The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

It comes as emergency services and aid agencies seek to help the thousands caught up in flooding

As flood waters from the Dnipro River continue to rise, an army of boats have gone out to save people and their pets

KHERSON, Ukraine: Thousands were fleeing their homes Wednesday after the destruction of a frontline Russian-held dam in Ukraine flooded dozens of villages and parts of a nearby city, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster.

Father Vitaliy Novak, chairman of Depaul International, called for more financial aid to help those worst affected by the floods.

Agriculture ministry warns of greater disaster next year, with global implications, from loss of Kakhovka reservoir

Zelenskiy calls attack on dam ‘an environmental bomb of mass destruction’, UN aid chief says ‘magnitude of catastrophe’ will only become clear in coming days

Imagery captures more than 2,500 sq km of area around Nova Kakhovka before and after its collapse

Russian saboteurs are prime suspects for blowing up Ukrainian Kakhovka dam, triggering massive floods, and forcing thousands to flee for their lives, but Moscow may also be planning to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

France will send aid to Ukraine “within the next few hours”, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. A day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, rescue teams rushed to evacuate people as floodwaters peaked. Read our live blog to see…