Novaya Kakhovka HPP Has Been Blown Up - How People Can Fall So Low?
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2023
- It's quite hard to believe what we are seeing. The have blown the dam. This is a tragedy.
Very soon the blame game will be on, the Russians will be sreaming it's not them and blaming the Ukrainians. Doesn't matter now, just look at the video.
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#dam #blownup #flooding
At this point there's nothing in the Russian news. This is the first minutes of this tragedy. But I'm pretty sure withing two hours Russian propaganda will turn on the blame game.
The question everyone needs to ask is WHO BENEFITS? Certainly the Russian government. Plain and simple.
I don’t believe UA would do this. It’s to risky to the nuclear power plant. This is definitely Russia
@@yorkiemom7858 Russia benefits as this protects Crimea. Plus we knew Russia mined the Dam back when they blew the Slues in November. We feared they would blow the damn. They also mined the Nuclear Power Plant which is terrifying.
On the one hand R gets to utilized the convenient timing of a Ukr offensive to provide plausibly to a Ukr attack, on the other Ukr risks a nuclear disaster that would destroy the very territory they wish to regain and much much more depending on the prevailing winds (Europe or Russia). It supplies power to the entire region which is needed by both sides, and water to Crimea. If you're loosing and you know you're going to loose though (Russia) then this might be a good move for them from a PR standpoint, and provide excuses for leaving if they're forced to. Have I missed any of the possible points?
@@yorkiemom7858 I don't believe it's tthe Ukrainians either
The question is, How did it happen?
This horrific action has 3 major consequences that no one is talking about. Other then the obvious destruction to the cities and danger to the Zaporizhia NPP. 1: This makes the water canals that feed Kryvyi Rih, Crimean canal, and Kakhovsy canal unusable. 2: This makes the Dnipro river impossible to navigate with large ships. 3: Unimaginable destruction to the wild life habit arround the lower Dniper river. Russia had few barganing chips left, and the played their hand, now we see the consequences of their actions. This kind of shit can not be forgiven.
Вы думаете это сделала Россия? Но затоплены будут именно территории на которых стоят российские войска
@@Russkii_xoxol If russia operated on logic they wouldnt start a war after systematically destroying their army for 30 years. Maybe putin lost his shit over belgorod raids and demanded action. Given russia's limited capability this is what they came up with. What the actual logic is, I dont know, how can a normal person figure out the irrational motivations of someone who is insane?
@@IamrealX я могу сказать какой логика и руководствовался Путин начиная войну но то что по каховской ГЭС регулярно наносили удары именно ВСУ это факт . Затопление подлежит именно левый берег Днепра где позиции РФ. Так кому это выгодно?
@@Russkii_xoxol go and look which part ukraine attacked. it wasn't the main section, precisely to not cause the dam to break
it's a mass destruction affecting civilians and infrastructure first. so again another war crime
During one of the wars during the long 18th century a French ship captured the crew building the lighthouse at Eddystone and took them as prisoners to France. When Louis XIV heard about it he was furious, he insisted they were returned to England along with a letter apologizing and including the phrase "France is at war with Britain, not with Humanity." Russia denies being at war with Ukraine but through it's actions show it is at war with Humanity.
Spot on
NATO is an angel.
@@edekoka6267 yes, it is, compared to Moskovia-Mordor
@@edekoka6267 “but what about nato” …
Great comment ...Russia is definitely at war with humanity....also give Ukraine the excuse to cut off the Crimes from water
Sadly it was only a matter of time for this to happen. I hope the UA was already prepared for this in advance and had contingency plans in place for this to try and mitigate. This disaster has been a likely possibility for half a year now. By the way for those that might still not be aware, this is a serious war crime according to International law.
Так затопит только территорию под контролем России, вот и думайте кто это сделал
@@user-hj9ku5uo2s ruSSia.
Любые преступления спишут на проигравшую сторону. Посмотрим
@@orehkulibin2032 : Russia must be very afraid of that counter offensive ...
@@user-hj9ku5uo2s неважно кто, это произошло только из-за путинского нашествия.
This is affecting for sure:
1. Nuclear plant cooling
2. Crimea water supply
-a lot of other infrastructure including roads, bridges, powerlines
-flooding agricultural zones, leading to mass food insecurities
-loss of life
just crimea water supply and agricultural + infrastructure. it s not such a big deal as you will see in the news and was expected since oct-nov 2022
3. The people living under that Area (including Herson), they Will drown If not evacuated in time
4. Ukrainian counter attack. Hindering it (which quite probably is The reason)
The plant should be safe, it ha its own small reservoir.
