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One year since the Kakhovka dam explosion: "The largest floodplain area in Europe has begun to recover"

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Elderly woman holds one hand to her face, her brow furrowed, as she walks through floodwaters while carrying a handbag.

The collapse of the walls of the Kakhovka dam in Kherson, Ukraine sent water flooding into towns and villages. Source: AP / Evgeniy Maloletka

A year has passed since the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station was blown up. SBS Russian talked to ecologist Eugene Simonov about the recovery of floodplain systems and the expert assessments on the future of the Kakhovka reservoir.

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A year has passed since the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station was blown up. SBS Russian talked to ecologist Eugene Simonov about the recovery of floodplain systems and the expert assessments on the future of the Kakhovka reservoir.

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