Netherlands to provide Ukraine with emergency aid after dam destruction

Japan also offered emergency aid to Ukraine earlier on Friday. Moscow, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Kyiv have blamed each other for the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station and dam on Tuesday, which unleashed flood water from the Dnipro River.

The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with emergency aid following the destruction of the Nova Kahkova dam, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday. "We will be providing water pump installations, and rescue boats will be made available for emergency assistance and evacuation", he said, adding he had informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy about the aid.

On Wednesday, Zelenskiy expressed shock at what he said was the failure of the United Nations and the Red Cross to help after the destruction of the massive dam. Japan also offered emergency aid to Ukraine earlier on Friday.

Moscow, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Kyiv have blamed each other for the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station and dam on Tuesday, which unleashed flood water from the Dnipro River.