Since the 1950s, the Kakhovka reservoir has accumulated about 1.3–1.7 cubic kilometers of fine silt eroded from the banks. This giant sponge has accumulated pollutants from industrial and ...

On 6 June, 2023, a section of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine collapsed after an explosion, releasing a torrent of water from one of the world’s largest reservoirs into the lower Dnieper ...