Ukraine war: Floating landmines cause chaos after dam collapse
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the flood-hit region of Kherson on Thursday, praising the rescuers and volunteers evacuating trapped residents.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the flood-hit region of Kherson on Thursday, praising the rescuers and volunteers evacuating trapped residents.
Mines uprooted and dispersed by floodwaters surging downstream from the breached Kakhovka dam across swathes of southern Ukraine could pose a grave danger to civilians for decades to come, the Red Cross said.
Russian human rights group OVD-Info said on June 8 that its two websites had been blocked by the country's media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, without explanation.
Rescue teams are continuing their efforts to save thousands of people trapped by catastrophic flooding caused by the rupture of a major dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine amid heightened dangers posed by continuing Russian shelling and land mines displaced by the floods.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the flood-hit southern region of Kherson on Thursday as evacuations continued after the destruction of a major Russian-held dam on the front line. Flooding…