RT
The Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Russia’s Kherson Region, located on the Dnieper River upstream from the city of Kherson, suffered significant damage on Tuesday morning, according to a local official and several videos shared on social media.
The upper part of the key infrastructure was “destroyed as a result of a strike,” the mayor of Novaya Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontyev, confirmed to RIA Novosti. While several of the dam’s floodgates were damaged and unleashed an uncontrolled stream of water, the underwater structure itself withstood the attack, the official claimed.
Leontyev described the incident as a major “terrorist act” and said the water level downstream had risen by up to 2.5 meters, but added there was no need for evacuations thus far. He noted that the area has seen higher water levels during previous floods caused by heavy rainfall, but emphasized that local officials were focused on helping citizens as they prepare for a worst-case scenario.
“All services work in the city, all administration employees are in place. Electricity, gas, internet, communications are available,” the mayor continued.
The dam was reportedly struck around 2am local time. A video captured from a drone has circulated on Telegram purporting to show the aftermath of the attack, with water seen flowing through the breach. MORE
Both sides had tactical reasons to blow the dam, but consider this:
“My suspicion is that these could be naval sea mines traveling down river and exploding when they hit the shore. Last year, this was the chief method by which Ukraine had planned to blow the Kakhovka dam. It was written about widely and they already had forward men stationed with cars carrying naval mines that they planned to drop into the Dnieper river upstream so that the mines would hit the dam and destroy it. This was the main reason Russian troops withdrew from Kherson after this threat and I even reported on it elsewhere last year, particularly about how Russia could defend against this with mine catching trawl/nets, etc….I could be wrong but judging by those new videos it seems a possibility that Ukraine finally enacted the plan and sent mines down river to blow the dam and some of them are still exploding. We’ll have to wait for more footage to be sure, but it’s a possibility to me.”
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/breaking-hell-breaks-loose-as-khakovka
…umm, its war. You blow infrastructure up in war. Including dams. The Brits were quite proud of their clever bomb specifically made to blow up dams, called a “Dambuster”.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-incredible-story-of-the-dambusters-raid
…so shut up, you fucking globalist hypocrites. Quit facilitating this war for a nation-sized money laundry if you don’t want their shit blown up by war, and work to arrange peace instead.
Otherwise, their shit’s gonna get blown up.
Just like everyone ELSE, NATO included, does in war.
It’s not a freakin terrorist act. They’re at war! A perfectly legit target FFS.
I thought American citizens were the terrorists. It’s hard to keep up.
Five months ago the Washington Post wrote that the Ukranians were lobbing HIMARS into the dam with a view to destroying it but then left it for another time. Zakharova complained to the UN about it which of course got ignored. (Also, the US has willingly destroyed a dam in Syria, risking tens of thousands of lives.)
But the US and Britain taken out of gas line it’s okey-dokey.
Ukraine blew up the dam according to the Mayor of Novaya Kakhovka. The “news” forgot that part.
I designed the Kherson dam.
Zelensky is fabricating excuses to not do his big CounterOffensive which would drain Ukraine of its remaining living souls.
The Russians already blew up all the weapons the West sent and all Zelensky has in his hands is his pud.
He did this and Shitpants blew up Nordstream with the help of the Brits.
I’m fairly certain we’ll send money for a new one.