The Kakhovka Dam Disaster: Responsibility and Consequences

Jun 14, 2023 | Andrian Prokip
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In the early morning hours of June 6, an explosion destroyed the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station on the Dnipro river. Seismic data collected by Norway show clear signals of an explosion at the time of the dam’s collapse. The event has far-reaching consequences that cannot be adequately tabulated but will be massively harmful into the foreseeable future, affecting Ukraine’s economy, agricultural sector, environment, and power systems, though foremost the lives and livelihoods of Ukrainian people.