Kakhovka dam destruction: why is Ukraine calling it ‘ecocide’?
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A week ago, the Novakkavka Dam in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine was destroyed. The dam holds back a reservoir so big that locals call it the Kokovka Sea. When it collapsed, water surged downstream, causing catastrophic damage and forcing thousands to evacuate. So what do we know about the ecological damage done so far? And what role is damage to the environment playing in the story of this conflict?
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