An explosion occurred at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station

11 out of 28 spans have been destroyed, and 80 settlements are threatened by flooding.

President Zelensky called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council of Ukraine.

Russian terrorists. The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam only 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. It’s only… pic.twitter.com/ErBog1gRhH

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 6, 2023

Blowing up the Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant will have devastating consequences, including a decade-long water shortage in Crimea, irreparable damage to hundreds of thousands of lives, and the risk of drowning for thousands.