🔴 Live: Ukraine evacuates 17,000 people from flooded areas after dam destroyed

Kyiv on Tuesday said it is evacuating over 17,000 people from flooded areas following the partial destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the major hydroelectric dam, which represents a significant resource for the wider region by supplying water to a host of communities and Europe's largest nuclear power station at Zaporizhzhia. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).