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A dam and hydroelectric power plant in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine Ukrainian and Russian officials have urged local communities near the Nova Kakhovka dam to evacuate the area immediately. What happened? It is unclear what exactly destroyed the dam early on Tuesday, but from the images being broadcast from the scene, it appears that an explosion blew up a large part of the structure. Videos showed the buildings around the entrance of the dam being heavily damaged, while a large body of water was seen gushing through a hole in the structure. (Al Jazeera) Who is to blame for destroying the dam? Ukrainian and Russian officials have accused each other of blowing up the dam, although conflicting reports have emerged from Moscow-installed officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused “Russian terrorists” of destroying the dam and said the outrage “confirms for the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian land”. “Not a single meter should be left to them, because they use every meter for terror,” he wrote in a tweet. “The terrorists will not be able to stop Ukraine with water, missiles or anything else,” he said. Andriy Yermak, head of Zelenskyy’s office, also labelled the alleged act “ The world must see and react to the consequences of Russian terrorism against civilian population of Ukraine, as well as ecocide. — Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu accused Ukraine of blowing up the dam...

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