president zelensky has warned the destruction of the dam risks leaving hundreds of thousands of people without healthy water. extensive damage has been caused to buildings and farmland. the united nations has said the breach of the dam is one of the most significant incidents of damage to civilian infrastructure since the start of the russian invasion, and will have grave and far reaching consequences. moscow has denied destroying the dam, which it controls, instead blaming ukrainian shelling. the pictures you can see there are from one of the towns, these are coming to us live as a sum of the residents look on and i think one of the rescue boats, dinghies, hasjustarrived, and i think one of the rescue boats, dinghies, hasjust arrived, and and i think one of the rescue boats, dinghies, hasjustarrived, and i presume this is part of the evacuations that have been taking place for hours. our first report comes from jon donnison. breached, the nova kakhovka dam, now almost unreco
said that it won t be until later on wednesday, that is today, that we will see the peak water levels. let me just bring will see the peak water levels. let mejust bring in our diplomatic correspondent paul adams who is in kyiv for us. paul, just to touch on some of the scenes that we have seen their of rescue workers trying to help residents, i wonder if you can fill us in with reports that some of those workers have been targeted by shelling? those workers have been targeted by shellin: ? ~ ~ ., shelling? well, i think the thing to remember is shelling? well, i think the thing to remember is that shelling? well, i think the thing to remember is that kherson - shelling? well, i think the thing to remember is that kherson since i shelling? well, i think the thing to remember is that kherson since it| remember is that kherson since it was liberated by ukrainian forces last november has been routinely sheued last november has been routinely shelled from across the river, from the ru