Evacuation near Kakhovka Dam starts, Ukraine's regional governor says
The evacuation of areas near the Kakhovka region in southern Ukraine has begun, the governor of the Kherson region in Ukraine said on Tuesday. "Within five hours the water will reach a critical level," regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on the Telegram channel as 6:45 a.m.
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The evacuation of areas near the Kakhovka region in southern Ukraine has begun, the governor of the Kherson region in Ukraine said on Tuesday. "Within five hours the water will reach a critical level," regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on the Telegram channel as 6:45 a.m. (0345 GMT).
Russia's TASS state news agency cited emergency services as saying that some 80 settlements in the area may be affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
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