Nuclear plant is sufficiently up river from the dam that it will not be affected. It is also on a relayively narrow stretch of the river so will be able to collect water ok.
This will flood large parts of Kherson and affect the water supply to Crimea. Shows how much Putin really cares about Crimea, I guess.
OMG What the fudge have they done? 😔 Praying for the safety of all in the path of the water 🙏🏼
Thank you, Konstantin, for letting us know.
I think the greatest danger is that a very large nuclear power plant depends on the water from that reservoir for cooling. Hopefully I have it confused with some other dam. No one needs Chernobyl 2.0.
@@barreloffun10 you are correct
Putin's goon squad terrorizing people and nature in what could be a curtain raiser to them blowing up the Zaporizhia nuclear plant.
Slava 💙🇺🇦💛
@@barreloffun10 No, unfortunately you did not confuse it with another power plant🤯
@@barreloffun10 sadly, the only logical recourse is yo deactivate the powerplant.
Didn’t think this madness could get any worse, how stupid am I !? Please pray for family and friends in Kakhovka 🙏
He is threatening the nuclear plant.
How may thousands tens of thousands of people be affected. Down stream with death and destruction! Up stream with the loss of the man made lake. There are no words. Pray for these people. 🙏🇨🇦
Nuclear power plant will loose it's cooling
This is a repeat of what Stalin did in WW2
It will be an area under Russian regime control on the left side of the river and Ukrainian military can cross the river higher up
that's why it is called a war crime
this hydrodam gave around 3 million ukranians Electricity :/
I know this as a Soviet tactic to slow down advancing opponent.
100%
⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Dams like Nova Kahkovka are protected by the laws of war and the Geneva convention for a reason. According to Article 56 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I:
“Works and installations containing dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations, shall not be made the object of attack, even where these objects are military objectives, if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces and consequent severe losses among the civilian population. Other military objectives located at or in the vicinity of these works or installations shall not be made the object of attack if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces from the works or installations and consequent severe losses among the civilian population.”
Russians only knows one law. Putin is the law. The tzar is the law.
They are protected, but Ukraine and their allies don't care about international law.
russians are literally commiting warcrimes everyday (like terror bombing cities) or were already conducting civilian massacres on several occasions and you think a piece of paper will stop them from blowing up dams ? that is an amazing level of naivety right there.
They dont care. They think they are on top of evolution, while in fact, they are at the very bottom… :(
So what is the western alliance going to do about this crime? Talk,talk and talk?
This catastrophy is behond words😢... I just don't know what to say! I hope the world will hold Russia responsable for this and get directly involved to put a stop at this barbarity.
"Please forgive us"??? Can't do that, Konstantine! I've got nothing against you personally but asking for forgiveness for a blatant war crime on this magnitude is impossible.
Ukraine will overcome this. Ukraine will just double down on its efforts and Mordor will be expelled from all Ukrainian territory.
If I were now in your position, I'd be applying for Uzbek nationality.
Just in case some details go unnoticed : Parents` graves have been washed away by the flood, all 300 animals of a zoo died, and some of the people trying to escape the flood in boats were fired at by the russian side. Cattle drowned. And tons of turbine oil spilled down the river, creating a blanket over the water that will not permit oxygen to reach underwater life and that will not go anywhere, suffocating everything.
Russian Nurenberg first. Forgiveness after.
If we have to guess it was to prevent the UA troops from crossing the river. There are so many war crimes that what is one more? I just hope it does not lead to a meltdown of the nuclear facilities nearby, that the cooling towers are not affected.
Yep. This is one more war crime
It was the D-day anniversry and everyone seems to love magic dates in this war so it checks out.
The area will be nothing but flooded marshes and mud for like a month or more so any attempts at crossing halted for quite awhile.
Lately, Russians have begun rebelling, so Putin knows no other way to fight back.
Funny Karen. The Ukrainians have been selling Energodar for months now and now you worry??? What is a woman?
No reason to cross now. The aqueduct to Crimea was sourced from that dam and that was the control point for Crimea. 90% of Crimea's water came from that aqueduct. There are 2 million Crimeans that will have to relocate now. But, right now there's 300,000 in Kherson... hope they even have a chance to get out. That dam was there for a while and a lot of things depend on it. This is bad.
Reminds me of the WW2 Chinese "hero" that blew dikes trying to stop a Japanese advance. That created one of the greatest man-made disaster in history, 30,000 Chinese dead at a minimum right off the bat, and 10x that later on from the aftereffects.
Thank you for posting this. What a tragedy! I hope they can keep enough cooling water for the nuclear plant to avoid a meltdown over the next couple of weeks.
