On 6 June 2023, Russia committed another crime: insidiously, at night, it blew up the Kakhovska hydroelectric power plant. Ukraine will be able to assess all the consequences of this tragedy later. However, one cannot forget any story of a person who faced this horror – when a house goes underwater in the middle of the night...
The Museum of Civilian Voices of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation has gathered several stories of these people in a special collection. You can find them at the link
Here are a few of them.
A resident of the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka shared her story with the Museum on condition of anonymity. According to her, everyone perfectly understood that the dam was mined from the inside a long time ago. “Surely, people hoped that no explosion would happen, but it happened. And everyone knows very well that the hydroelectric power plant was blown up by the orcs [i.e. Russians],” the woman says.
Her story is available here:
Anastasia Ivantsiv’s father, mother, grandmother, aunt, and brother live in temporarily occupied Oleshki. Anastasia described their situation on Facebook this way, “The town is completely flooded. My parents are staying in the attic.” Her story can be found here:
Liza Yevseeva is an architect and public activist from Nova Kakhovka. She is engaged in the revival of the unique technique of carving on wet plaster, which can be found only in Nova Kakhovka. The woman admits that the most tragic date for her was not 24 February, but 6 June. Her story is here:
Every story about the war matters. To keep the memory for a better future, share your story on the portal of the Museum of Civilian Voices
Home page – The Museum of Civilian Voices of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation
or through the toll-free hot line (800) 509 001.
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