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The demolition of the dam would also devastate the areas which are already under Russian control.
Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst
In recent weeks, the Kiev regime has been accusing Russia of planning to destroy the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam on the Dnieper River, which would unleash a devastating flood across most of the Kherson oblast (region) and the surrounding areas.
The dam, which measures 30 meters in height and is approximately 3.2 km long, was built in 1956 on the Dnieper River as part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. It holds a massive 18 km³ water reservoir which also supplies water to Russia’s Crimean peninsula. The reservoir is also crucial for the functioning of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant as it supplies water to the essential cooling systems. The volume of water in the reservoir is comparable to the Great Salt Lake.
Destroying the strategically important dam, which is now part of Russia, would have catastrophic consequences, as it would unleash a devastating flood downstream. Experts estimate this would create a giant wave of devastating floodwater up to five meters in height, almost immediately flooding an area of more than five kilometers around the dam. The wave would need only two hours to reach the city of Kherson. The destruction of the dam’s floodgates would also destroy the crossings used by the Russian military and possibly trap the large Russian contingent on the west bank of the Dnieper River. However, most alarmingly, this would also result in the total destruction of dozens of settlements in the region and possibly cause hundreds or even thousands of civilian casualties, as it would not be possible to evacuate everyone in time.
Last Tuesday, Russian Army General Sergei Surovikin, the newly appointed commander of all Russian forces engaged in the special military operation, stated that the relevant intelligence clearly indicates the Kiev regime forces are preparing a massive strike on the dam. He confirmed that the Neo-Nazi junta troops had already used the US-supplied HIMARS in a major strike during which the Russian military managed to intercept several precision-guided rockets. On October 21 alone, at least five separate rocket attacks were repelled by Russian air defenses.
“We have information on the possibility of the Kiev regime using prohibited methods of war in the area of the city of Kherson, on the preparation by Kiev of a massive rocket strike on the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam,” Surovikin warned.
The Kiev regime officials rejected the allegations and stated that “they were a clear sign” that Moscow supposedly planned to attack the dam and then blame the Neo-Nazi junta. On October 20, the Kiev regime frontman Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia had allegedly placed explosives on the dam and was preparing to destroy it, a move he compared to the use of weapons of mass destruction.
“I informed the Europeans today, during the meeting of the European Council, about the next terrorist attack, which Russia is preparing for at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. Destroying the dam would mean a large-scale disaster,” Zelensky stated. He went on to claim that blowing up the dam would also destroy the water supply to Crimea and “thus show that Russia had accepted that it could not hold onto the peninsula.”
Kirill Stremousov, the Deputy Head of the Kherson oblast (region), stated that the Kiev regime’s allegations that Russia had placed explosives on the dam were false. The authorities of the Kherson oblast are working on evacuating as many civilians as possible, since the Kiev regime forces are escalating attacks on residential areas. On the evening of October 20, Neo-Nazi junta troops targeted civilians fleeing to the eastern bank of the Dnieper River. The ferry crossing near the Antonov bridge (damaged by the Kiev regime forces) was struck, resulting in at least 4 civilian casualties, while dozens of others were wounded. Local administration reports that the US-made HIMARS MLRS was used to destroy the ferry.
At least 12 cluster munition rockets were fired, most of which were intercepted by Russian air defenses, significantly reducing the number of casualties. Since HIMARS is a precision-guided system, the possibility of miscalculation on part of the Kiev regime forces is extremely unlikely. This leaves us with one conclusion – the civilians were the target. Local authorities are working round the clock to evacuate everyone, as civilians living on the west bank of the Kherson oblast are exposed to direct attacks by the Kiev regime forces. As the Neo-Nazi junta troops are also shelling the Kakhovka power plant, located approximately five kilometers from the town of Novaya Kakhovka, the civilians are also directly exposed to the aforementioned flood which would be the inevitable result of the destruction of the dam.
All the while, the Kiev regime keeps insisting that Russia will destroy the dam, ignoring both logic and the situation on the ground. As Zelensky himself stated, destroying the dam would halt the water supply to Crimea. Although he stated that this means Russia gave up on Crimea, such claims are comically illogical, given that Russia had successfully been tackling the issue of water supplies to the peninsula for nearly a decade, as the Kiev regime cut the water supplies back in 2014.