The ZNPP has its own reservoir, it shouldn’t be a problem provided nothing else happens.
They will blow the nuclear power plant too. I saw this months ago.
Whatever else this means there are two things that people need to remember
1. This means the Crimea Canal cannot operate, this will lower the water level to a point where water cannot get to crimea.
2. This means the water level next to the Energodar plant will fall and there might not be water to operate the cooling towers at the power plant.
... in addition to flooding most of the positions on the lower russian side of the river, I had expected this to be a possibility to counter a ukrainian attack over the river or to cover a russian withdrawl.
Thankyou for sharing these points. I am not familiar with this area and you have helped me get a better idea of impact.
I hope we will help them to get the plant running, and cut off water completely to Crimea. If they want water they can go to Mordor they are not welcome in Europe. I am disgusted with them.
That would kind of point to the Russians not doing this and the Ukrainians being responsible. No doubt this provides a tactical advantage to the Russians, but why risk water to Crimea? That was a huge deal when they were able to reopen the supply that Ukraine had cut off.
@@mitchyoung93 because they believe they will lose Crimea
@@mitchyoung93 Shutting it off is already doing that to Crimea. You can have the dam and deny Crimea water...
War is just totally inhumane because one person wants something that doesn’t belong to him
A war requires many people.
But one started it, can also end it.
@@BoltRM but how do you remove the thought of wanting to have dead Ukrainians from their minds. they also want them dead...not just putin
oh no , zelenskyy better get to the negotiation table quick...
oh wait , he is still on a world tour seeking bomb and body bags
iike Bill Clinton wonts Kosovo and Metoxia , or Obama Syria , or Bush Iraq ?
Oh no😢. The flooding will destroy so many homes. The destruction will be horrific. I hope the people had time to get out. How could they do this ! Unbelievable! Thank you for letting us know.
I think the powerplant that fepends on this water is a worst thing tbh
This is really bad. Threw its nothing good about this. No purpose either. 🙏🏼💙💛🕊
Because they are terrorists..
These people are animals.
The Nuclear plant that gets it cooling water locally could easily be affected...putin wants to nuke Ukraine..this is one way to do it
This is catastrophic but i knew those bastards would do this 😢😢
Yep. 🙏🏼
The bastards in Kiev have been trying to do this for months, and the finally did it.
last year ukrainian tried to hit it several times with himars but nonone complained 🤫
@Chris MTB the ukrainians only damaged a small part of the road to prevent road traffic. The Russians mined it before they retreated. Don't spread propaganda. Russia started in Feb to manipulate the sluses. This was done because the russians could not handle an attack from the ukrainain army.
@@chrismtb5193 No one complained because Ukrainians didn't do it.
Unbelievable. I just saw this on Twitter. I pray the ZNPP doesn't have a meltdown. Losing the dam is bad enough without that
praying too
there won't be a meltdown, the reactor has been shut down for a while. The concerning part is keeping the spent fuel cool I believe, which was the issue at Fukushima.
It’s not generating power so the cooling needs should be much less. Hope they can completely shut down before a Russian caused disaster happens.
@@moonasha If the grid is still powered then it will not be an issue.
this dam was expected to be blown up since oct-nov 2022. not a very big deal. maybe crimea will be out of water and a vast zone will be full of water and mud for some months.
I'm searching and you're the first and only one on CZcams at this moment or several other platforms. Horrific tragedy.
Telegram...Twitter for Eastern Europeans. Has a translation function. This man has an agenda...that's fine, we all do.
There are only two parties that could have possibly done this, and I think it’s very likely the party that was seen wiring it up with explosives a few months ago.
Agreed, that's what I'm renembering too
Got a link?
How's the weather in Langley?
@@mitchyoung93 , they’ve done it before. czcams.com/video/sR5E8swTZX4/video.html
Who was seen doing that? I'm genuinely curious. Thank you in advance.
My goodness , this is beyond belief 😢
the thing is Constantin, this "weapon" can only be used once and in 5 days it no longer works
If its possible for you keep CZcams updated, this could turn into a major thing. Anytime a nuclear facility is threatened in the least its a whole new ballgame.
The nuclear power plant does have a water reserve separate from the lake, so there is no immediate danger. The problem is going to be how to replenish that water reserve as some of it evaporates during summer. If they shut it down right now, they can likely put the plant in a state of safe shutdown. Given that it is occupied, there are serious question if they are going to have that kind of foresight.
Let's hope it will blow up then maybe Putin won't need Ukraine or any other European land.
