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The demolition of the Nova Kakhovka dam by Russian forces in southern Ukraine poses a danger, but the situation at the facility is under control, Ukraine's nuclear operator said on Tuesday.

"Water from the Nova Kakhovka dam is needed by the plant to receive power for turbine condensers and nuclear power plant safety systems," Energoatom said in a statement.

"Currently, the cooling reservoir is full: as of 8:00 a.m., the water level is 16.6 meters, which is enough for the plant," Energoatom said. The operator added that the situation is under control and Ukrainian staff monitor all indicators.

Russian energy company Rosatom also confirmed that there was no risk to the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported.

The International Atomic Energy Agency, quoted by TASS, also said that there was no danger to the nuclear plant.

Kiev and Moscow blame each other for blowing up the wall, and evacuations are currently underway along the Dnieper River.

Ukraine's military said Russia blew up the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson, but a Moscow official in the city denied the claim.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called an emergency meeting of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council to review the situation.

"Russian terrorists. "The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant only confirms to the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian soil," Zelensky wrote on Twitter.

Zelensky to convene emergency meeting of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council

The head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said that within five hours the water would reach critical levels.

"The scale of the destruction, the speed and amount of water, as well as the areas that could be flooded are being clarified," Prokudin said. The regional capital Kherson, liberated from Ukraine, could also be in danger.

Russian occupation forces said the damage to the dam was caused by Ukrainian shelling.

"The water has risen," Moscow appointed Nova Kakhovka Mayor Vladimir Leontiev was quoted as saying by Russian state media.

He said citizens in Russian-controlled areas do not need to be evacuated at this time.

The claims of both sides cannot be confirmed by independent sources at this time.