Major dam destroyed in Ukraine, nuclear plant may be impacted
Major dam destroyed in Ukraine, nuclear plant may be impacted
Kyiv and Moscow are blaming each other for the destruction of a major dam in a Russian-controlled area in southern Ukraine. Evacuations are underway as the damage to the dam unleashed heavy flooding. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta is following the very latest.
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0.24 -> thank you
3.899 -> and now back to the war in Ukraine Kevin
6.42 -> Moscow are blaming each other for the
8.639 -> destruction of a major Dam in a
11.099 -> russian-controlled area that has
12.719 -> Unleashed heavy flooding and forced
14.639 -> major evacuations in an area close to a
17.58 -> nuclear power plant CBS News foreign
19.859 -> correspondent Deborah patta is following
21.3 -> the very latest and has all the details
24.42 -> Drone footage shown on President
26.519 -> zelenski's social media channel revealed
29.46 -> the extent of the damage to the kahafka
32.279 -> power plant the blast smashed through
34.559 -> the dam wall resulting in this massive
38.219 -> breach water from the denipro river is
41.16 -> now gushing Downstream in the direction
43.62 -> of the southern city of her son raising
46.62 -> fears of massive flooding in low-lying
49.2 -> areas forcing some residents to evacuate
52.32 -> shocked locals woke up to the
54.78 -> destruction
56.84 -> everything is getting wiped out on the
59.399 -> way said this man zielinski has placed
62.1 -> the blame squarely on Russia's shoulders
64.199 -> while the Kremlin has accused kiv of
66.659 -> blowing it up the dam is in
69 -> russian-occupied territory and is
71.159 -> important for the safe running of the
73.1 -> kremlin-controlled zepparisia nuclear
75.54 -> power plant which must go back to
77.82 -> authorities say is stable for now
81.299 -> the blast follows an uptick in Ukrainian
84.18 -> offensive action along the Eastern Front
87 -> Line as troops push forward possibly
89.46 -> probing for weaknesses in Russia's
91.799 -> defense
93.36 -> overnight Russian Rockets hit her heave
96.06 -> damaging homes and businesses and the
98.939 -> Kremlin once again targeted the
100.799 -> Ukrainian Capital where key of
102.84 -> authorities said more than 20 missiles
105.18 -> were intercepted
106.9 -> [Music]
110.84 -> has convened an emergency meeting of the
113.7 -> National Security and defense Council
115.439 -> saying the destruction of the kahapka
117.6 -> dam confirms to the whole world that
119.7 -> Russia should be expelled from every
121.619 -> corner of Ukraine Anne-Marie so Deborah
125.219 -> this would have been a disaster even if
127.619 -> this wasn't happening in the middle of a
129.42 -> war so you have a mass evacuation uh
133.379 -> taking place I presume the the water is
136.44 -> still flooding more areas what is the
138.9 -> current situation there and do we have
140.819 -> any idea how this could have happened
145.44 -> well as we know for now that there are
148.86 -> several concerns the waters could reach
150.72 -> critical levels in some areas towards
153 -> her son in the South evacuations as we
155.7 -> know are taking place 800 people 850
158.7 -> people evacuated so far both sides of
162.06 -> Russia and on the Russian and Ukrainian
164.58 -> side of the of the river essentially are
167.04 -> also evacuating people and Cave
168.72 -> officials have said it's created a
170.58 -> humanitarian crisis and importantly an
173.58 -> environmental one that the dam is a very
176.64 -> important water supply huge swaths of
179.34 -> agricultural areas are fed by that Dam
181.86 -> it's built on the dinipra river and the
184.08 -> reservoir also supplies more importantly
186.239 -> to the Crimean Peninsula which was
188.34 -> annexed by Russia in 2014 and is
191.519 -> important also for the safe running of
193.56 -> the zapparesia nuclear power plant which
196.26 -> is also under Russian control now the
200.099 -> independent atomic energy agency has
202.56 -> also been informed and they say they're
204.3 -> monitoring the situation but that there
206.519 -> appears to be no immediate nuclear
208.86 -> safety risk to the plant right now
210.8 -> zielinski at this moment is completing
213.48 -> an emergency meeting to discuss the
215.099 -> situation
216.48 -> um Ukraine has accused Russia of blowing
218.879 -> up the dam from the inside in a
221.04 -> deliberate what they say is war crime
223.08 -> while Russian and stored officials gave
225.599 -> conflicting accounts some Ukrainian
228.019 -> shelling they say is to blame others say
231.12 -> the dam bursts on its own Anne-Marie on
234.959 -> its own all right Deborah thank you very
236.94 -> much
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