Ukraine: Kakhovka dam aid effort reaches 180,000 people

Jun 13, 2023, at 11:09 pm

Heavy rains and thunderstorms in the area of the Kakhovka dam disaster in southern Ukraine aggravated the humanitarian situation there on Monday, making evacuations and aid distribution harder.

Dam disaster: UN ‘committed to reaching all Ukrainians in need’, says top aid official

Jun 09, 2023, at 09:54 pm

New York: The UN’s top official in Ukraine reassured the country’s Foreign Minister on Thursday that the Organization has been working to provide support and aid to civilians affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam since the first hours of the disaster.

Ukraine: Seven people missing in Kherson region after destruction of Kakhovka dam

Jun 07, 2023, at 10:06 pm

Kherson: Seven people are considered missing in the Kherson Region after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) and subsequent flooding, Vladimir Leontyev, the Russia-appointed mayor of the city of Nova Kakhovka, said on Wednesday.

Ukraine: Dam destruction ‘monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe’: Guterres

Jun 07, 2023, at 09:55 pm

New York: Tens of thousands of civilians in Ukraine are in danger on the frontline, after the apparent destruction of a huge dam on Tuesday, which the UN chief described as a “monumental humanitarian, economic and environmental catastrophe” resulting directly from Russia’s invasion of the country.

Dam blown up in Russia-held Ukraine city Nova Kakhovka, evacuation underway amid flooding

Jun 07, 2023, at 12:04 am

A dam, which is located in the  Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine, has been destroyed, leading to flooding and an exchange of words between the two nations.