Ukraine’s domestic security service (SBU) say they have intercepted a telephone call proving a Russian “sabotage group” blew up the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.
The destruction of the dam on Tuesday led to mass flooding in the region, forcing thousands of residents to flee.
The SBU posted a one-and-a-half minute audio clip on its Telegram channel of the alleged conversation.
In the audio clip two men appear to be discussing, in Russian, the fallout from the disaster.
“They [the Ukrainians] didn’t strike it. That was our sabotage group. They wanted to, like, scare [people] with that dam,” said one of the men, described by the SBU as a Russian soldier.
“It didn’t go according to plan, and [they did] more than what they planned for.”
The SBU did not offer further details of the conversation or its participants.
The BBC is unable to verify the claims as of now.
Source – BBC News
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