U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Washington intends to continue to provide assistance to Ukraine in the light of the situation related to the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station.
During a meeting with representatives of the White House, Biden, commenting on the situation around the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, said: «We will not leave Ukraine in trouble. We are going provide her with the necessary assistance.»
During the night, the Ukrainian armed forces launched several attacks on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, which led to the destruction of its upper part. However, the dam of the reservoir itself was not damaged, and unregulated discharge of water is currently underway. In this regard, the evacuation of residents from three districts began: Novokakhovsky, Golopristansky and Alyoshkinsky.
Vladimir Leontyev, head of the administration of the Novokakhovsky urban district, accused Kiev of destroying the hydroelectric power station, placing responsibility on him. According to Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of Russia, one of the goals of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by the Kyiv regime was to deprive Crimea of access to water resources.