The UN Human Rights Office has called investigate the attack on the New Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine and establish its authorship.

In a post posted on his official account twitter, the agency expressed regret over yesterday’s explosion at a dam in the southern region of Kherson, partly occupied by Russia, which has already caused severe flooding in the Dnieper basin.

“Major floods have already seriously affected many civilians. and their rights to housing, health, livelihood, a healthy environment and access to clean water,” the office said in a statement.

He added that this fact exacerbates the suffering of the population at the height of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In recent hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that the destruction of this infrastructure is violation of international lawwhich specifically protects this type of infrastructure.

International humanitarian law defines the limits of hostilities in establish guards for all who do not participate in hostilities, including civilians or medical personnel, as well as those who have retired from the fighting, in addition to vital infrastructure and facilities.

The organization indicated that dams are a type of protected infrastructure because considered to contain “dangerous forces” which, if released, could cause serious suffering to the civilian population.

Attack suggests “a threat to the civilian population, their homes and livelihoods”, condemned ICRC Eurasia Director Ariane Bauerer, who pointed out that international humanitarian law can only fulfill its function of protecting civilians “if states respect their obligations.”