Russian-installed officials in Ukraine's Kherson region said on Monday they would start evacuating citizens from the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, repeating claims rejected by Kyiv that Ukraine could be preparing to attack the Kakhovka dam and flood the region, APA reports citing Reuters.
In a post on Telegram, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-backed head of the region, which is partially occupied by Russian forces, said he was extending an evacuation area in the region and - for the first time - asked civilians on the Dnipro river's eastern bank to leave their homes.
r of the Kherson region being flooded," Saldo said in a video message posted on Monday evening.
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