Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday “there are a lot of problems” as rescue operations in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions continue following the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits areas impacted by flooding in Kherson on June 8. In fact, farmers say that if a new hydroelectric power plant is not built and there is no place to take water from, they will not continue this business,” he said. When we get these territories back, it will be very difficult to return to growing this crop. “Since the occupation, we have already lost a large supply of products from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

The dairy sector could face severe impacts, Marchuk said, also adding there would be issues growing vegetables as they require a sufficient amount of water. So this is a problem for many years,” he added.Īt a media briefing on Friday, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Agrarian Council Denys Marchuk said Ukraine could see a loss of more than $1.5 billion in grain and oilseeds alone because of the destruction.

Now the water level has dropped, so water simply does not reach the systems. These systems were built taking into account water levels to minimize the use of electricity for pumps. “The Kakhovka Reservoir was the source of two irrigation and water supply systems: the Kakhovka System and the North Crimean Canal.

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