A major dam and hydro-electric power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine suffered a collapse early Tuesday, prompting mass evacuations and fears for large-scale devastation as Ukraine ...

Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said Russia's army "committed yet another act of terror" after the Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled section of ...

A flooded area is seen after the Nova Kakhovka dam was breached amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine, June 8, 2023. STRINGER/REUTERS Evacuating residents is a deadly business.

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine has added another struggle to the daily lives of people in Kherson. The city, downriver from the dam, is now seeing widespread flooding in ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Kherson to see the response to the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse. At least 2,000 people have evacuated so far, Ukrainian officials say.

The dam is in the Kherson region of Ukraine, which is currently split between Russian and Ukrainian control. It was built in the Soviet era and is one of six dams along the Dnipro River.

Since the dam was blown up, Kherson has been attacked seven times. On Thursday morning President Volodymyr Zelensky, accompanied by soldiers, paid a surprise visit to the main evacuation point, ...

The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has sparked fears of an ecological catastrophe, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the situation as “an ...

The Kakhovka Dam is located upstream of Kherson. Its destruction sent a wall of water rushing out of the dam on Tuesday, flooding towns south of it.

Read more: The importance of the destruction of the Kherson dam explained There are fears the breach of the dam could cause an ecological disaster. Gerashchenko said: "Severe damage has been ...

Residents flee as water rapidly fills homes after dam breach Residential areas shelled while people evacuate Local meteorologist says water has risen by 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) KHERSON, Ukraine, June ...

Residents downstream from the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in Kherson were told to “do everything you can to save your life,” according to the head of Ukraine’s Kherson region ...