Water resources are damaged by at least ₴2 billion due to the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP

According to preliminary estimates by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and the National Ecological Inspectorate of Ukraine, the Russians' explosion of the Kakhovka HPP caused at least ₴2 billion in damage to water resources.

Yuliia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, reports this.

The Minister says that the Kakhovka HPP dam destruction can be called one of the most significant man-made disasters in Europe in recent decades. As many as 80 settlements could be flooded, part of the Kherson region's flora and fauna could be destroyed, and several million people could be left without drinking water.

A new hydroelectric power plant could cost around $1 billion, as it is not just about installing new hydraulic units but also about restoring the dam's integrity. It will take at least five years to repair the dam.

"Now Ukraine needs assistance as soon as possible to minimise and eliminate the consequences of the explosion in the interests of all humanity. First, we are talking about dismantling and building a new hydroelectric power plant complex from scratch," Yuliia Svyrydenko stresses.

The Government has allocated ₴120 million for the sustainable drinking water supply to Mykolaiv's residents and ₴845 million for the supply of drinking water to the residents of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Another ₴1.5 billion has been allocated for the new water mains installation.