International Criminal Court investigates Ukraine dam collapse

“Representatives of the International Criminal Court visited the Kherson region in recent days,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"On the very first day after the dam collapse, the Ukrainian prosecutor general's office sent a request to the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into the disaster. Work has already begun," Mr. Zelensky added.

Floods caused by the Kakhovka dam collapse submerged many houses in Kherson. (Photo: Sky News)

According to President Zelensky, about 4,000 residents have been evacuated by Ukrainian rescue teams.

Ukraine's leader described the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine on June 6 as an "environmental bomb", stressing that only the liberation of Ukraine can guarantee against new acts of "terrorism" .

The Kakhovka hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River in the Russian-controlled part of Kherson province was partially destroyed on June 6, sending a torrent of water downstream. Ukraine accused Russia of blowing up the Kakhovka dam, while the Kremlin said Ukraine sabotaged the dam.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant as a deliberate act of sabotage by Ukraine, adding that Kiev bears full responsibility for the consequences.

On June 7, when commenting on the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine and Western countries of escalating the conflict by destroying the Kakhovka dam. The Russian leader described the incident as a “ barbaric act”.

For its part, Ukraine insists its forces could not have blown up the dam because the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant is held by Russian troops. Officials in Kiev also insist that no missile they used could have caused that much damage, especially since the Soviet-era dam was designed to withstand a nuclear attack.

Kong Anh (Source: Sky News)

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