Villagers flee after huge Ukraine dam destroyed. Russia and Ukraine blamed each other -
Levin - 07-06-2023
By Viktoriia Lakezina
June 7, 20236:09 AM GMT+8Updated an hour ago
KHERSON, Ukraine, June 6 (Reuters) - A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides.
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Washington said it was uncertain who was responsible. But Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood told reporters it would not make sense for Ukraine to destroy the dam.
Neither side offered immediate public evidence of who was to blame. The Geneva Conventions ban targeting dams in war because of the danger to civilians.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-thwarts-another-major-ukrainian-offensive-donetsk-2023-06-05/