It's a hydro plant, the nuclear plant is further downstream, which is not good to say the least.
nah dude. no big dangers about this dam being blown up. its something that was expected in winter or spring, when the counteroff was expected in first plans.
@@JosePlata Nuclear is further upstream. So it's a big problem. That nuclear plant needs continuous cooling... no matter if running or not it needs some water.
Russia will not be coming back from this for decades.
Ukraine has nothing to gain by blowing up the dam, but much to lose. I’ve never felt closer to cursing Russians.
You’re a good man, Konstantin. If only more Russians cared. Maybe more will start caring. It’s time to wake up and end this mess.
Flooding destroys Russian fortified positions and minefields, and Russians are on low ground while Ukrainians are on higher ground.
They should go ahead and blow up the bridge in Crimea since Putin cares for it so much that it will hit him hard again like last time.
The Russian MoD says they didn't do it, which means you can be pretty sure that Russian troops blew it up
Hopefully Ukraine gets the F16s now
Well they're being trained
@@juliec5309 USA has been passing the buck way to long need to transfer jets for transfer as close as possible
Give them long range missiles too, tired of this bs with Ukraine fighting with one arm tied behind their backs.
I imagine the Russians have or are in process of abandoning the Zap power plant.
I think so too
I'm pretty sure there were reports that they were wiring it to blow up also?? No.
Nothing surprises me any more with Ruzzia...... Everybody in that country is responsible for the actions of their leaders as they allowed it happen, they watched it build up over the last number of years.... So.... All the dust as you described last night, ARE RESPONSIBLE......
Not very subtle with racism there, buddy.
@@digestiveissue7710 or is it time to call it what it is
@@digestiveissue7710 it's the truth though.... And it's not racism it is fact.... I have friends who were born there who have turned their backs on that country and have said to me, they are responsible for allowing the leadership be as it is today, they sat back thinking all would be well..... They now volunteer in Ukrainian aid centres.... So no, it is not a racist remark. Those who are fighting for their own freedom in Belgorod understand that they were responsible, they fought against their own leadership in the only way they know how to..... I applaud that.....
Russians not Ruzzians need to fight back but there isn't enough.....
Put it this way, I am responsible for my government, they do things right some days, other days they don't.. But who voted for them? The electorate of which I cast my vote, therefore I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY GOVERNMENT so how can I be racist against myself?
@@digestiveissue7710 you are wrong ,speak the truth his not racist.
Ah I get it, so that's why Americans never get blamed for their doings, because they can elect a different president every 4 years without changing the way they commit war crimes in middle east.
If Ukrainian government cared about it's people, Zelensky wouldn't still be suking off westerners for weapons so that he could keep sending his people into certain death while racking up debt that Ukraine could never possibly pay off even after it managed to survive this war.
Shut up you bots
Russia has now officially cut off its own nose in spite of its face. The economic and even more disastrous are the ecological concerns.
Russia's been punching itself in the face from the moment it began its idiotic invasion. It's a broken, pathological culture. It needs to be defanged, rendered harmless.
You are my main source of information K because I trust you good brother.. keep us updated with the truth ❤
This might become the most tragic catastrophe in this war!
Sadly, Putin can do much worse than this. He could be monstrous, beastly, and evil enough to nuke the country.
If people in Crimea need water they can go back to Russia.
Why
@@XenomorphLV426 A meltdown at the largest nuclear plant in Europe is kind of a problem.
@xenomorphlv426
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakhovka_Reservoir
Oh my lord... Hope everyone makes it out safely!
Just in case some details go unnoticed : Parents` graves have been washed away by the flood, all 300 animals of a zoo died, and some of the people trying to escape the flood in boats were fired at by the russian side. Cattle drowned. And tons of turbine oil spilled down the river, creating a blanket over the water that will not permit oxygen to reach underwater life and that will not go anywhere, suffocating everything.
Heartbreaking. Absolutely a war crime of huge proportions.
Time to provide Ukraine with as many long-range precision weapons that it needs.
Maybe ukraine did this to blame Russia , AGAIN.
@@AI-censorship-in-progress Wrong, Ukraine doesn't control it.
@@AI-censorship-in-progressLook at the facts and what they produced. Putin, the war criminal, obviously does not have the balls to own up to his evil deeds.
* Soon after capturing the Kakhovka Dam, Russia planted demolition charges on the dam to thwarted possible recapture by Ukraine.
* Nov-22, Russia dropped the lake water level to the lowest in decades to flood the Kherson Dnieper area and thwart a possible crossing by Ukraine eastward.
