The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on Tuesday (June 6th) led to the dumping of torrents of water into the Dnieper River, pushing several thousand civilians to leave the flooded areas while raising fears of an ecological disaster.

Four days later, Friday, June 9, Ukraine and Russia continue to blame each other for the attack. According to Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian forces deliberately "exploded" the dam to "brake" his troops on the ground. Conversely, Russia and its authorities in the occupied Ukrainian territories accused Kiev of "deliberate sabotage" with "multiple strikes" on the area.

This situation inspired the Algerian cartoonist Ali Dilem. Winner of some twenty international prizes including the international press cartoon prize in 2000, the cartoonist began his career as a cartoonist at the daily Le Jeune Indépendant in 1990 and then joined Le Matin in 1991 and La Liberté in 1996. He also works for the French show Kiosque on TV5. He is known for his freedom of tone towards the Bouteflika regime, drawings that have earned him no less than sixty trials.

Cartooning for Peace is an international network of cartoonists committed to promoting, through the universality of press cartoons, freedom of expression, human rights and mutual respect between populations of different cultures or beliefs.

With AFP

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