to confirm
BREAKING: Reported footage of the blown up Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson Oblast
BREAKING: Reported footage of the blown up Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson Oblast
OopsDamage of the dam and dumping of the Kakhovka water reservoir will create enormous challenge for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar as waters flowing now down the river were used to cool down the reactors
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/othe...iver-offensive-impossible-adviser/ar-AA1cbKXmNova Kakhovka Dam Loss Makes Ukraine River Offensive 'Impossible': Adviser
The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine effectively ends any hope that Kyiv's troops will be able to launch a successful assault across the waterway, according to an adviser to the country's Defense Ministry.
The collapse of the dam—which occurred on Monday night after a reported series of explosions—has caused severe flooding in the lower Dnieper River basin, with hundreds of thousands of people in the area now being evacuated. The river forms part of the front line between Ukrainian and occupying Russian forces, with Kyiv's troops on the west bank in the city of Kherson and Moscow's on the east.
Re: Kakhovka dam NYT:
After a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, the Ukrainian government said that at least 150 tons of machine oil had been released into the Dnipro river,
and there was a risk of 300 more tons leaking.
#UN Security Council presidency has received requests from #Ukraine (supported by the US) and #Russia to discuss the situation at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and there's a briefing now scheduled for 16:00 EDT (20:00 UTC).