Beijing, June 6 (ZXS) -- Comprehensive news: The Kakhovka hydropower dam in the Kherson region was damaged and caused flooding on the 7th local time, and Russia and Ukraine both blamed each other for the incident and condemned the serious consequences caused by the incident. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the 6th to stop any attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Russia said that the Ukrainian side deliberately destroyed the dam of the hydropower station
According to Russian media reports, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on the 6th that Russia firmly opposes the alleged use of missiles to attack the Kakhovka hydropower dam, and pointed out that "the incident is obviously a deliberate sabotage by the Ukrainian side", in order to cut off important water sources in the Crimea region and divert people's attention from the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 6th, saying that the damage to the dam by the Ukrainian side is a "terrorist attack on civilian infrastructure", which will trigger a large-scale humanitarian and ecological environmental disaster. The statement also called on the international community to condemn Ukraine's "criminal acts" that pose a serious threat to global and regional security.
The Ukrainian side calls on the G7 and the EU to impose new sanctions on Russia
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on its official website on the 6th, calling on the international community to strongly condemn Russia's terrorist attack on the Kakhovka hydropower dam, and calling on the Group of Seven (G7) and the European Union to immediately consider imposing new sanctions on Russia, including the Russian missile industry and nuclear industry.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 6th that he had informed IAEA Director General Grossi of the "serious consequences of Russia's terrorist attack on the Kakhovka hydropower dam" and discussed a plan to minimize the safety risks of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's office, said on social media on the 6th that the purpose of the Russian army blowing up the dam was to create obstacles for the Ukrainian army's counteroffensive, and said that this move caused the worst environmental disaster in Europe in decades.
The United Nations has called for an end to attacks on civilian infrastructure
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on the 6th that the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam was a "humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe" and called for the cessation of any attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Guterres said at least 1,6 people have been left homeless and the safety of drinking water for thousands more has been threatened. The United Nations will take steps to deliver drinking water and water purification tablets to the area.
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Griffiths said on the 6th that this is the most serious damage to civilian facilities since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and all parties must continue to pay attention to and ensure the safety of civilians.
The Director General of the IAEA will travel to the Zaporizhzhya NPP
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Grossi said on social media on the 6th that in view of the developments after the destruction of the Kakhovka hydropower dam, he will lead the agency's next team of rotating experts to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, and said that "this is a critical moment for nuclear safety."
Grossi said earlier in the day that the Kakhovka reservoir supplies cooling water to the cooling water system of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, and if the reservoir water level drops to a certain extent, it will not be able to supply water to the outside world. There are also alternative sources of water that provide cooling water near the Zaporizhzhya NPP, including a large cooling pond. He called on all parties to maintain the safety of the cooling pools. (End)