In Photos: Southern Ukraine's Waterways One Month After Kakhovka Dam Disaster
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam on Ukraine's Dnipro River one month ago has had devastating economic, environmental and human costs for Ukraine.
The dam's collapse emptied a key water reservoir, flooded swathes of southern Ukraine and displaced tens of thousands of people and animals. At least 52 people were killed in the disaster.
Over one month later, the impacts of the dam's collapse continue to be felt in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Here is a look at the ongoing aftermath of the dam collapse:
The dam's collapse emptied a key water reservoir, flooded swathes of southern Ukraine and displaced tens of thousands of people and animals. At least 52 people were killed in the disaster.
Over one month later, the impacts of the dam's collapse continue to be felt in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Here is a look at the ongoing aftermath of the dam collapse:
A view of the Kakhovka Reservoir near the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, which was destroyed when the dam collapsed.
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The dam had been under Russian occupation since the start of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for causing the dam's collapse.
However,
However,
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The New York Times has reported that evidence suggests Russian forces, which have controlled the dam since February 2022, triggered an explosion inside the dam’s structure.
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A bypass navigation canal of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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A view of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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The floodgates of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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A view of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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A gate station on the North Crimean Canal, which supplies water to annexed Crimea and had been irrigated by the Kakhovka Reservoir.
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A view of the North Crimean Canal.
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