The balance said that the breakthrough of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was in favor of Russia

The destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was in favor of the Russian forces from the point of view of the operational-tactical situation. About it declared Acting Governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo.

“From a military point of view, the operational-tactical situation after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has developed in favor of the Russian forces,” he said on the air of Solovyov Live.

In addition, according to Saldo, the destruction of the dam was necessary for the Ukrainian authorities to divert attention from the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces (AFU). “They hurt themselves with it. Because the calculation was that the undermining of the dam would give some strategic or operational advantage to the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the acting governor said.

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 was about 11 m. Earlier, a local emergency regime was introduced in the district, and the emergency regime was also introduced on the territory of the Kherson region. June 7 district administration reportedthat the water level in Novaya Kakhovka after the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station began to decline.

After the incident, the Russian and Ukrainian sides were accused of undermining each other. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Kyiv committed a deliberate sabotage, and stressed that the Russian side rejects accusations that it was allegedly involved in this incident. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu named happened “another terrorist crime” of Ukraine and noted that the incident would have severe and long-term consequences for the environment.

The Ukrainian authorities, who accused Russia of undermining, said that the country would convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council because of the situation around the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. Similar actions will undertake Russia. The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, wrote on social networks that he was “shocked” by the breakthrough of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and would raise the topic at the EU summit in late June.