Videos published on Friday appear to show a Russian missile dodging Ukraine's air defenses before striking Ukraine's largest hydroelectric dam near Zaporizhzhia.Pro-Russian news outlets and milbloggers shared footage on Friday morning, as Kyiv struggles to grasp the scale of Russia's overnight assault, reportedly the largest since the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine.
Ukraine's state hydropower company confirmed on Friday that the DniproHES hydroelectric dam in Zaporizhzhia was hit in the airstrike, but insisted there was no risk of a breach.DniproHES, located to the south of the city of Dnipro, is the largest hydroelectric power station in Ukraine, and one of the largest in Europe.Another vital facility on the Dnipro, the Kakhovka dam, was destroyed in July 2023, leading to widespread flooding and devastation.