A major dam and hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine have been destroyed, unleashing flooding near the front lines on Tuesday. As water gushed from the facility on the Dnieper River, which separates Ukrainian and Russian forces, officials on both sides ordered residents to evacuate. It was not immediately clear who was responsible. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency accused Russian forces of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam. The world’s atomic energy watchdog warned the warring sides not to undermine the safety of the nearby nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, but said there was currently “no immediate risk” to it.
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