"We express our deep concern about the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. We are deeply concerned about the humanitarian, economic and environmental consequences," he said at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
The diplomat called on the parties to the conflict to make every effort to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as to comply with international humanitarian law.
On the morning of June 6, the head of Nova Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontiev, reported damage to the upper part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia sent an airmobile group of rescuers to the Kherson region in connection with the situation at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that Russia calls on UN Secretary General António Guterres to condemn the undermining of the Kakhovka dam by the Kyiv regime.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths pointed to the long-term dire consequences of the emergency for both sides of the conflict.