Due to Kakhovka dam destruction death toll in occupied Oleshky may have reached 500 people 

The National Resistance Center reported the information.

Lives were lost as a result of Russian forces refusing to evacuate individuals without Russian passports. This not only violates the norms of international humanitarian law, but is simply inhumane, as people from the temporarily occupied Oleshky were left to die.

"Russian troops’ actions against the civilian population have all the signs of genocide, and everyone who joined the abuse of Ukrainians will be justly punished," the statement said.

On June 18, Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that 17 people were killed as a result of the Russian military's explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and the flooding of the Kherson region.

"17 people died. Of these, 13 were drowned, and 4 more sustained gunshot wounds during the evacuation. Thirty-one people remain missing," the statement said.

Klymenko also said that water supply has been partially restored in the Novorontsovka district.

“In areas where the water supply remains disrupted, including over 167,000 subscribers in the Dnipropetrovsk region alone, efforts have been made to provide essential drinking and industrial water. In total, over 11,000 tons of water has been delivered to support the residents of the Dnipropetrovsk region," the minister added.

876 houses remain flooded. A total of 3,614 people have been evacuated from the zones of danger, including 474 children and 80 people with limited mobility.

• On June 6, Russian occupying forces blew up the Kakhovka HPP, completely destroying it.  The tragedy resulted in the flooding of settlements in the Kherson region, including Kherson city. There are also reports of flooding in Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, resulting in fish pestilence. Follow the detailed course of events here.

• The Kakhovka dam explosion resulted in the loss of lives, with 17 known fatalities as of June 18. 

• On June 17, as a result of Russian troops destroying the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, the Velykyi Luh and Kamianska Sich National Parks are gradually turning into a desert.