PHOTOS OF THE DAY | Destruction of Ukraine’s dam floods Kherson
The Nova Kakhovka dam which separates Russian and Ukrainian forces was destroyed on Tuesday.
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Satellite Images Show Scale of Flooding From Ukraine Dam Collapse
Before
![A satellite image of Kherson.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/06/08/world/kherson_flooding_before_20230605/kherson_flooding_before_20230605-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
After
![A satellite image of Kherson shows flooding.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/06/08/world/kherson_flooding_after_20230607/kherson_flooding_after_20230607-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Kherson on Wednesday after the dam was destroyed. Credit…Planet Labs.
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Residents using a rubber boat to evacuate from a flooded area of Kherson, Ukraine, on June 7, 2023. Ukraine has accused Russian forces of destroying a critical dam and hydroelectric power plant on the Dnipro River in the Kherson region on June 6. PHOTO: EPA-EFE![](https://static1.straitstimes.com.sg/s3fs-public/styles/xxlarge30x20/public/articles/2023/06/08/2.JPG?VersionId=3fO4Y86IREUp0XZNLG7gMpdDQJOBjDMl&itok=iG3ZfOAg)
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