 Footage released on June 7 showed severe flooding in Ukraine's Kursan region following the destruction of a major dam as rescuers worked to evacuate residents. The floodwaters seemed to be at least chest high in a video released by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, inundated the streets while people sought safety on top of a truck and in a boat. Part of the rescue in the video posted by the military was also filmed and reported by local media. Several people were helped down a truck upon reaching drier ground where ambulances were stationed to help the injured. Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the collapse of the Soviet-era Nova Kukovka Dam on Tuesday, June 6, which sent floodwaters across a swathe of Ukraine's war zone leaving about 42,000 people at risk. Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the collapse of the Soviet-era Nova Kukovka Dam on Tuesday, June 6, which sent floodwaters across a swathe of Ukraine's war zone leaving about 42,000 people at risk.