Putin commented for the first time on the incident at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station

Putin, in a conversation with Erdogan, called the undermining of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station a “barbaric action of Kyiv”

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during a conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, commented for the first time on the blowing up of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, calling it a “barbaric action of Kyiv”.

“The Kyiv authorities, at the suggestion of their Western curators, are making a dangerous bet on the escalation of hostilities. A clear example of this is the barbaric action to destroy the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, ”Putin said.

He added that such actions led to a large-scale environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.

On Wednesday, Putin had a telephone conversation with Erdogan, during which the situation in Ukraine was discussed. The Turkish president also offered assistance in eliminating the consequences of the dam explosion.

Before the Russian President, Erdogan had a telephone conversation with Vladimir Zelensky, during which the issue of creating an “international commission” to investigate the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was discussed.