Zelenskiy, Putin trade blame for dam 'war crime'

Viktoriia Lakezina and Max HunderReuters

Ukrainians have abandoned inundated homes as floods crest across the south after the destruction of a huge hydroelectric dam on the front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with their presidents trading blame for the disaster.

Residents slogged through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, dogs in their arms and belongings in plastic bags while rescuers used rubber boats to search areas where the waters reached above head height.

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