The damage to the dam remains unassessed due to continuous enemy shelling. Read also: Russian-caused Kurakhove Dam explosion captured on video “We haven’t been able to go out and inspect the dam," he explained.

On the morning of November 11, Russian troops shelled Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. As a result, the Stari Terny dam of the Kurakhove reservoir was destroyed, according to Donbas News and Suspilne Donbas.

Russian strikes on Monday damaged a dam near the front line in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian authorities said, warning nearby villages could be threatened by rising water levels.

Water continues to flow to settlements downstream of the Vovcha River as a result of damage dealt by the Russians to the dam of the Kurakhove reservoir in Donetsk Oblast, but no flooding has been reported so far.

No flooded houses have been reported at the Kurakhove reservoir, where water arrives downstream of the damaged Terny dam. However, due to constant Russian shelling, it has not yet been possible to inspect the hydraulic structure,