* Feb-23 - Crimean canals and reservoirs were topped off and civilians told to evacuate to Russia.
May-23 - Lake water level was raised to dangerously high levels so that water overflowed the dam, creating widespread upstream flooding. At the same time, it created the potential for more energy and more devastation if the dam were to fail.
* 6-Jun-23 - Kakhovka Dam demolition charges destroy the structure. Russia fails to release on-site real time video of the dam failure. Russia claims Ukrainian artillery destroyed the dam, but multiple HIMARS slavos were required to destroy a small section of the bridge crossing the Dnieper River near Kherson Fall-22, so artillery destroying a concrete dam in a very short time is not credible.
This is scary. I don't even want to imagine what the news coverage is going to look like tomorrow.
It was always suggested that they would blow that dam to prevent/slow down/stop any potential counteroffensive movements in that area. I guess they finally did. I have heard this may impact the nuclear plant, but no outlet clearly states exactly how - direct flooding, power grid to the site…???
The nuclear plant uses the water for cooling. Since the Russians have control over the plant they will need to shut it down ASAP and move it into a safe mode. It will, in all probability, take many hours for the water level to drop sufficiently for it to be a potential problem.
They may not have the water to cool the reactor, think Three Mile Island or Chernobyl but worse. It is going to depend on the inlet heights of their water intakes.
They have reserve water for cooling but a meltdown is probably just a matter of time now. There are emergency steps to shut down but that is not a guarantee of no meltdown.
the stupid thing is after the water stops flowing in a few days, nothing will be changed. It's a huge amount of destruction for a delay of like 5 to 10 days.
@@davidgray8089 the reactor is shut down. Fuel storage is the problem. Nothing will be like Chernobyl ever again
A couple of points about the dam from an objective military perspective.
1- The bulk of the water went to the Russian side, drowning their own forces and destroying emplacements they have spent millions and months of time building.
2- This will not stop the Ukraine offensive. They have war-gamed this possibility and there are plans in place to adapt to new realities. The main offensive could never go below the dam because the water was a natural barrier to large scale operations. The bulk of the offensive will go through north of the dam and after the "pond" where the river is naturally much narrower.
3- If the ZNP is in danger then any fallout will not only effect Europe, but it will effect Russia, too.
4- If the Russians were reacting to what they felt was an offensive by the Ukrainians to cross the river, then they blew the dam too early. So it was ineptly timed, from a tactical military point of view. All that have done is make a mess to no good military effect. I personally think that someone in the Russian chain of command panicked.
5- Wholesale killing of civilians is a war crime. The officers who ordered this are directly and personally responsible and will be held to account. They will not be able to hide. The CCCP signed the Geneva conventions in 1954 and Russia agreed to abide by them in 1991. Russian propaganda of "you did it in WW2" doesn't work here. UK, US, China, Japan, Germany and Russia blew up dams in WW2 to awful effect and little military gain, which is why the Geneva conventions were signed. The west has learnt lessons over military actions like this and follows the rule of law. Russia does not.
6- The water will settle in three days. Was it worth points one to five to the Russian military? No.
They are terribly loosing to do something like this. They are animals.
That's the Ukraine way. Sadly.
@@DelIsInYourMind Russia started this unprovoked, illegal and brutal war. Ukraine will finish it and as they say about people like you "FAFO".
@@DelIsInYourMind Russians controlled the dam and were known to have rigged it with explosives some time ago already. They also closed some gates and ran up the water level to the max already last month in preparation for doing this.
@@Fuzzybeanerizer Sorry, but that is fantastical thinking. The Russians warned the UN about this months ago when Ukraine was shelling the dam and hitting it with high precision guided missiles. The UN inspectors just said, "stop it."
Ukraine is loosing badly and have been trying to do this for months.
If the info on Wikipedia can be believed, the Russians who have been in control of the dam have been raising the water level in the reservoir so it reached its highest level ever in May. That sounds like preparation for breaking the dam, to me. The only advantage I can see for Ukraine is cutting off the water supply to Crimea, but (again according to Wikipedia) only northern Crimea got its water from there, so maybe not the Russian military bases farther south? Probably another case of Russia wrecking everything they can.
@@birdis9476 So you are saying that Putin works for America and was our pawn when he conveniently started this war for us? That seems to be the logical conclusion of what you are saying, right? Putin is some sort of deep plant for the USA?
@@birdis9476 You're kinda dim, aren't you?
@@birdis9476 your full of it
Well Crimea bridge will be next
This is the surest sign that Russia is desperate and they know they are about to get kicked out of Ukraine.
This also brings the US one giant step closer to direct confrontation with Russia.
