Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka HPP dam, triggering widespread flooding and posing a grave threat to downstream cities and towns along the Dnipro River, Ukrainian authorities say. The floodwaters were expected to peak around noon Kyiv time (GMT+3), prompting the Kherson Oblast Military Administration to declare an urgent evacuation.
The east bank of the region, which is controlled by the Russian forces, will also be badly affected, as it is low-lying.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defense Council.
The demolition of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam could also have negative consequences for the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. Water from the dam is needed for the plant to receive water for turbine condensers and safety systems.
At the same time, Natalia Humeniuk, a spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, said the Russian military had blown up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant from the inside, but not all of the dam structure had been destroyed.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal earlier announced there was a threat of the flooding of up to 80 settlements.
The Office of the Prosecutor General has launched an investigation under the article “ecocide.”
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