Destroyed Ukrainian Dam Floods War Zone and Forces Evacuations

A major dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine was destroyed early Tuesday, sending torrents of water cascading through the breach, flooding a war zone downstream, putting tens of thousands of residents at risk and raising the possibility of long-lasting environmental and humanitarian disasters.

Ukraine and Russia quickly blamed each other for the calamity. Officials in Kyiv said Moscow’s forces had blown up the Russian-controlled dam in the predawn hours, and President Volodymyr…