The collapse of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station could deprive the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the possibility of an attack over the Dnieper. It has been reported Bloomberg.
“Now that many settlements in the south have been flooded, this will likely eliminate the possibility of an already minor attack on the occupied southern regions of Ukraine via the Dnieper,” the message said.
It is also noted that such a development of events may allow the Russian Armed Forces to concentrate its forces elsewhere and distract Ukraine with the need to cope with the consequences of the incident.
On the night of June 6, the upper part of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was destroyed in the Kherson region, near Novaya Kakhovka. Dozens of settlements began to flood, including Kherson and New Kakhovka. Launched evacuation of the population.
Russia and Ukraine blame each other in the breaking of the dam. There is also a version that the accident occurred due to “old damage”.
Source: Gazeta
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