Kherson, Ukraine The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Kherson region is seen after being breached. The governor of the area, Oleksandr Prokudin, said about 16,000 people were in the ‘critical zone’ on the Ukrainian-controlled right bank of the river. He said people were being evacuated and would be taken by bus to Kherson city and then by train to Mykolaiv, and on to other Ukrainian cities