Kryvyi Rih, a city in southern Ukraine, reports that 112 homes have flooded as a result of Russian missiles striking a significant reservoir dam nearby. According to Oleksandr Vilkul, the mayor of the city, residents of as many as 22 streets in two districts were ordered to leave.
He said that the issue was now “under control” after two blasts were fired overnight to increase the water flow from the dam to the Inhulets river. According to Ukraine, Russia launched the airstrike in retaliation for its recent counterattack. Following the attack on the Karachunivske reservoir on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky referred to Russia as a “terrorist state.
This appeared to be a reference to Ukraine’s recent military victories in a quick counteroffensive in the nation’s Kharkiv region in the country’s northeast. Russian troops have been forced to retreat as a result of the Ukrainian army reclaiming large areas of captured land.
Mr. Zelensky stated in his address that the reservoir had “absolutely no military value.”In the city where more than 600,000 people resided prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the attack had an impact on the water supply. Water spilled through the river’s banks after the dam failed.
However, Mr. Vilkul stated that the Inhulets River’s water levels had “much decreased” in his remarks on Thursday morning. There were none, he claimed.
