OREANDA-NEWS   About 900 people have already been evacuated from coastal settlements of the Kherson region after the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the head of the Novokakhovsky city district, Vladimir Leontiev, said on Channel One.

The upper part of the Kakhovskaya HPP, located in the Kherson region, has been destroyed, Vladimir Leontiev said on Tuesday morning. According to him, this happened as a result of a series of strikes by Ukrainian troops last night. The blow was inflicted, presumably, from the MLRS "Alder".

"There are about 900 people already," he said in response to the question of how many citizens have been evacuated at the moment. According to him, all civilians who were directly on the coastline have been taken out, they will be placed in the PVR.