destruction of Kakhovka Dam
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The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a major 2023 breach of a large hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine that caused catastrophic flooding, environmental damage, and strategic consequences in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kakhovka Dam | 1 |
| destruction of Kakhovka Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T923133 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: destruction of Kakhovka Dam Context triple: [Russo-Ukrainian War, significantEvent, destruction of Kakhovka Dam]
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A.
Trinity Dam
Trinity Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Trinity River in Northern California, forming Trinity Lake and providing water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control as part of the state’s large federal water management system.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Keban Dam
Keban Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in eastern Turkey that forms one of the largest reservoirs on the Euphrates River.
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D.
Nickajack Dam
Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in southeastern Tennessee, forming Nickajack Lake and helping control flooding and support regional power generation.
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E.
Atatürk Dam
Atatürk Dam is one of Turkey’s largest and most significant hydroelectric and irrigation dams, forming a key part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project on the Euphrates River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: destruction of Kakhovka Dam Target entity description: The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a major 2023 breach of a large hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine that caused catastrophic flooding, environmental damage, and strategic consequences in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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A.
Trinity Dam
Trinity Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Trinity River in Northern California, forming Trinity Lake and providing water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control as part of the state’s large federal water management system.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Keban Dam
Keban Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in eastern Turkey that forms one of the largest reservoirs on the Euphrates River.
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D.
Nickajack Dam
Nickajack Dam is a hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in southeastern Tennessee, forming Nickajack Lake and helping control flooding and support regional power generation.
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E.
Atatürk Dam
Atatürk Dam is one of Turkey’s largest and most significant hydroelectric and irrigation dams, forming a key part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project on the Euphrates River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam failure event
ⓘ
environmental disaster ⓘ event in the Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ man-made disaster ⓘ |
| affects |
Kakhovka Reservoir ecosystem
ⓘ
Kherson ⓘ
surface form:
Kherson city
Nova Kakhovka ⓘ downstream communities on the Dnipro River ⓘ |
| conflictSideInvolved |
Russia
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| date | 2023-06-06 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Government of the Russian Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian government statements
Government of Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian government statements
United Nations documentation ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations reports
independent investigative organizations ⓘ |
| hasCause | explosion ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
catastrophic flooding
ⓘ
contamination of water supplies ⓘ damage to irrigation systems in southern Ukraine ⓘ death of wildlife and fish ⓘ destruction of infrastructure ⓘ ecological damage in the Dnipro River basin ⓘ environmental damage ⓘ flooding of settlements along the Dnipro River ⓘ humanitarian crisis ⓘ loss of agricultural land ⓘ mass displacement of civilians ⓘ mine displacement and increased landmine risk ⓘ reduction of water level in Kakhovka Reservoir ⓘ release of industrial pollutants ⓘ strategic changes on the southern front of the war ⓘ threat to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant cooling systems ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Dnieper
ⓘ
surface form:
Dnipro River
destruction of Kakhovka Dam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kakhovka Dam
Kherson Oblast ⓘ Southern Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
southern Ukraine
|
| hasMediaCoverage | international news organizations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest dam failures in Europe in decades
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impact on global food security concerns ⓘ large-scale flooding in Kherson Oblast ⓘ major environmental consequences in the Black Sea region ⓘ |
| partOf |
2023 in the Russo-Ukrainian War
ⓘ
Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
surface form:
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ |
| pointInTime | June 2023 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kakhovka Reservoir
ⓘ
surface form:
Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kakhovka Reservoir ⓘ Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ |
| startTime | 2023-06-06 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: destruction of Kakhovka Dam Description of subject: The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a major 2023 breach of a large hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine that caused catastrophic flooding, environmental damage, and strategic consequences in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kakhovka Dam