‘See dead people through the windows’ — Many dead and missing in Russian occupied area after Kakhovka dam breach
There are many people dead or
missing on the Russian occupied east bank of
the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast after the
Russian army blew up the Kakhovka
dam, regional administration spokesperson Oleksandr Tolokonnikov said on
Radio Svoboda on June 14.
"There are lots of reports about missing people on the left bank of the Dnipro River. We can't officially confirm that they are dead. However, we have also been receiving lots of messages from locals who can see dead people through the windows in their homes," he said.
They are waiting for the support of the international community so they can be assured that a "green corridor" will actually be safe, he added.
"We need it (international help) in order to help people staying there and, maybe, in order to exhume bodies from there," the spokesperson said.
Ten people have reportedly died, 20 have been injured, and 42 remain missing on the Ukrainian-held right (western) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast due to the Kakhovka dam breach, according to Ukrainian officials.
The mayor of the Russia occupied town of Oleshky, Yevhen Ryshchuk, reported nine people died in his town because of the Russian terror act.
The water in Kherson Oblast is muddy, Tolokonnikov said. Samples have shown elevated iron levels in the water. However, no cases of intestinal or other infections have been reported on the Ukrainian-held right bank.
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