On August 18, 1941, the Russians used 20 tons of explosives to blow up the Dnipro Hydroelectric Station dam, trying to hinder a German offensive.

The flooding killed between 20 000 - 100 000 Ukrainians.

They just did it again with the Kakhovka dam. Thousands risk drowning today pic.twitter.com/DjK5OWtqm3

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 6, 2023