KYIV, June 6 – ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk region) has suspended steel production due to the blowing up of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP) by the invaders in order to reduce water consumption in critical conditions.

"Due to the undermining and destruction of the Kakhovka HPP by the aggressor, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih limited water consumption and paused a number of metallurgical production processes. The operation of virtually all water-cooled equipment was temporarily suspended. In this way, the enterprise will maintain production units and reduce water consumption until the situation normalizes," the plant said.