Ukraine charged Tuesday Russia after months of preparing the ground for the destruction of the Kajovka damon the Dnieper River, and to search now “blaming the victim for his own crimes”. “This is an act of terrorism against critical Ukrainian infrastructure strives for the greatest number of civilian casualties and the greatest possible destruction” emphasized Ukrainian ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya at an emergency meeting of the Security Council.

Kyslytsya remembered that Russian troops have been monitoring the installation for more than a year and stressed that it is “physically impossible” to blow up the dam from the outside. “It was mined by the Russian occupiers and they blew it upinsisted the diplomat, who believes Russia has opted for a “scorched earth” tactic “knowing that the conquered territory is not theirs and they will not be able to keep it”.

The Ukrainian ambassador noted that the possible destruction of the dam has long been discussed by Russian diplomats and media, “indicating that it was planned in advance” and that Russia, he said, wanted to blame Ukraine.

A night attack destroys a dam in Ukraine and leads to the evacuation of thousands of Kherson residents

Kyslytsya considered a letter Moscow sent to the UN last October warning of alleged Ukrainian plans to attack the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant as part of that effort.

That letter was recalled before the Security Council this Tuesday by Russia’s ambassador, Vasily Nebenzia, who blamed Ukraine for the dam’s destruction. Regarding the fallout from the incident, the Ukrainian representative said that an increase of more than three meters in the water level of the Dnieper had already been observed this Tuesday near the city of Kherson and calculated that the largest flooded area would be seen in a period. between three and five days.

As he assured, the left bank of the river – the area controlled by Ukrainian troops – will “suffer eight times more than the right”, with some places that could be completely covered by the water. In addition, he warned of the problems that will arise in the drinking water supply and that will also affect Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia.