The collapse of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine has caused severe environmental damage, with hundreds of rare animal and plant species at risk of extinction, according to the country's environment ministry. The flooding also threatens water supplies and the cooling system at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The Black Sea Biosphere Reserve and the Oleshky Sands desert are expected to be among the areas worst affected. The dam was breached after the Kakhovsk Water Reserve fell to its lowest level in three decades, putting water supplies and cooling systems at risk. Russia occupies the Left Bank of the Dnipro, making it difficult for Ukraine to respond.

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