Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam

When

6 Jun 2023

Kind

Event

Coordinates

46.78° N, 33.37° E

Description

Russo-Ukrainian war: The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson is destroyed, threatening the region with devastating floodwaters.

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2023 dam breach in Ukraine

The Kakhovka Dam was breached in the early hours of 6 June 2023, causing extensive flooding along the lower Dnieper river, also called the Dnipro, in Kherson Oblast. The dam was under the control of the Russian military, which had seized it in the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Rusya'nın Ukrayna'yı işgali: Rusya'nın kontrolündeki Herson Oblastı'nda bulunan Kahovka Barajı'nın vurulması sonucunda bölgedeki su seviyesinin yükselmesine…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “destruction du barrage de Kakhovka”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “подрыв Каховской ГЭС; подтопление ряда населённых пунктов на правом и левом берегах Днепра и эвакуация их жителей”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “6 يونيو -تدمير سد كاخوفكا الواقع على نهر دنيبر في مقاطعة خيرسون بأوكرانيا، ممَّا سبب فيضاناتٍ واسعة أدَّت إلى إخلاء العديد من القُرى والبلدات”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page