At least 34 people were killed when the Russians blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP)on June 6, 2023, but the actual number of victims remains unknown.
According to Ukrinform, Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery and Minister of Community and Territorial Development, reported this on Telegram.
“Today marks the third anniversary of the bombing of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant—one of Russia’s gravest war crimes against people and the environment. Three years ago, Russian troops destroyed the dam and the Kakhovka Reservoir. Eighty settlements were flooded, and nearly 4,000 people were evacuated. At least 34 people died, but the actual number of victims remains unknown,” Kuleba noted.
According to him, in the first days after the tragedy, rescuers, police, medical workers, and volunteers worked around the clock.
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