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The Russian occupation of Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, with explosions and shelling from the direction of occupied Crimea. Russian troops quickly took control of the city and its key infrastructure, including the hydroelectric power plant and canal.
Jun 8, 2023 · After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Ukraine blocked a channel carrying water from Nova Kakhovka, triggering a water crisis on the peninsula. Russian forces reopened the channel after last...
Jun 8, 2023 · The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is one of the biggest industrial and ecological disasters in Europe for decades. The catastrophe has destroyed entire villages,...
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Jun 6, 2023 · A huge dam in the Russian-occupied area of southern Ukraine has been breached, unleashing a flood of water downstream. So who benefits from this act of vandalism? With both sides, Russia and...
Jun 6, 2023 · The Nova Kakhovka dam, built in 1956 on the Dnipro River—18 mi. east of the city of Kherson—was breached as the result of an explosion Tuesday morning.
Jun 6, 2023 · A dam and hydroelectric power plant in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine have been destroyed, unleashing a torrent of water and prompting fears of wide-scale flooding in the area...
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Jun 6, 2023 · The critical Nova Kakhovka dam is the largest reservoir in Ukraine in terms of volume. It’s the last of the cascade of six Soviet-era dams on the Dnipro River, a major waterway running through...
