Massive flooding from the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on June 6 has devastated towns along the lower Dnieper River in the Kherson region, a front line in the war. Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of causing the breach.
In the chaotic early days of flooding, Ukrainian rescue workers in private boats provided a lifeline to desperate civilians trapped in flooded areas of the Russian-occupied eastern bank -- that is, if the rescue missions could brave the drones and Russian snipers.
Russia's Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to requests from The Associated Press for comment about actions by authorities in the Russian-occupied flood zone, or about the attack on the rescue boat. "We will surely do everything we can, but we also cannot expose our people to danger," said Tolokonnikov.Olha, another resident of Oleshky, said she had heard about the rescue missions but didn't know how to get on a list."If we could, we would have done the same, but I didn't know how," she said, declining to give her last name for safety reasons.
Valhe, who was rescued with her family on June 12, said neighbours and friends tried to save people themselves in the absence of an official rescue effort.One elderly man tried to flee the deluge by climbing a tree. But the winds were too strong. Valhe heard his cries for help, but knew that if she tried to approach him she would perish in the current.Shpalin said he lied to Russian soldiers when they tried to evacuate him to another area.
Serhii, 59, another evacuee on the boat, said he saw Russian soldiers on the balcony of the house. They shouted something --"Move on," or"Don't move" -- then fired, he said. Serhii, who would only give his first name because his family still lives in occupied territory, threw his body over his wife's to protect her.
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