Ukraine faces environmental disaster as Russia blamed for destruction of Nova Kakhovka Dam
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Day 467.
Today, we report on the breaking news of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro river, assessing its environmental and social impacts, as well as on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. We also consider the strategic implications for the Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.
Tetiana Bezruk (Ukrainian journalist at @zn_ua). @t_bezruk on Twitter.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.
Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter.
With thanks to Volodymyr Kadygrob, founder of the seeds for Ukraine initiative.
Seeds for Ukraine, https://seeds.kse.ua/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:03.2 | Podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm David Knowles, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:15.3 | Today we report on the destruction of the Nova Hauva dam on the Deneet Pro River in |
| 0:19.7 | her son. |
| 0:20.7 | We look at the impacts on the land, the people, and of course, the Zaffarition Nuclear Power |
| 0:25.7 | Station. |
| 0:26.8 | I also speak to Vladimir Kadekrop, founder of the Seeds for Ukraine Initiative, who's |
| 0:31.1 | helping families and farmers in the liberated territories rebuild their lives. |
| 0:35.6 | Praverine takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:45.5 | This hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in vain. |
| 0:51.4 | We need a military strategy for Ukraine to gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield |
| 0:56.8 | to win the war. |
| 0:58.1 | Nobody is going to break us. |
| 1:00.0 | We're strong. |
| 1:01.3 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:05.0 | Every weekday afternoon we sit down with leading journalists from the Telegraph's London |
| 1:08.2 | newsroom and our teams reporting on the ground to bring you the latest news and analysis |
| 1:13.2 | on the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:15.5 | It's Tuesday, the 6th of June, one year and 102 days since the full-scale invasion |
| 1:20.6 | began. |
| 1:21.6 | And today, I'm joined by our assistant comment editor Francis Dernley, senior foreign correspondent |
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