This situation is far worse than most people think it is.
How terrible! Thank you for letting us know. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
Thanks for the update.
It's time for the West to take the gloves off; Give Ukraine anything except nukes. Hell, there are 2000 M1 tanks in cold storage in California alone.
This is what winners do. They destroy everything as they retreat while claiming to be advancing.
Sadly, the Russians did this before when they were retreating from the Nazis during WWII. They blew up the dam even though it cost many more Russian lives than Nazi troops, just to slow them down.
In the Napoleonic Wars Russia deliberately burnt everything inside Russia towards Moscow in order to delay/stop the French from "living off the land" as they advanced on Moscow. It worked and the French army almost starved to death. They retreated and Moscow was saved. Russia has "previous convictions" on killing its own people in order to save "the motherland". Stalin killed approximately 4 million Ukranians in the 1930s in what was known as "the Holdomor" by starving them to death so he could swap the grain for weapons. What a crock of shit country.
It's an absolute tragedy. The corruption of Russia must be cleansed
Except the likelihood is that this was caused by Ukraine.
last year ukrainian tried to hit it several times with himars but nonone complained 🤫
Hahaha you guys are only sheeps xD
@@Too-Odd oh yeah you id.iot . And it was also the fault of Ukraine that the dam....that was in the hands of Russia got to get filled to almost the max , thing that should never happen
@@chrismtb5193 HIMARS and shelling.
HEARTBREAKING!
The nuclear power occupied by Russia plant takes its water from that lake. It does have a small reserve separate from the lake, but without the dam, it is going to have a real hard time replenishing that reserve as water evaporates during summer. I don't think there's any immediate danger, but long term, this could cause serious problems. Ideally, the nuclear plant should be shut down immediately. Given that it is occupied, there are serious question if they are going to have that kind of foresight.
Power is not produced at ZNPP. Still the radioactive isotopes produce decay heat that has to be removed or the core can melt down and cause its own chain of disasters.
Edit: explicitly, the power plant is shutdown.
Those children really need to pay the price because their parents had the courage to want to live in a free country and not as Rusia vassals. If you have zero inteligence, morality or empathy, this is the normal move to take... Despite this, people still defend this war and Rusia.
Very sad and dangerous. An act of sick minds. Is it strategic to slow down the counter offensive than we know the culprit. So so sad😢😢
It was destroyed instantly so it must have been demoed with set charges. The Ukrainian side lost it's bridge access so it had to have been the occupiers in Nova Kakhovka. I just don't get it, Russia had a static front with the Crimea canal and ZPP power plant controlled. This would stall a ZSU river crossing temporarily but it also renders left bank territory useless swamp compared to Kherson city which loses some docks.
The way i remember it, it was heavily mined when R withdrew last year
They are trying to create a huge nuclear disaster area that will occupy Ukrainian forces With rescue efforts and stall the counter offensive. And it will be an enormous area. If the ZNPP goes, expect NATO to become involved and the end of Moscow and St. Petersburg……glassed. The Ukrainians have been urgently warning about this for the past week.
Tragic 💔
THIS IS TERRIBLE, JUST TERRIBLE 😧😧😧
Holy cow that's crazy brother. Hope people downstream had time to get out of the way.
Just in case some details go unnoticed : Parents` graves have been washed away by the flood, all 300 animals of a zoo died, and some of the people trying to escape the flood in boats were fired at by the russian side. Cattle drowned. And tons of turbine oil spilled down the river, creating a blanket over the water that will not permit oxygen to reach underwater life and that will not go anywhere, suffocating everything.
While people are sleeping... if this is not a War Crime...
Ukraine doesn't care about its war crimes. They know the West will never punish them, but they will attempt to blame others. How fast do you think the newsrooms at CNN, MSNBC, Fox, DW, and the BBC will have prepared videos and reports to read that will try to blame this on Russia even though Ukraine has been attempting this for months.
Terrible news. Not sure how it would slow any counter offensive though. Time to smoke the Crimea bridge.
Sending love and strength to all those affected ❤
This is horrifying, not your fault but I wouldn't be surprised if NATO weighs in on this and not just with words. Glad you are safe and hope your family is also 🕊
Don't worry, it'll be just more words again.
@@JynxedKoma Idk, they may speed up weapons deliveries of all types including longer range missiles and expedite training as much as possible on F-16s or whatever. I don't expect nato to curb stomp them personally
Putin and the Russian people wanted NATO involved. Russia will be done.
yup You may see Nato and UN Troops Enter Ukraine soon to secure the nuclear plant
Lmao, you are delusional if you think the NATO is going to enter the war for the ukies
Extremely dangerous for the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. It may now lose its cooling. This could be worse than Chernobyl.
nope. it s safe. not the same systems used in chernobyl. otherwise be sure that zapo would be much much bigger stuff than chernobyl and RU / EU would die.
