Hundreds of thousands of residents in area of southern Ukraine controlled by Moscow were forced to evacuate Tuesday after the kakoka damn and hydroelectric power station were blown up. Ukrainian authorities previously stated that the dam's failure could unleash 18 million cubic meters or 4.8 billion gallons of water warning that it would flood dozens of other heavily populated area. Russian officials pointed the finger back at Ukraine blaming the damage on Ukrainian military strikes in the area Officials on both sides of the war ordered the evacuation citing a quote ecological disaster due to the threat of massive flooding along the the neepro river.