Kakhovka HPP explosion: Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reports at least 5 people killed, 13 missing

Ihor Klymenko, the head of the headquarters for the elimination of the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP, reported this, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

Thus, 48 settlements in the Kherson region are actually flooded, including: 34 (3,625 houses) - on the territory controlled by Ukraine, 14 - on the temporarily occupied territory. 

"2412 people have been evacuated. Four people died. 11 people were injured as a result of shelling during the evacuation. 13 people are missing," the ministry said in a statement.

In the Mykolaiv region, 23 settlements are flooded. 825 people were evacuated. 1 person was killed.

Data refer only to the territory controlled by Ukraine

• 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 9, the Security Service of Ukraine released an interception proving that the Kakhovka HPP was blown up by a Russian sabotage group.

• More news about the situation related to the Kakhovka HPP explosion can be found here.