Kherson dam at risk of ‘catastrophic’ attack, Zelensky warns, states an Independent news source.
Russia plans to destroy a hydroelectric dam
Russia is planning to destroy a hydroelectric dam in Ukraine’s Kherson region, an act that would result in a “catastrophe on a grand scale”, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned.
He claims Moscow has planted mines at the dam in the Russian-occupied region, which risks wiping out a 400km-long (250 miles) canal network.
Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant
“Russia is preparing [to attack] at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. According to our information, the aggregates and dam of the Kakhovka HPP were mined by Russian terrorists.
“If the dam is destroyed… the North Crimean canal will simply disappear.”
Earlier, Mr Putin was filmed firing a sniper rifle while on a visit to a training base for military reservists near Moscow.
The Russian president visited the base in Ryazan, southeast of capital Moscow on Thursday, in an appearance aimed at countering images posted by Russians posted on social media showing poorly equipped troops.
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Source: Indpenedent