@@tlNCG even in cold shutdown mode you have to cool the system. for years.
@@tlNCG Russia will most likely detonate Nuclear NPP directly, so while it under Russian control its not safe.
@@olafschaper6664 true, but the amount of cooling isn't actually that high. and it can be without cooling for some thime
The Dam feeds water to the Crimea peninsula for irrigation of crops and stuff. It could be either party both gain and both lose from it.
"Disturbing" feels like a serious understatement. Beyond words.
Must be a war CRIME
It's clearly a war crime but Putin doesn't plan on ever leaving Russia again so unless Ukraine marches it's army straight to Moscow for this Putin won't face a trial.
Im guessing this is to make a potential counter offensive crossing the Dnieper into the Kherson region more difficult
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Oh, dear God. Thank you for letting us know Konstantine. It probably won't hit our news until tomorrow. It's 1am here (East Coast USA).
Oh man, gotta read up on this. I hope the people affected got out okay. :(
Just in case some details go unnoticed : Parents` graves have been washed away by the flood, all 300 animals of a zoo died, and some of the people trying to escape the flood in boats were fired at by the russian side. Cattle drowned. And tons of turbine oil spilled down the river, creating a blanket over the water that will not permit oxygen to reach underwater life and that will not go anywhere, suffocating everything.
Im so sorry Constantine. This is about the worse that he could pull now...he is running out of the worsts ...Im so sorry for your nation.
I agree, Zelensky has to go, but he will cancel elections and only allows his supporting parties anyway. The puppet of the West is running out of worsts.
Yeah, this makes me feel REALLY sorry for those poor Russians. WTF?
Pretty desperate move, now ruzzia will have more repercussions to pay for at the end of the war.
Crimea occupiers will have less water supply making it easier for the UA to take Crimea back.
ruzzia now looks worse on the world stage.
They pretty much gave their opponent a reason to escalate.
not sure of the nuclear power plant is shut down or not but i hope a meltdown don't occur and hope no lives were lost in the flooding.
These people do not have a low...it never stops going lower and lower and it is normal to them...Believe me, Russia will not be forgiven for what has been happening to Ukraine. All of it out of ego, and power pull...Russia will not recuperate
Putin has destroyed Russia as much as he's destroyed Ukraine... he may be the first leader to be charged with war crimes in Ukraine and his own country.
Now we get to find out what happens to the Nuclear Power Plant without a broken supply of cooling water. Will there be enough water?
There is probably no danger. It is only in the post-cooling phase and there is a large reserve for cooling.
@@kwnyupstate Christian appears to be correct. Still waiting on official IEAE information, but what I'm reading is that all six reactors are off and have been for months, so minimal water is needed, and the cooling pond is held above the reservoir level. So at least there appears to be no imminent likelihood of an accident.
Putin: If I can't have it, NOBODY CAN!
On the bright side, it's a clear indication that Putin knows it's all over.
Of course the ruzzians would do something like this.
I can't understand how any Russian can have a look at something like this and say we are liberating ...
Russian mir.... how wonderful.
If I recall, Kherson was more elevated so this would affect the Russian side of the river more, though it's less populated. Plus the Zaporizhia power plant & Crimean water supply. The Dnipro river will still be very difficult to cross.
There no ruzzia side of river!!
South of the river is lower and will be affected the most.
It will still flood the ports in Kherson and any lower elevated parts.
@@wolfandog You're right--it's the Russian occupied side.
exactly. Time to cut off Crimean water supply from the North.
Uhh,, ohhh,, there goes the cooling water,, 😱
This might even drop water level so low that it affects the nuclear power plant upstream. The plant needs water to keep the reactor from overheating.
Only one reactor is still functioning. And that is almost shut down, in only producing hot water.
they will shut it down. one remain reactor still on i believe.
@@mariusmihai1292 still needs active cooling years after shut down
@@sebastianlahns8023 It cools down to 1% in 20 minutes, 0.1% in a day and in few weeks its safe to turn off cooling completely.
@@FerreusNRG tell this to Fukushima which till today has to be cooled
A clear sign of worry and desperation on part of Russia!
Perhaps that would be so if Ukraine wasn't losing so badly.
Ngl this is actually a smart move 😂 makes a ukrainian offensive harder
They're just trying to prolong the inevitable. I'm just surprised it took them this long to do it.
