EU Blames Russia For Kakhovka Dam Destruction

Russia bears "primary responsibility" for the Kakhovka dam destruction in Kherson Oblast as it had started the war in the first place, European Commission spokesperson Dana Spinant said.

Photo Insert: Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has reaffirmed its claim that Russian sappers detonated bombs on the dam.

Ukrainian intelligence, for their part, blamed Russian saboteurs for causing an environmental disaster that has killed more Russian soldiers than Ukrainians, Kyiv Independent reported.

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has reaffirmed its claim that Russian sappers detonated bombs on the dam, citing an intercepted phone call in which a Russian soldier confirmed that Russia destroyed the dam.

The transcript of the call was published by SBU. Floodwaters have receded on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, falling by 20 centimeters overnight, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported, Ukraine Daily also reported.

On June 9, the UK Defense Ministry said Russia is likely sabotaging a Black Sea grain deal to force the reopening of Russia’s Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline. By sabotaging the deal, Moscow seeks concessions, principal of which is the reopening of its pipeline, through which Russia sells and delivers ammonia.

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