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Fields of southern Ukraine could ‘turn into deserts’ after dam destruction

Agriculture ministry warns of greater disaster next year, with global implications, from loss of Kakhovka reservoir

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 469 of the invasion

Zelenskiy calls attack on dam ‘an environmental bomb of mass destruction’, UN aid chief says ‘magnitude of catastrophe’ will only become clear in coming days

The Guardian - AU

Massive destruction after Ukraine dam collapse revealed in new satellite images

Imagery captures more than 2,500 sq km of area around Nova Kakhovka before and after its collapse

The Independent UK

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Before and after photos of Ukraine dam show devastation of explosion amid nuclear fears

Russian saboteurs are prime suspects for blowing up Ukrainian Kakhovka dam, triggering massive floods, and forcing thousands to flee for their lives, but Moscow may also be planning to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Daily Mirror

France to send aid to Ukraine for dam disaster, says Macron

France will send aid to Ukraine “within the next few hours”, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. A day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, rescue teams rushed to evacuate people as floodwaters peaked. Read our live blog to see…

France 24

‘Grave consequences’ from devastating Ukraine dam breach: UN

The breach of Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam is possibly the "most significant incident of damage" since the Russian invasion, a UN boss says.

The New Daily

Russia-Ukraine war: counteroffensive not yet launched, says senior official; UK ‘cannot yet say Russia responsible for dam destruction’ – as it happened

Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council dismisses claim counteroffensive has begun; up to 42,000 people at risk following destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam

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Nova Kakhovka dam largely destroyed, flooding extensive - Maxar satellite

Satellite images taken on Tuesday afternoon by Maxar Technologies showed extensive flooding in southern Ukraine with the region's Nova Kahkovka dam and hydroelectric station largely destroyed.

Reuters

Kherson residents flee under artillery fire after collapsed Kakhovka dam floods homes

Distraught residents of Ukraine's Kherson evacuated their homes under artillery fire on Tuesday after they were flooded by the rupture of a vast dam upstream in a disaster that Kyiv and Moscow have blamed on each other.

Reuters

Thousands face evacuation after destruction of huge Ukraine dam blamed on Russian forces

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky calls attack on dam a ‘war crime’ and the ‘largest manmade environmental disaster in Europe in decades’

The Independent UK

As flood waters rise around them, Kherson residents cast blame for destroyed dam on ‘inhumane’ Moscow

After the attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam, people downstream survey the damage

The Guardian - UK

Inside the abandoned Ukraine town left flooded after huge dam blows up in Russia 'attack'

Russian saboteurs are prime suspects for blowing up a Ukrainian dam, triggering massive floods, and forcing thousands to flee for their lives, while also risking Europe’s largest nuclear plant

Daily Mirror

Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached

Thousands more to be evacuated after towns flooded following damage to the dam in southern Ukraine, local officials say.

Al Jazeera

A visual guide to the collapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam

Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Dnipro River dam, which has largely been swept away

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Towns submerged, villages evacuated as dam breach floods southern Ukraine

Hundreds of people were evacuated from settlements along the southern stretch of Ukraine's Dnipro river on Tuesday after water burst through the breached Nova Kakhovka dam, submerging streets, homes and town squares further downstream.

Daily Mirror

Chilling footage shows Ukraine dam explosion devastation with houses flooded up to roofs

Water is now gushing downriver, civilian houses are becoming submerged and the government has issued dire warnings of ecological disaster in Ukraine

France 24

Nova Kakhovka dam breach in Ukraine: What we know and why it matters

The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine has sent a torrent of water gushing through the breached facility, creating a new humanitarian disaster at the heart of the war zone and stoking fears of a nuclear escalation.

Evening Standard

Nova Kakhovka dam: Everything you need to know about alleged Russian attack

The Soviet-era dam, which is 30 metres tall and 3.2 km long, was seized by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion last year

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Evacuations under way near Kherson after Nova Kakhovka dam ‘blown up’

About 16,000 people could be affected and water will reach ‘critical level’ in hours, says Kherson governor. Plus, the truth about ‘local’ food in US supermarkets

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 468 of the invasion

Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Nova Kakhovka dam; people in parts of Kherson and the surrounding area urged to evacuate

Daily Mirror

Nuclear disaster fears after major dam in Ukraine explodes with 'catastrophe' imminent

An explosion was reported at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station with residents of 10 villages and the city of Kherson warned to evacuate amid fears of flooding in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Rishi Sunak says destruction of dam would be ‘new low’ if Russia responsible

Military experts have said the flood of water could destroy some Russian defences but also hamper the long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive

The Guardian - AU

Nova Kakhovka dam: everything you need to know about Ukraine’s strategically important reservoir

Ukraine has accused Russia of blowing up the huge dam which provides water to Crimea and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy says dam attack an ‘environmental bomb of mass destruction’ – as it happened

Andriy Yermak tells Guardian dam could not have been destroyed by shelling; US spokesman questioned on dam destruction in White House briefing

France 24

Ukraine evacuates 17,000 people from flooded areas after dam destroyed

Kyiv on Tuesday said it is evacuating over 17,000 people from flooded areas following the partial destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the major hydroelectric dam, which represents a significant resource for the wider region by supplying water to a…

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