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Russia blocks UN from delivering aid to areas flooded after Kakhovka dam collapse

Source: Meduza

The Russian authorities have refused to allow UN representatives to enter the Russian-controlled areas in Ukraine’s Kherson region that were flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam to deliver humanitarian aid, according to Denise Brown, the organization’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine.

“The Government of the Russian Federation has so far declined our request to access the areas under its temporary military control,” read Brown’s statement. She said the UN will “continue to engage to seek the necessary access.”

A look at the damage

Catastrophe in Kherson Ukraine’s rescue operations and the aftermath of the Kakhovka dam disaster. In photos.

A look at the damage

Catastrophe in Kherson Ukraine’s rescue operations and the aftermath of the Kakhovka dam disaster. In photos.

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