In Kherson region, 44 settlements remain flooded; in Mykolaiv region, water level drops by 8 cm

This was reported by the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin.

"As for the current situation, the water level is currently at 2.4 meters. 44 settlements remain flooded: 27 are on the right bank, 17 are on the temporarily occupied left bank," the head said.

The area of flooded agricultural land has decreased by 600 hectares. As of the morning of June 15, 1,923 houses remain submerged on the right bank of the Kherson region, which is 150 less than last night.

"As soon as the water level falls, we immediately start resuming work - demining, surveying, cleaning up the areas that were previously submerged. Such works are currently underway in a number of settlements," noted Prokudin.

He also noted that 2,782 people were evacuated from the right bank of Dnipro river, including 39 children and 80 people with limited mobility. 

Prokudin added that the epidemiological situation in the region remains stable, according to the head, no cases of infectious diseases have been detected.

Also, according to Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych, the water level in the city dropped by 8 cm overnight. As of June 15, 9:00 a.m., the water level in Mykolaiv's aquatorium is at 28 cm above the normal level.

• On June 6, the Russian occupying forces blew up the Kakhovka HPP, completely destroying it. As a result of the tragedy, settlements in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions were flooded. For a detailed course of the events, click here. More news about the situation related to the hydroelectric power plant explosion can be found here. 

• On June 14, members of the European Parliament condemned the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant by Russian troops and called it a war crime.