Article 56 of Protocol I of 1977 to Geneva Conventions 1949 «dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations, shall not be made the object of attack... if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces and consequent severe losses among the civilian population».
— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) June 6, 2023
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Ukrainian officials insist the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, which unleashed massive flooding in the Kherson region, won’t stand in the way of Kyiv’s counteroffensive.https://t.co/SytMsqZlR9
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) June 6, 2023
Russia will have to pay for the war crimes committed in Ukraine.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) June 6, 2023
The destruction of the dam, an outrageous attack on civilian infrastructure, puts at risk thousands of people in the Kherson region.
Europe is mobilising support through our civil protection mechanism.
Even Russian Z-milbloggers are dunking all over the Russian MoD for claiming to have their first confirmed kill of a Leopard tank
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) June 6, 2023
(It was actually a tractor) pic.twitter.com/XudOHTXvp3
