The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine has sent a torrent of water gushing through the breached facility, creating a new humanitarian disaster at the heart of the war zone and stoking fears of a nuclear escalation.
Ukrainian and Russian officials on Tuesday accused each other of destroying the Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson province, long earmarked as a potential target owing to its strategic importance and destructive potential.
