Russian strike on dam in eastern country threatens several localities with flooding

A Russian strike “damaged” a dam on a reservoir in eastern Ukraine, causing a significant rise in water levels on a river and creating “a threat” of flooding for neighboring communities, said Monday the local governor.

“The Russians damaged the Kurakhové reservoir dam,” Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram. “This attack potentially threatens residents of localities located on the Vovcha River in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions,” he added.

Several air alerts with the takeoff of Russian bombers

The attack took place near the town of Kurakhové, an area where Russian troops have closed in from the east in recent weeks. Already in June 2023, a dam in the Kherson region (southern Ukraine) was partially destroyed, leading to the spilling of billions of liters of water downstream and the flooding of dozens of villages on the banks of the river. Dnieper.

During the day, several air alerts were triggered across the country due to the takeoff of a large number of Russian bombers. A series of strikes has already left at least six dead last night in the south of the country.