Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that work has already begun on an investigation by the International Criminal Court ( ICC) into the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam and the massive flood it caused in the country.
"Representatives of the ICC have visited the Kherson region in recent days," Zelensky added in his videotaped evening address.
Zelensky continued, "On the first day after the disaster, the Prosecutor's Office sent a request to the International Criminal Court regarding the investigation into this disaster and work has already begun."
He stressed that it is important for international legal experts to see the repercussions of the disaster, including incidents of bombing flooded areas.
The Ukrainian president explained that rescue teams evacuated about 4,000 people from the affected areas, including areas on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River that are controlled by Russia.
Ukraine's appointed governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, has accused Russian forces of bombing three small boats carrying elderly residents to safety from flooded areas in the south of the country, killing three people and wounding 10 others.
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