Putin discussed with Saldo the situation in the Kherson region after the breakthrough of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station

Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned the acting governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo, they discussed the situation in the region after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said. transmit “RIA News”.

“President Putin spoke by phone with the acting head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo. The head of the region informed the head of state about the situation in the region after the collapse as a result of the sabotage of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station,” Peskov said.

As a result of the conversation, the spokesman specified, Putin instructed the Ministry of Emergency Situations to provide all necessary assistance to flood-affected households in full compliance with Russian standards, Peskov specified. The President also instructed to analyze the needs of the region in connection with the consequences of the breakthrough of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.

Formerly Vice Governor of the Kherson region Tatyana Kuzmich reported about 60 victims after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.

The breakthrough of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station occurred on the night of June 6. As a result of the incident, an uncontrolled discharge of water began, the level of which reached about 11 m. Earlier, a local emergency regime was introduced on the territory of the district, and an emergency regime was also introduced on the territory of the Kherson region.

After the incident, Peskov said that Kyiv had committed a deliberate act of sabotage, and stressed that the Russian side denied accusations that it was allegedly involved in this incident. Putin named what happened as a barbaric action by the Ukrainian authorities, which led to a large-scale environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.