Kakhovka HPP destruction: over 150 dead dolphins washed ashore in Bulgaria and Turkey

The data from environmentalists were cited by the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, on his Telegram channel.

"On the shores of the Black Sea in Bulgaria and Turkey, bodies of dolphins from the Ukrainian coast are found. Over 150 official cases have been recorded. It is possible that the current will bring roes, foxes and hares from the southern region of Ukraine to these countries. About 20,000 wild animals lived in the flooded area," he wrote.

According to him, 95,000 tons of fish died in the Kakhovka reservoir, which became shallow as a result of the hydroelectric power plant destruction .

Oil and grease stains weighing at least 150 tons are drifting along the Dnipro River and can reach the Mediterranean Sea, Yermak noted.

"Over 50,000 hectares of Ukrainian forests are flooded and at least half of them will die. The extent of the flooded area surpasses the total forest area of Iceland," the head wrote.

"Russian terrorists must be held strictly accountable for ecocide," Yermak emphasized.

• 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.

• As of June 20, 21 settlements in the Kherson region remain flooded, and the water level in Mykolaiv is 18 cm above the norm.