Coverage dated October 20, 2022

Zelenskyy Warns Russia May Attack Major Hydroelectric Dam; Moscow Orders Arrest of Rebellious TV Reporter

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The Ukrainian leader said Russian forces have planted mines at a major hydroelectric dam in Kherson, whose destruction he warned would cause a “catastrophe.”

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Ukraine warns Russia planning to destroy hydro dam (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Kyiv accused Russia of planning to destroy a hydroelectric dam in the eastern Kherson region, where Ukrainian soldiers have been steadily advancing and Moscow-installed authorities have begun evacuations.

  2. The Times of Israel

    Ukraine: Russia plans to destroy hydro dam, with potentially catastrophic results (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Zelensky says Russian troops have mined Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant; if destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people would be endangered by rapid flooding

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Zelenskyy Warns Russia May Attack Major Hydroelectric Dam; Moscow Orders Arrest of Rebellious TV Reporter (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Ukrainian leader said Russian forces have planted mines at a major hydroelectric dam in Kherson, whose destruction he warned would cause a “catastrophe.”

  4. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of planning to destroy dam (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ukrainian president says Russian forces planted explosives inside the Nova Kahkhovka dam.

  5. New York Times

    Zelensky says Russia plans to blow up a major dam in a ‘false flag’ attack, flooding southern Ukraine. (opens New York Times)

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    The Ukrainian president called for an international observation mission at the dam’s hydroelectric plant to prevent a potential catastrophe.

  6. The Guardian

    Zelenskiy accuses Russia of plotting to blow up Ukrainian dam (opens The Guardian)

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    President says destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam would mean large-scale disaster for towns and cities

  7. Insider

    Zelenskyy says Russia wired a hydroelectric dam to explode and flood 80 towns in region it may have to abandon (opens Insider)

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    Zelenskyy said that Russia set mines at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant on the massive Dnipro river.

  8. The Guardian

    Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv threatens to ‘hit back even harder’ if Russia destroys Kherson hydroelectric dam (opens The Guardian)

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    Office of Ukraine president says Vladimir Putin is ‘trying to scare everyone’ after nuclear blackmail ‘did not work’

  9. Insider

    Zelenskyy says Russia plans to blow up a Ukrainian dam. The Soviets used the same tactic in WWII to slow a Nazi invasion, killing thousands of civilians. (opens Insider)

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    Between 20,000 and 100,000 people died after Soviet secret police blew up the dam in 1941 to slow the Nazi advance into what is now eastern Ukraine.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Zelensky says Russia looking to launch ‘false flag’ attack in southern Ukraine (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is planning a “false flag” operation to blow up a hydroelectric dam in the southern part of the country that could result in significant flooding.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.