Kakhovka HPP explosion kills 17 people

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported this on June 18.

“17 people were killed. Of these, 13 were killed by drowning, and 4 more sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds during the evacuation. 31 people remain missing,” the statement says. 

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

“Where there is still no water supply (which is over 167,000 consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk region alone), we have organized the delivery of drinking and industrial water. In total, more than 11,000 tons of water have been delivered to the residents of the Dnipropetrovsk region,” the minister added.

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

It's important to note that this data only pertains to the territories controlled by Ukraine. The number of victims in Russia-occupied territories remains unknown.

• 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.

• On June 7, the mayor's office in Enerhodar said that residents should leave the city, as the situation at the plant could get out of control at any time.

• The IAEA is concerned that ZNPP will no longer receive water for cooling from the Kakhovka HPP reservoir. The plant is constantly replenishing its water reserves while it is still possible. At maximum capacity, the reservoirs will be sufficient to provide the plant with the water needed to cool the reactors and spent fuel for several months.