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"It is necessary to understand whether it was a deliberate strike against the dam or whether it simply... (aimed at) the hydroelectric station," Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said.
Just-war theory insists that civilians are not legitimate targets. However, civilian immunity does not provide blanket protection from harm.
Seven others including three charity staff were injured in what the Red Cross has called a "deliberate attack".
"The three dead sheep were found with horrific injuries," police say.
NATO will discuss damage to critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, and if a deliberate attack on it is confirmed, the organisation will give a "decisive response". Source: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, at a briefing on Tuesday before a two-day meeting of NATO defence ministers; European Pravda.