In addition to trapping its own troops on the west bank of the Dnieper River, as the flooding would make it impossible to evacuate anyone, the destruction of the dam would also devastate the areas which are already under Russian control. Thus, the question remains, who actually benefits from blowing up the Kakhovka dam?
Russia should make it clear to NATO that breach of the Dam would be considered a terrorist act of mass destruction and that an overwhelming response using unconventional weapons will be swift.
Oh ya that would help! You people are nuts.
Sadly, so many in the west have been brainwashed into believing whatever nonsense Zelensky and the US spit up.
It was all calibrated during the covid hysteria.
A lot yes but you would be surprised at how many people in the USA are pissed at the country they live in and the corrupt administration f, ing them and the world over.
Now is not the time to be discussing reaction to an attack on the dam, but instead, demanding that it should be prevented. It was built to serve the needs of people not to murder them. Any one with half a brain would never cosider its desruction at the expense of 100’s of thousands of inocent lives, men, women and children, except deluded nut cases like Zelensky.
Problem is we are not dealing with rationale people they are unhinged Psychopaths,thats the danger.
They must be exterminated.
Slava Russia!
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They are religious and thus insane.
Do you think those sociopaths who blatantly made up lies about Iraq having WMDs so they could have an excuse to invade and completely destroy the country; killing over 1 million Iraqis in the process so that their filthy rich oil companies could control Iraq’s natural resources will listen to reason. Let me remind you something they said : “we don’t care about body counts”
Of course they won’t listen to reason. But they’ll listen to the force of arms! If Russia makes clear that its response will be immediate and serious, not nonexistant or lukewarm, as it’s been after Dugina, Nordstream and Crimean bridge, then they’ll be forced to listen! If their profits are negatively affected, then they’ll listen!
Totally agree. Russia should make clear to the USA-NATO that the use of a “dirty bomb” or an attack on the dam that would flood the annexed territories and cut off the water supply to Crimea would have an immediate response on the decision centers, i.e. all SBU headquarters, Ukrainian Pentagon, Zelensky’s office. Enough with the MI6/CIA/Mossad terrorism! First the daughter of Dugin, then the Nordstream, then the Crimean bridge… Russia hasn’t responded properly!!!
Bandera ideology is that all other ethnic groups are beneath them and are responsible for all the shortcomings and hardships of their Ukrainian master race. They believe that they have a right to rule the world and exterminate all other races. Crimea and four regions so far have jilted their jealous lover and this just fuels the rage.
this is what occurs when every dog in the pack humps your history. the banderites ARE special, they have every culture on the planets spunk rammed into their dna. they are what we call mongrels with no defined parentage. and it looks like the best bits dribbled down into the carpet, and they got what was left.
Sber Bank and Russian Liberals benefits and you know it. Fixed.
If the Kakhovka Dam is destroyed, Russia will IMMEDIATELY send me to destroy the North Dam in Kiev, thus flooding the entire Kiev and Dniperpetrovky. After 2 days the war will be over.
No. send me, send me.
They should have done this already.
Revenge for Odessa massacre!
Those fake UkroNazians are even worse than the real Natzies themselves.
Simple, push the enemy away from it. Stop dilly dallying
If Russia would anihilate, obliterate, leveled clear the Ukronazy ‘s den, there would be less likely such a strike…
Revenge for the Odessa massacre!
Tymoshenko and her ilk must be executed by flamethrower.
Slava Russia!
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Hmm, why doesn’t Russia release enough water from the dam so it doesn’t pose such a huge danger?
well, lets see. Russia TOOK it from Ukraine who could not stop them from doing so. Ukraine spent since Aug 10th firing himars at it Russia still holds it and repairs it after impacts. The roadway bridge is now backfilled to allow transmission of anti-ukrop troops and weaponry to the sucker point north of the dam. ukrotrash still being turned into smelly hamburgers at the sucker point without progress. yup, sounds like the plan is working as directed.
Destroying the dam is just cause for nuking Lvov and hanging Zelensky.