Yes, the Ukraine government has been trying to do this for months.
@@Too-Odd propaganda Z🤡. The dam is occupied by the Russians.
@@Too-Odd: Sure. Now go have a drink 🥃
@@NYJGreatness This isn't a game.
Presumably this is the hydropower project that there was much concern about in 2022. I hope not too many lives have been lost.
This is what desperation looks like after being humiliated. Just leave and blow everything up.
I have so much hatred towards these cowards…
There were a lot of Ukrainian troops gathering on the Islands on the Dnipro. Would have been very hard for them to get out in time to avoid the raging waters. There will be some deaths and equipment losses there in addition to civilian loss of life
Sad 😢
well to get to an island you need a boat, so hopefully they still had their boats and weren't camping out on the island for fun
@@moonasha what's a boat gonna do with that? Use your head.
@@craigboden9455 depends on how quickly they get the alarm out to everyone in the path, of course if you were every close to the dam you would be out of luck, but people further downstream could get warning in time to get to high ground.
@@robertshiell887You have to think that the river will be about 5 km wide... So they will have some problems to solve during the next few hours, and the Russians can shell them at the same time...
That is the work of a demolition job for sure. Way too clean. Do we even need to ask who is in control of the dam this whole time?
Russia has been occupying it for months
You might have noticed Ukrainian DRGs and 'partisans' have been blowing stuff up I'm Russian controlled territories and internationally recognized Russia for months. On a cui bono basis this is probably Russia but who knows.
HEADS-UP -- This comments section is being FLOODED by trolls and bots being absolute a-holes. Put your emotional armor on before diving in.
not just the trolls, millions of "good Russians" are cheering, and asking for more destruction in Ukraine, just go and have a look what these millions of Russians write in their Social media
a bigger problem is the fall harvest if the food is not watered... this is a larger disaster than I think for poor countries
Stay strong, Kostya.
They only did this because they are losing the war
Scholz: That's a new dimension +++
After the destruction of the Kachowka dam, Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused Russia of increasingly attacking civilian targets. "That's also something that fits in with many, many of the crimes that we saw in Ukraine that were committed by Russian soldiers," said the Chancellor in Berlin when asked about the possible consequences of the dam explosion. Russian forces would also attack towns, villages, hospitals, schools and infrastructure. "So this is something that has a new dimension but fits with the way Putin is waging this war."
It is obvious that Russia has blown the dam in order too flood the area south to prevent the counter offensive from happening there. This will allow them to pull troops further north to assist in currently pressured areas. It sucks, but was to be expected.
They’re trying to create an enormous nuclear disaster. Forget about the flooding.
@@Too-Odd "Use some logic rather than obvious propaganda." You first.
@@Too-Odd If they opens waterways they can't blame Ukrain for that.
@@7thsealord888 What are you, an eight year old child? Read all the posts before shooting your mouth off.
"You first!" "He did it!" "He hit me first!" "Wah!" "The bad Russians!" "Mommy!"
You say please forgive us. I don't know how anyone could forgive the ruzzian goverment and many of the citizens of ruzzia. Today, you were going to a stream on the children of ruzzia and the plans for some kind of psychological evaluation of them. You stated what a horrid thing this is to involve the children. What about the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children????
Is that the dam that keeps the water level high for the zap nuclear power plant
Yep
!aybe the guys who were shelling the AES last fall are behind this too. Hint, it's the country that means Borderland in several Slavic languages
@@mitchyoung93 how to spot muskovites? He write crap all the time
We know who russia. There was video of russian soldiers placing tank mines all over the dam months ago
Thank you Konstantine!
It's time for NATO to step in and put an end to this war and to Putin.
Safe operation of the Zaporizioa nuclear plant immediately in question, can you cool it without water?
Will be watching closely, please stay tuned
No, you can't, it takes massive amounts of water but I guess it depends on inlet heights and whether it can be shut down or reduced.
The plants reactors have been shut down for about 6 months so decay heat should have declined to a point where a full blown Fukushima type meltdown is unlikely.
However, if cooling water is lost it could still damage the reactors, possibly to the extent they cant be recommissioned.
The loss of energy production from the nuclear power station as well as the loss of hydropower, will set back the economy of the region for at least a couple of decades.
@@INSIDERUSSIA Doesn't the plant have emergency water dams for cooling? I think I remember that from a satellite picture.
@@mikkovirtanen2806they have retention ponds but those won’t last
This is a sure example of the weakness of the Russian government! The gangsters just don’t care about human life.
Bet and Hope the Kerch bridge is no more safe!