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With the dam across it now breached and huge swathes of land downstream flooded the area on the left (eastern) bank opposite Kherson has effectively become a no-go area for Ukrainian armour. | With the dam across it now breached and huge swathes of land downstream flooded the area on the left (eastern) bank opposite Kherson has effectively become a no-go area for Ukrainian armour. | ||
Yes, and when the water is gone it is much easier to cross the river and attack the Russians. So, the benefits are clearly on the Ukrainian side. | Yes, and when the water is gone it is much easier to cross the river and attack the Russians. So, the benefits are clearly on the Ukrainian side. | ||
#https://www.n-tv.de/politik/20-59-Macron-sagt-Ukraine-nach-Dammbruch-Hilfe-zu--article23143824.html | |||
##"Dass Russland für den gesprengten Kachowka-Staudamm verantwortlich ist, steht für Thomas Jäger außer Frage. " | |||
Revision as of 2023-06-07T20:02:29
- https://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/politik/Flut-reisst-Hausdaecher-mit-Menschen-fliehen-in-Booten-article24174383.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65821052 "Who benefits from breaching the dam?"
But this action, whoever did it, now makes that option far more problematic. The Dnipro was already a wide river by the time it reaches southern Ukraine and getting an armoured brigade across it, under Russian artillery, missile and drone fire would be extremely hazardous. With the dam across it now breached and huge swathes of land downstream flooded the area on the left (eastern) bank opposite Kherson has effectively become a no-go area for Ukrainian armour.
Yes, and when the water is gone it is much easier to cross the river and attack the Russians. So, the benefits are clearly on the Ukrainian side.
- https://www.n-tv.de/politik/20-59-Macron-sagt-Ukraine-nach-Dammbruch-Hilfe-zu--article23143824.html
- "Dass Russland für den gesprengten Kachowka-Staudamm verantwortlich ist, steht für Thomas Jäger außer Frage. "