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The Ukrainian dam which collapsed after bombing has revealed its macabre secrets as the water level drops.

Neither Russia or Ukraine have taken responsibility for the dam’s collapse, accusing the opposing side of using it to further their aims on the battlefield.

The Nova Kakhova dam was damaged last Tuesday, and the volume of water pouring out has flooded thousands of homes, leading to mass evacuations and the deaths of at least 14 people.

The subsequent flooding has been described as the worst environmental disaster since Chernobyl.

72% of the water the dam contained has drained and flooded the Dnieper River – and the newly lowered shoreline has revealed human skulls.

One skull appears to still be wearing a World War II-era German helmet – but others also seem to be wearing Soviet helmets.

The area of Soviet Ukraine which contains the Nova Kakhova reservoir was liberated from the Nazis in 1943.

The Battle of the Dnieper took place in 1943 and was one of the largest operations of World War II.

It involved almost four million troops and at one point stretched over an 870-mile front.

Over four months the eastern bank of the Dneiper was reclaimed from German forces.

The reservoir itself was built 15 years later, in 1956.

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