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Sandu Defies Russia: Moldova Sets the Tone for Election Week
4 November 2024
On 6 June, according to Ukrainian authorities, the Russian military blasted the dam at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP).
The Kakhovka dam, power plant and the North Crimean Canal were seized by Russian troops during the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Flooding in nearby territories has already begun and is causing an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.
The discussions about the possibility that Russians would blow up ps the power plant and the dam started as soon as the Russian army seized it. In April 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence announced that the Russian militants had mined the plant. Shortly thereafter, Ukrainian authorities started to prepare for the consequences and planned for the rescue of the residents.