Moscow and Kyiv are trading blame over the partial destruction of a hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River, which has separated the warring sides since last November.
The dam was breached on the morning of June 6, causing widespread flooding in the Kherson region and prompting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was quick to blame the incident on “Russian terrorists.”
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg likewise accused Russian forces of destroying the dam, which, he said, “demonstrates once again the brutality of Russia’s war in Ukraine.”
A general view of the Nova Kakhovka dam that was breached in Kherson region, Ukraine, on June 6, 2023, in this screen grab taken from a video. (Reuters)
However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “We can say unequivocally that this was a deliberate act of sabotage by the Ukrainian side.”…