At least 3,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the city of Kherson. Hundreds of thousands of people are also reported to lack drinking water.
Russian President Putin described the incident as a "barbaric act" by Ukraine. The Russian troops are said to have been hit harder by the floods than the Ukrainian ones. The water levels are expected to rise another meter in the next few days before they begin to subside, according to a report in the New York Times.