The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam puts Ukraine in great difficulty in its defense against Russian attacks. As international aid is being organized, Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday June 7 the dispatch, “in the next few hours”, of new “aid to meet the immediate needs” of the country.
“France condemns this heinous act which endangers the populations,” the Head of State also declared on Twitter after a telephone interview with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. “I was able to tell President Zelensky my solidarity with his people after the attack on the Kakhovka dam,” he added.
I was able to tell President Zelensky of my solidarity with his people after the attack on the Kakhovka dam. France condemns this heinous act which endangers populations. We will send in the next few hours help to meet the immediate needs.
According to the Élysée, the Crisis Center of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs will quickly dispatch a first convoy of around ten tonnes of products requested by Ukrainians, in terms of health, hygiene and water sanitation. , including a portable cistern.
On Twitter, the Ukrainian head of state previously claimed to have discussed the “environmental and humanitarian consequences of the Russian terrorist act” and underlined “the urgent needs of Ukraine to deal with the disaster” in the Kherson region. .
Moscow and kyiv reject responsibility for the destruction of this dam located on the Dnieper River, at the limit between the positions of the two camps.
Towns and villages, located on the bank under Ukrainian control as well as those under Russian occupation, were flooded.
In this regard, Paris reaffirmed that the objective was to “decisively advance not only on the ground”, thanks to the expected counter-offensive from Kiev, “but also to consolidate the chances of a lasting peace. “.