The undermining of the Kakhovskaya HPP by the Russians is the biggest man-made environmental disaster in Europe in decades. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during his address to the participants of the "Bucharest Nine" summit, UNN reports.

 "Today, Russian terrorists once again proved that they are a threat to all living things. That night they blew up the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station - this explosion happened at 2:50 am. A completely conscious, prepared explosion. They knew exactly what they were doing. Imagine: the volume of the reservoir held by this dam is one of the largest reservoirs in Ukraine," said Zelenskyi.

 He emphasized that Russia had detonated a bomb of mass environmental destruction. And this is real ecocide.

 "Of course, all our services, all those who can save people, are already involved. But only on the territory controlled by Ukraine. Unfortunately, Russia has been controlling both this dam and the entire Kakhovka hydroelectric power station for more than a year. And it is physically impossible to blow it up somehow from the outside, with shelling. It was mined. It was mined by the Russian occupiers. And undermined by them," Zelenskyі noted.

 He stated that this once again demonstrates the cynicism with which Russia treats the people whose land it seized, and what Russia actually brings to Europe and the world.

 "This is the biggest man-made environmental disaster in Europe for decades. And this is the most dangerous terrorist in the world. And that is why the defeat of Russia - a defeat that we will ensure anyway - will be the most important contribution to the security of our region, our Europe and the whole world," said Zelensky.

 Due to the Russian occupiers undermining the Kakhovskaya HPP, an investigation into ecocide has been launched.