Kurakhove Reservoir dam destroyed amid surrounding hostilities

The dam at the Kurakhove Reservoir in Donetsk Oblast has been destroyed, causing water to flow into the Vovcha River nearby.

Source: sources in the city of Kurakhove; Novyny Donbasu (Donbas News), citing sources in emergency services

Details: The dam was destroyed in the village of Stari Terny, leading to a significant increase in the Vovcha River's water level, which runs along the villages west of Kurakhove.

"The water level in the Vovcha River has risen by one metre so far. In the villages along the river – Bohatyr, Oleksiivka, Andriivka, Konstantynopol – no floods have been recorded, according to our data," Novyny Donbasu reported.

Background:

• Russian troops are intensifying their assaults on Ukrainian military positions in Kurakhove in order to encircle the city.
• Earlier on Monday, the 46th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, whose units have been defending this area, and the source of Ukrainska Pravda on the Kurakhove front reported that the Russian army came close to Kurakhove and even attempted occasional incursions with their vehicles.
• However, the city is entirely under the control of Ukraine's defence forces, specifically the 46th Brigade.

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