The Dnieper, also called Dnipro, is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia
flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea.
During the Soviet time, a number of reservoirs were built along the river, what came to be known as the Dnipro reservoir cascade, which tamed its currents in the river, prevented flooding in its adjoining settlements, and generated electricity.
Nova Kakhovka, Dnipro’s southernmost dam and power plant located in Kherson, was the largest in this chain.
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On June 6, the dam was destroyed, probably by explosives or shelling, causing flooding downstream (in about 600 sq km areas).
Both Russia and Ukraine had to evacuate thousands of people, including troops, from the settlements in areas they control.
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