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Ukraine: Soviet-era dam destroyed close to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Ukraine<\/a>\u2018s home safety service mentioned on Friday it had intercepted a phone name proving a Russian \u201csabotage group\u201d blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric station and dam in southern Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n The destruction of the power on Tuesday unleashed mass flooding, forcing thousands of residents to flee and wreaking environmental havoc<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) posted a one-and-a-half minute audio clip on its Telegram channel of the alleged dialog, which featured two males who seemed to be discussing the fallout from the catastrophe in Russian.<\/p>\n \u201cThey (the Ukrainians) didn\u2019t strike it. That was our sabotage group,\u201d mentioned one of many males on the recording, described by the SBU as a Russian soldier. \u201cThey needed to, like, scare (individuals) with that dam.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt didn\u2019t go in line with plan, and (they did) greater than what they deliberate for.\u201d<\/p>\n In the meantime, reviews have emerged that an energetic part of counterattack to push Russia<\/a> again from Ukrainian territory has begun.<\/p>\n Russian navy bloggers famous a rise in clashes in a single day Wednesday and into Thursday. One mentioned: \u201cWave after wave of the enemy is making an attempt to interrupt by means of our defence.\u201d<\/p>\n