After Kakhovka dam collapse, Ukrainian farmers will have to learn lessons from Afghanistan
After Russia's terrorist attack on Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, dryland farming is the only option for flooded farms in southern Ukraine
Farmland in the lower reaches of the Dnipro river will be covered with about 5 billion cubic metres of water over the next four days. Most of the land is located on the left bank, currently occupied by Russia, but the right bank will be affected as well.
Ukraine’s agriculture ministry expects approximately 10,000 hectares of rural land will be flooded on the right bank of the Kherson region – and several times more on the left bank of the region.
In other words, more than 70,000 hectares of plantations and fields in total will be flooded after Russia’s terrorist attack destroyed Europe's largest reservoir.