ZAPORIZHZHIA: The draining of one of Europe's largest reservoirs as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has revealed submerged military objects that offer a reminder of wars past and present
has revealed submerged military objects that offer a reminder of wars past and present on Ukrainian soil.
The missile fragment had been spotted in shallow water on Saturday by a local resident taking a stroll on the newly formed beach. The demining team's leader, Oleksandr Chechko, said the water level at the location had fallen by around four metres. Ukraine's environment minister said the Kakhovka reservoir, which was the body of water contained by the dam, had lost nearly three-quarters of its volume.Each side blames the other for the dam's destruction last week, but evidence is growing that there was an explosion at the dam around the time it collapsed, according to Ukrainian and US intelligence reports and seismic data from Norway. Russia was in control of the dam when it was destroyed.
"We often recover remnants of S-300 rockets, remnants of Smerch rockets, and after the water fell we are finding munitions from World War Two," he said.
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