Russians prepare civilians for deportation and shoot at people trying to evacuate from flooded areas in occupied Kherson region

She said this on Espreso TV. 

“It's very sad because on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the occupied Kherson region, Russians are preparing to deport people. They are not letting anyone out, and they are shooting at those who are trying to evacuate the flood victims. There is genocide on the left bank and ecocide of the region in general. We need to publicize this around the world, to do everything we can, because people are still dying. It is true that the dead people are floating in the river. I communicate with people from the settlements of Oleshky, Hola Prystan, Kardashynka. And the fact that the Russian troops said in Kardashynka that either people take Russian passports and are taken out or they will be shot is true. There is nothing to eat there and no one will bring food there. Our volunteers are not allowed to go there, and those who have started to help are armed and can be shot at any moment,” said the Kherson City Council member.

Oksana Pohomii added that people have self-organized and share goods with each other.

The situation in the south of Ukraine after the Kakhovka dam explosion 

On June 6, invading Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, completely destroying it. As a result of the tragedy, settlements in the Kherson region, as well as villages and towns in the Mykolaiv region, were flooded. For a detailed coverage of the events, click here. For more news on the situation related to the hydroelectric power plant explosion, please click here.

Flooding was reported in four districts of Mykolaiv on Tuesday evening. The water level rose by 82 cm, leading to the destruction and flooding of bridges and gardens in the region.

As of June 8, the water level in Mykolaiv rose to 102 cm, and in the Kherson region, the water receded by 6 cm.

On Friday, June 9, the water level in Mykolaiv continued to be monitored. Overnight it dropped by 2 cm, and in the morning by another 3 cm.

On the morning of June 9, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said that the water level in the region had dropped by 20 cm, and 3,624 houses in 32 settlements were flooded.

On the morning of June 10, the water level in Mykolaiv was 88 centimeters. At the same time, in Kherson, the water level in the Dnipro exceeded the usual mark by 4 meters 72 centimeters, but overnight it dropped by 31 centimeters.

As of June 11, the water level in the Kherson region dropped by 26 centimeters to 4 meters 19 centimeters, and in Mykolaiv it was 69 cm.