Videos published online showed large numbers of dead fish in the Kakhovka reservoir after the destruction of a dam in southern Ukraine. The dam, which lies along the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s Kherson region – now held by Russia – collapsed on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the frontline. Videos showed dead fish lining the banks of the reservoir, one of the largest in Europe. Ukraine’s ministry of agrarian policy and food has warned the destruction of the dam could have much bigger global implications next year, due to the impact on some of Ukraine's most fertile regions

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2023 16:01 UTC