Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Nova Kakhovka dam near Kherson

Drone footage appears to show central section of Nova Kakhovka dam missing

Follow live: dam near Kherson destroyed

The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River, and called for people living downstream to evacuate in the face of catastrophic flooding.

As aerial footage circulated on social media, showing most of the dam wall washed away and a massive surge of water heading downstream, the army’s Southern Operational Command put up a Facebook post, accusing “Russian occupation troops” of blowing up the hydroelectric dam.

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