The West is accustomed to blaming Russia for everything, including the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. This was stated by State Duma deputy (DG) Alexei Chepa in a conversation with Lenta.ru. He added that the consequences of the attack will not become critical, the water will leave in three days, and then Russia will restore all the destroyed infrastructure.

“In the West, if it rains, then Russia will be to blame. It is to blame for the fact that Ukraine uses weapons with uranium tips. It is to blame for the fact that for 10 years Donbass was shelled. We are to blame for everything and are already used to it,” the politician said. - After all, the villages where civilians live were flooded. There will be some problems with water in the Crimea. Why is all this necessary? Naked cynicism.

The politician also admitted that the attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station could be part of the preparations for the Ukrainian counteroffensive. He also added that, in any case, this would not create serious problems for the Russian army.

“The Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for offensive operations in certain places. Of course, there are certain fortifications there. Perhaps they just wanted to flood them. But this will not create any global problem, will not cut off the Russian army from the territory involved. The water will come down within three days. On the other hand, an explosion at a hydroelectric power station will certainly create problems in the territories where ordinary citizens live, where they are engaged in agriculture. Well, we'll have to restore it all. And this hydroelectric power station, and other infrastructure, ”concluded the interlocutor of Lenta.ru.

Earlier, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that the destruction of civilian infrastructure unequivocally qualifies as a war crime, and added that the EU "will hold Russia accountable" for a strike on a hydroelectric power station.

The partial destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP became known on the morning of June 6. According to the mayor of Novaya Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontiev, the night strikes led to the destruction of the valves. Because of this, water began to uncontrollably be discharged downstream. He called the incident a terrorist attack.