During the shelling of the dam, the shutter mechanism was damaged, due to which the water level in the river dropped critically.
As a result of enemy shelling of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station on the Dnieper, fish are dying in large numbers. This was announced by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
“Public outcry in the media received the fact of the mass death of fish in the lower pool of the Dnieper River due to a critical drop in the water level,” the report said.
According to law enforcement officials, during the shelling of the dam, the shutter mechanism was damaged.
“This affected the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir and the Dnieper River, the level continues to decrease. The ecological situation in the reservoir leads to the death of aquatic biological resources, which may lead to an interruption in spawning in the spring. of 2023 ,” the Office of the Prosecutor General noted.
Criminal proceedings were opened in fact for violation of the laws and customs of war.
Recall that in early January, residents of the Zaporozhye region reported a significant drop in the water level in the Dnieper.
In autumn, a similar situation was reported in the city of Dnipro: local residents also published photos showing how the water level in the Dnieper River had fallen.
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Source: korrespondent
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