“Terrorists do not stop if they are not stopped”: how the world reacted to the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by the occupiers

The world is reacting to the horrific terrorist attack by Russian troops against Ukraine and the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. The leaders of a number of countries and international organizations condemned another crime of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

No one seems to doubt that Russia is doing everything to destroy Ukraine. GLOBAL HAPPENINGS collects the reactions of Western politicians and officials to the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by the Russians.

“An outrageous act that once again demonstrates the brutality of Russia’s war against Ukraine” named Undermining the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

“The destruction of the Kakhovka dam today endangers the lives of thousands of civilians and causes serious damage to the environment. This is an outrageous act that once again demonstrates the brutality of Russia’s war in Ukraine,” he stressed.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu statedthat Russia has committed another war crime and expressed its country’s readiness to help Ukraine cope with the consequences of the disaster

“I strongly condemn the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam this morning. Russia’s attacks on critical infrastructure are war crimes. President Zelensky, we are ready to provide assistance in response to the floods and support mitigation efforts,” Sandu stressed.

spoke out about the disaster and at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which coordinates assistance to people whose lives have been devastated by the war in Ukraine.

“The collapse of the Kakhovka Dam endangers thousands of civilians, leaving many homeless and creating an acute humanitarian crisis. Civilians and civilian infrastructure #Not a Goal!” – noted in the organization.

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley, who is in Ukraine, blamed Russia for the destruction of the dam in southern Ukraine.

“I have heard reports of a dam explosion and a risk of flooding. It is too early to give any meaningful assessment of the details. But it is worth remembering that the only reason why this is a problem at all is Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine … We will continue to evaluate the developing situation, but the best thing Russia can do now is withdraw its troops immediately,” the Guardian quoted a British official as saying.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis urged the world community to “stop the terrorists.”

“Terrorists don’t stop if they are not stopped. They understand nothing but force. They cause huge catastrophes without regret. I repeat once again: for a strong peace in Europe, a Ukrainian victory is needed both on the battlefield and in court. Otherwise, nothing succeed,” he stressed.

Recall, on the morning of June 6, the invaders blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, under the threat of flooding up to 80 settlements: Zelensky convenes an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defense Council.

In the settlements of Kherson, which fall into the flooding zone, they announced the evacuation of the population. A rise in the water level downstream of the Kakhovka reservoir is recorded, which can reach a critical level in a few hours.

According to Ukrenergo, the Kakhovskaya HPP is completely destroyed and cannot be restored. They warned about the threat to the ZNPP, because the water from the Kakhovka reservoir was used to cool the reactors. Currently, the water level in the reservoir is rapidly decreasing.

Meanwhile, Energoatom said that so far the situation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station remains under control. The plant personnel and IAEA experts monitor all indicators.

At the same time, the partisans of the “Atesh” movement told which battalion of the Russian Federation blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and noted that a “hunt” is beginning for the criminals, whose names are known. He admitted that it was the Russian occupiers who committed the explosion in order to stop the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one of the invaders. He also called for the destruction of other hydraulic structures in Ukraine.