In the Kherson region, as a result of Russian troops undermining the Kakhovka HPP dam, the territories of the Lower Dnieper National Nature Park were flooded.
This was reported by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine.
As of today, the water level near the islands has risen by three meters. The relevant indicators are recorded on an area of more than 77 thousand hectares. Landslides, water transport of rock destruction products are observed.
As the Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strilets noted, big water affected the lands of the Emerald Network and Ramsar sites, which are of world importance due to their unique biodiversity.
“Flora and fauna of the Lower Dnieper National Park 120 valuable protected species. As a result of Russian terror, animals are dying on the territory of the National Park, and their habitats and reproduction are disappearing”,- said the head of the Ministry of Environment.
According to the ministry, the flooding affected areas where typical and rare groups of floodplain forests, swamps, meadows, sandy steppes, steppe slopes of the Dnipro and streams, and rock outcrops have been preserved.