The upper part of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed as a result of shelling, the reservoir dam itself survived, Vladimir Leontyev, head of the administration of the Novokakhovka urban district, told RIA Novosti.
A number of Telegram channels on Tuesday night disseminated information that the Kakhovskaya HPP was allegedly completely destroyed. Some posted footage of the collapsed dam.
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"There were several hits at two o'clock in the morning in the upper part of the hydroelectric power station, where there are shandors (beams designed to block the culvert - ed.), where the valves are directly located, and it was demolished. The dam was not destroyed, and this is a great happiness," he said. RIA Novosti Leontiev.
The water level after the destruction of the hydroelectric power station downstream rose by 2.5 meters, services are on site, the mayor added.
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