Ukraine’s Allies Call Destruction of Dam a ‘War Crime’
Ukrainian security forces transport local residents in a boat during an evacuation from a flooded area in Kherson following damages sustained at Kakhova hydroelectric power plant dam on June 7.
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Germany blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the destruction of the Kakhova dam in Ukraine, and was joined by other European NATO members in denouncing it as a “war crime.”
The statements added to rising outcry over the biggest man-made disaster in Europe in decades as Ukraine said it was mounting rescue efforts for tens of thousands of people affected by the floodwaters unleashed by the demolition of the dam on Tuesday.