Ukraine war: Houses flooded after missiles hit major dam

Homes have been flooded following Russian missiles striking a reservoir dam near the southern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, officials say.

Some residents have been told to evacuate but city head Oleksandr Vilkul confirmed the situation was under control.

Ukraine said the strike was revenge for its recent success in reclaiming territories from the Russians.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was a “terrorist state” after the attack on the Karachunivske reservoir. “You are weaklings who fight civilians,” he said in his Wednesday address. “Scoundrels who, having escaped from the battlefield, are trying to do harm from somewhere far away.”

In his speech, Zelensky said the reservoir had “no military value at all.”

According to Mr Vikul, overnight two blasts were carried out to increase the water flow from the dam to the Inhulets river.

Water supplies were affected by the attack in the city, and water broke through the dam and overflowed the banks of the river, flooding some houses.

On Thursday morning, Mr Vilkul said water levels in the Inhutlets river had “dropped considerably.” There were no casualties.