title: The impact of destruction of the Kakhovka dam on the environmental status of the Odesa area of the Black Sea
abstract: The paper provides a chronological description of the aftermath and the effect of blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam by Russian occupation forces of 6 June 2023 on the seawater quality in the coastal zone of Odesa agglomeration, according to the results of operational environmental monitoring in the early weeks upon the man-made disaster. Such a description is indispensable for assessing the scope of pollution of marine water areas and calculation of the damage inflicted on th
journal: Problems of Water supply Sewerage and Hydraulic