Zelenskyy Blames Russia For Putting 2 Million Living Being In Danger From Collapsing Of Ukraine Dam- Why Did He Expect Better Results?

Zelenskyy puts the blame on Russia

Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has stated that the ecological calamity caused by the disintegration of the Nova Kakhovka dam has evolved into a worldwide issue due to the discharge of highly polluted water into the Black Sea. According to Zelenskyy, the flood waters flowing throughout the lower Dnipro River valley carried sewage, oil, chemicals, and most likely anthrax coming from animal burial places.

There are a minimum of two anthrax burial sites in the temporarily controlled territory. They don’t know the latest developments within these places yet, Zelenskyy stated in an online conversation with environmental activists. The demolition of a large Russian-held dam over the river flooded 600 square kilometers of the area.

Although Ukraine and Russia have each blamed one another of blowing up the dam, the exact cause has not yet been established. In addition to the 100,000 downstream residents who were impacted, 50,000 hectares of forest were inundated, and 20,000 animals as well as 10,000 birds faced certain death, according to Zelenskyy. He said that when the tainted water spreads, 2 million creatures of life are at risk.

The flooded area’s pollution and poisoning quickly reaches the groundwater, contaminating rivers before reaching the Black Sea’s water basin. Therefore, it cannot be occurring elsewhere. The globe is interconnected, he asserted.

After floods submerged dozens of towns and portions of the capital of the region, Kherson, the president of Ukraine paid a visit to the area. Six people have perished so far as a result of floods, according to the Nova Kakhovka government, which is supported by Moscow.

The president blamed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, claiming that the human-caused calamity at the Kakhovka Dam was neither a natural disaster nor a representation of the climate problem. Zelenskyy said that individuals had been hurt and that Russian invading troops were still shelling the locations where people were still being evacuated from flooded regions. He said that in addition to saving others as well as themselves against Russian ecocide, people additionally have to safeguard themselves from Russian fire.

Additionally, he pointed out that there has been absolutely no evacuation from the occupied portion of the land, where roughly a dozen communities have been inundated. People are trapped in a water entrapment on rooftops for a second day with no food, water, or health services. The number of people who have died and been injured is yet unknown.

President Zelenskyy pointed out that several thousand ecological systems had been wiped out or became on the brink of extinction as the consequence of the Russian terrorist attack, including the destruction of life in more than thirty settlements, flooding of fuel storage amenities, chemical as well as fertilizer warehouses, animal graveyards, along with sewage effluent being swept into the water.

He pointed out that more than fifty thousand hectares of woods have been submerged and no fewer than fifty percent of them will perish. At least 20,000 wild animals along with several thousands of birds are in danger of dying. The Kakhovka reservoir definitely has been transformed into a massive burial site for millions of different organisms.

Zelenskyy recognizes no support from international organizations

He stressed that international organizations are not providing assistance to those living in Russian-occupied territory, and that the longer this situation persists, the greater the number of casualties would be. He also exhorted and asked supporters of Ukraine to exert pressure on international institutions to guarantee that the disaster’s full extent of harm is rectified.

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The president also noted that Ukraine is in the process of forming a specialized group to unite the globe for making Russia responsible for this ecological destruction and to guarantee that their nation is not left abandoned in the face of this disaster.

Zelenskyy had reprimanded the UN as well as the Red Cross for failing to help with flood aid. He praised foreign organizations for their assistance on the right bank but stated that they did not have any presence within the Russian-occupied territory where people remained stranded.

As Ukraine fought to control the devastation caused by the dam collapse, combat against Russian occupation troops intensified along the border. A large Ukrainian force, purportedly equipped with Western tanks as well as additional weapons, appeared to be making a concentrated drive south of Zaporizhzhia in the direction of a Russian logistical base within the town of Tokmak.

Unnamed US along with Ukrainian officials were cited in the US press as suggesting that Kyiv’s long-awaited counter-offensive was already under way, but a spokesperson representing the Ukrainian general staff indicated they were not aware of information of this kind.

Who is to blame?

Zelenskyy has consistently blamed Russia for the conflict and all of its consequences. He should have realized that allowing the United States to exert power over Ukraine and going against Russia would be detrimental to both Ukraine and global politics. Furthermore, the USA has a track record of exploiting countries and abandoning them in the middle of a crisis when they need most aid.

The similar thing has taken place in Ukraine. They were given false hopes and offered false promises, but in the midst of the Ukraine-Russia war, they are left with no choice but to struggle for themselves. As president of the nation, Zelenskyy should have made a wiser decision, considering the nation’s future and the security of its people.

Published By Naveenika Chauhan