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The water level of the Inhulets river drops, reducing the risk of flooding after the Russian missile attack on the Kryvyi Rih dam
By Oleksandra Ochman
Workers repair a hydraulic structure damaged by a Russian missile attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on September 15.
(Photo: Ukraine Emergency Service/Reuters)
The water level in the Inhulets River has dropped by 40 centimeters and continues to drop, according to the head of the civil-military administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentyn Reznichenko.
"Thank you to the rescuers, the emergency services and everyone who worked through the night and is still working now. Each of you did an amazing job," Reznichenko said in a Telegram post on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian missile strikes had targeted and hit the Karachunivske reservoir dam in Kryvyi Rih.
The attacks destroyed a water pumping station and flooded the embankments, which are just meters from residential buildings, according to Ukrainian lawmaker Inna Sovsun.
Residents of the districts of Kryvyi Rih - the largest city in central Ukraine - were asked to evacuate their homes on Thursday due to the risk of flooding.
8 mins ago
Residents asked to evacuate Kryvyi Rih areas after Russian missiles hit a reservoir
By Oleksandra Ochman
Rescuers help evacuate people from a flooded area after a Russian missile hit a hydraulic structure in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on September 15.
(Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Reuters)
Residents of the Kryvyi Rih districts were asked to evacuate their homes on Thursday, after Russian missile strikes destroyed a water pumping station, causing a dam on the Inhulets river to breach.
"Dear residents of Kryvyi Rih, today the Russians have committed another terrorist act. Eight cruise missiles have hit a very large hydrotechnical structure in Kryvyi Rih. The effort is simply to wash part of our city with water," said the head of the administration. military civilian of the city, Oleksander Vilkul, in a Telegram post.
"We are monitoring the situation... all services are involved; everyone is on the ground. But the water level in the Inhulets River has risen. To avoid unnecessary risks, I ask people [to evacuate]," he added. Vilkul, urging residents of nearly two dozen districts to wait for communal buses to take them out of risk zones.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian missile strikes had targeted and hit the Karachunivske reservoir dam in Kryvyi Rih.
The attacks destroyed a water pumping station and flooded the embankments, which are just meters from residential buildings, according to Ukrainian lawmaker Inna Sovsun.
9 mins ago
Putin arrives in Uzbekistan for Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit
By Teele Rebane
Russian President Vladimir Putin disembarks from the plane upon arrival at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15.
(Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, where he will meet face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian state media reported on Thursday. RIA Novosti.
The two leaders will discuss Ukraine and Taiwan, according to Putin's foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov.
13 mins ago
Russia says its navy is conducting joint Pacific patrols with China ahead of Putin-Xi meeting
By Hannah Ritchie, Josh Pennington
Russian military forces carry out a landing during the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military exercises at the Klerka training ground on the Sea of ​​Japan coast.
(Photo: MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)
The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean ahead of a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit in southeastern Uzbekistan.
"The crews are practicing joint tactical maneuvers and the organization of communication between ships, conducting a series of exercises with practical artillery firing and facilitating helicopter flights on deck," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"The objectives of the patrols are to strengthen naval cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (PRC), maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, monitor maritime waters and protect the maritime economic activities of the Russian Federation and the PRC," he added.
ANALYSIS |
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping want to create a new world order.
Russia's setback in Ukraine could ruin their plans
The drills came ahead of a meeting between Putin and Xi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday, where the two will discuss Ukraine and Taiwan, according to Putin's foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov.
Russia and China maintain a permanent military partnership and have held a series of joint exercises, the most prominent of which was "Vostok 2018," a mock battle in which a Russian-Chinese coalition fought against a fictional enemy.
14 mins ago
Zelensky Says Russian Missile Strikes Hit Kryvyi Rih Water Reservoir
By Josh Pennington, Philip Wang
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that Russian missile strikes targeted and hit the Karachunivske reservoir in Kryvyi Rih.
"This is another reason why Russia will lose. Not only in the war, but in the history books," Zelensky said, adding that the reservoir has no military value and the attacks will only affect local civilians.
The attacks destroyed the water pumping station and flooded the embankments, which are just meters from the residential buildings, according to a tweet by Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun.
Authorities are closely monitoring the water level and say the situation is under control, Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Administration Kyrylo Tymoshenko posted on Telegram.
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