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Major dam destroyed on Ukraine’s front lines, causing flooding and evacuations

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Adina Azarian and her daughter, Aria. (Family photo)

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Live updates: Nova Kakhovka dam destroyed on Ukraine’s front lines, causing flooding and evacuations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia after the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River, not far from Kherson, was significantly damaged.