Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was a hydroelectric station on the Dnieper River in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, part of the larger Dnipro cascade of hydroelectric plants. It regulated the flow of the lower Dnieper, supplied water for irrigation and household use across southern Ukraine, and generated electricity. In June 2023, the plant's dam was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, causing massive flooding along the Dnieper and disrupting water supplies to the region.
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Ukrainian churches appeal to Pope Leo XIV over humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky
The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations has appealed to Pope Leo XIV, the UN, the ICRC and other religious bodies to intervene in what it calls a humanitarian catastrophe in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast. Ukraine says the city has had no food deliveries since late May 2026, with civilians cut off from supplies and prevented from leaving, and announced it will raise the situation at the UN General Assembly High-Level Week.