Hours after the Ukrainian army finally launched its long-awaited counter-offensive, Russia has hit back. Early this morning, Russian forces blew up the Nova Kakhovka dam, the fifth largest in Ukraine, in the occupied part of the Kherson region.
The flooding has been immediate: more than 80 settlements are in danger (with 16,000 people at risk) including Kherson itself.
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