Ukraine and Russia have reportedly requested emergency meetings of the UN Security Council on the blowing up of the Kakhovka dam, which has put tens of thousands of people at risk of flooding. View on

Explosions destroyed a vast Soviet-era dam in Russian-controlled southern Ukraine overnight, unleashing a wall of water amid signs that Kyiv’s summer counter-offensive was under way. Russian and Ukrainian forces blamed each other for blowing up the Kakhovka dam,

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds an emergency meeting with top state and regional officials concerning the Kakhovka dam destruction, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Reuters KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russian forces on Tuesday of blowing up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station after mining the facility,

Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the breach at the Russian-controlled dam, an event which coincided with intensified efforts by Kyiv to retake territory seized by Russian forces. Unverified videos on social media showed water surging through what was left of the dam which straddles the Dnipro River and is part of a complex that includes an enormous reservoir of the same name which holds a volume of water - 18 km 3 - roughly equal to the Great Salt Lake in the U.

Ukraine must be "compensated for all the damage caused by Russia," Oleg Ustenko, an economic adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, told Newsweek.