Kakhovka Dam Destruction: Before, After, And A Year Later

Kakhovka Reservoir

Ukraine’s environment minister said the Kakhovka Reservoir had lost nearly three-quarters of its 18 cubic kilometers of water a week after the dam was destroyed.

Kakhovka Reservoir

Ukraine’s environment minister said the Kakhovka Reservoir had lost nearly three-quarters of its 18 cubic kilometers of water a week after the dam was destroyed.

Territory occupied by Russia

The Dnieper has divided much of the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces since Russia’s withdrawal from the city of Kherson in late 2022.

Nikopol

Enerhodar

The Dnieper has divided much of the front line between Russian and Ukrainian forces since Russia’s withdrawal from the city of Kherson in late 2022.

Enerhodar

Nikopol

Territory occupied by Russia

With the coming of spring and warmer temperatures, snowmelt causes flooding, which partially restores the reservoir’s water levels.

With the coming of spring and warmer temperatures, snowmelt causes flooding, which partially restores the reservoir’s water levels.

Without the dam, irrigation canals that depended on the reservoir do not receive enough water. Up to 6.9 million hectares of Ukrainian farmland have been abandoned since Russia’s full-scale invasion, according to NASA satellite observations.

Without the dam, irrigation canals that depended on the reservoir do not receive enough water. Up to 6.9 million hectares of Ukrainian farmland have been abandoned since Russia’s full-scale invasion, according to NASA satellite observations.