Kakhovka dam disaster
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Thousands flee floods as Ukraine and Russia blame each other for dam break.
The BBC’s international editor, Jeremy Bowen, is in the studio to discuss what could have happened to the dam, why anyone would attack it, and what impact this could have on the wider conflict. Also, we get through to one man living and working in one of the flooded areas.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.
The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producers are Tim Walklate and Tom Smithard.
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