Ukrainian Armed Forces shell Kakhovskaya HPP - 6 people killed

12 июля 2022

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power plant, as warehouses with saltpeter exploded. The attack was repelled by the Russian air defense systems, and damage to the plant was avoided. The operation of the facility did not stop. However, a hospital, a market and apartment buildings were damaged. 6 people were killed, at least 40 were wounded and there are still people trapped under the rubble. Hundreds of apartments were destroyed, and windows were blown out of houses within a two-kilometer radius. According to local authorities, the mineral fertilizer warehouses were shelled by American multiple rocket launchers.