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A huge dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine has been destroyed, unleashing a flood.
Ukraine's military and Nato have accused Russia of blowing up the dam, while Russia has blamed Ukraine.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas either side of the river Dnipro.
UN humanitarian aid chief Martin Griffiths has warned of grave and far-reaching consequences. Here's what we know so far.
Where is the dam?
The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant is in the city of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region. The city is currently under Russian occupation.
The dam was built in the Soviet era and is one of six that sit along the Dnipro river, which stretches from the very north of the country into the Black Sea. In Kherson region, Russia occupies the left, or southern, bank while Ukraine controls the right, or northern, bank.
The dam holds back a huge reservoir, which locals call the Kakhovka Sea as you cannot see the other bank in certain places.
What happened?
Video footage showed a massive breach in the dam, with water surging through it and flooding downstream in the direction of Kherson.
Ukrainian dam operator UkrHydroEnerho said the Nova Kakhovka station was "fully destroyed" and could not be restored.
It's unclear when exactly the dam was first damaged, but satellite images suggest its condition deteriorated over a number of days.
As water from the vast Kakhovka reservoir poured through the damaged dam, agricultural land and dozens of villages and towns were quickly flooded.
Thousands of people from both sides of the river have been evacuated from their homes, but the full scale of the disaster is not yet clear. BBC
The Silence of the Lambs / молчание ягнят by Daniel Arrhakis (2021)
Putin's Russia, A Nation Marked by Painful and Imposed Silence ...
In a desperate attempt to silence any and all opposition, the Autocratic Government of Russia, in addition to persecuting and arresting all those who oppose it, has closed down all non-governmental human rights organizations as was now the case of the dissolution of International Memorial, the nation’s foremost historical research society with considering them to be terrorists.
The closure of many human rights organizations in Russia could be a shot in the foot for Putin. The revolution and the struggle for democracy now has an opportunity to slip through silent resistance groups that work in the shadows and are therefore more difficult to detect.
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A little delay with all but trying catching up during the next days dear friends ! : )
disegno fatto da mio padre nel 1981 a favore della Cecoslovacchia ... io l'ho aggiornato.
Il valore simbolico è ancora purtroppo attuale :(
On February 24th Wladimir Putin attacked the Ukraine and brought destruction and desperation over the whole country.
Together, President Trump and President Putin. The Beer Buddies wall mounted bottle openers. www.thebeerbuddies.com/
On Sunday, more than 100000 people gathered on the streets of Berlin to protest Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine. Here are some of their messages.
He will kill many of these innocents!
Most of my life I have protested the stupid wars that my country waged, starting with Vietnam and extending to Iraq and Afghanistan. I find myself at the age of 76 wishing I could go join the brave men and women in the Ukraine fighting the Russian invasion. If I were in my twenties, I'd be on my way. If ever there was a time when fighting was justified, this is it. I have friends in the Ukraine and Russia, most of whom think Putin is a beast.
Having visited Kiev 4 times, most recently in 2018 when I shot this photo, I am terribly saddened by the Russian assault on this lovely city and its people. I wish NATO would step up and provide air cover for the Ukrainians, shooting down the Russian planes and evening the situation to some extent. If we don't stop Putin now, what other nations will he try to conquer next? Romania? Bulgaria? Poland? We need to stop him now.
Let's remember Chamberlain and Hitler and appeasement. Those who fail to remember the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them!
people should not kill people. poeple should not kill.... people should not harm others - be kind. it's wonderful. it's great, it's the only thing making us really, really happy. please, think about it
hold on to something good