Russia is draining a massive Ukrainian reservoir, endangering a nuclear plant

[OnlinePoker]

Source: NPR

Russia appears to be draining an enormous reservoir in Ukraine, imperiling drinking water, agricultural production and safety at Europe's largest nuclear plant, according to satellite data obtained by NPR.

Since early November 2022, water has been gushing out of the Kakhovka Reservoir, in Southern Ukraine, through sluice gates at a critical hydroelectric power plant controlled by Russian forces. As a result, satellite data shows that the water level at the reservoir has plummeted to its lowest point in three decades. Separate images provided by the commercial companies Planet and Maxar show water pouring through the gates, and shoreline along the giant reservoir emerging as a result of the rapidly falling water levels.

At stake is drinking water for hundreds of thousands of residents, irrigation for nearly half-a-million acres of farmland, and the cooling system at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Late last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it was aware of the potential risk posed by dropping water levels at the reservoir.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1155761686/russia-is-draining-a-massive-ukrainian-reservoir-endangering-a-nuclear-plant

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After holding a sham referendum and declaring Zaporizhzhia a Russian state, Russia now seems to want to irradiate the whole region. Utter madness.

[NullTuples]

1. Seems a clear violation of so-called International Law?

https://lieber.westpoint.edu/attacking-dams-part-i-customary-international-law/#:~:text=The%20San%20Remo%20Manual%20on,damage%20to%20civilian%20objects%20and

[sakabatou]

7. Since when does Putin care about that?

[oldsoftie]

30. Of course. But what will anyone do about it

[DFW]

2. How very KGB of him

No need to toss an atomic bomb on them. Just cause another Chernobyl AND contaminate their drinking water supply. It sounds like someone is no very concerned about being brought before a war crimes tribunal.

Too bad, although he won't be able to travel much if convicted in absentia. Even if he claims diplomatic immunity, someone will imitate Danny Glover at the end of Lethal Weapon II, and say, "just been revoked."

[Warpy]

17. It's very Stalinesque

Stalin tried to starve them not once but three times and ultimately failed.

Putin will not be able to visit his double jointed mistress and their daughter, nor will he be able to visit his stolen money, which will hurt even more. If he tries to access his ill gotten gains, there will be little way to get it into Russia in a form he'd appreciate.

Right now he's a cornered rat. He knows his life is over if Crimea falls, even if he's managed to cling to Luhansk and Donetsk. Of course he's willing to irradiate Zaporizhzha and Rostov to the east, Rostov is expendable, the only self governing province in Russia.

The only people unsurprised by any of this are the Ukrainians, they know Russia all too well.

[Mr. Evil]

3. It still perplexes me as to why we (as humans)

still allow sociopathic and psychopathic madmen to be leaders of countries. The result is never positive. Never.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Con job and admiration.

Psychopaths are good at manipulating people.
Telling people what they want to hear.

And people like and admire sociopaths.

They like that these people get away with so much.
Don't go to jail, don't pay taxes.

People think they are smart and successful because of their ability to work around the system.

Psychopaths are also good at intimidating and scaring people into compliance.

But yes we humans give a lot of power to the bad guys.

It is not until there is a huge path of destruction that people wake up.

[Mr. Evil]

9. That's Focksnooze's business model.

Telling people what they want to hear. The local yokel believes a certain way. He or she watches Focksnooze and hears them say whatever he or she believes. They get reinforcement because they heard it on the TV. Them TV people know what I'm talkin' 'bout! I'm watchin' them from now on!

Talk about a circle jerk!

[Irish_Dem]

10. Evil feeding off each other.

Apologies to Mr Evil.

[Mr. Evil]

29. LOL!

No apologies necessary.

[Evolve Dammit]

35. we have plenty right here

[mopinko]

13. cuz we dont recognize them.

that’s why what i want is to see just how degraded tfg’s brain is. hope he claims diminished capacity. i rly do.

[Auggie]

5. Intentionally creating a nuclear melt down ...

good grief.

[LiberalFighter]

6. They need to attempt a Hitler hit on Putin.

[ShazzieB]

21. Yes.

And they need to do it right, unlike Hitler's generals.

I don't often wish death on anyone, and I don't do it lightly, but taking out Putin could save untold thousands of lives.

[GreenWave]

8. Well NATO accept Ukraine and do your job!

[FakeNoose]

12. Putin is trying to provoke us into attacking Russia to save Ukraine

He's trying to start World War III.

[SunSeeker]

14. Putin is so fucking evil.

[Kid Berwyn]

15. A crime against humanity.

…Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.

https://trialinternational.org/topics-post/crimes-against-humanity/

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/crimes-against-humanity.shtml

[AllyCat]

16. Nasty orcs!

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. The reservoir is 150 miles long

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakhovka_Reservoir

832 square miles in area.

[liberalla]

19. This just makes me feel sick. I feel such dread. How can he do this, and

why hasn't someone stopped him? This just can't continue!




I'm not expecting answers, I'm just venting... hoping the screaming in my brain will quiet and subside.

[Evolve Dammit]

22. I hear you. Feel the same. It is "utter madness." Putin is bringing WW III and all we can do is bear

witness to the insanity. Just tragic. I can't watch much footage of the earthquake either. I do hope jets are quickly given to Ukraine. They have suffered and need to have more to combat the evil that is Putin. Hang in there. What choice do we have after all?

[democrank]

20. Incredibly disturbing

Is there no way to stop this madman?

[Evolve Dammit]

24. Fighter jets now. Poland, UK, USA and other NATO countries need to all chip in. Sad, but don't see

any other way. There is no peace from blatant, relentless, nationalistic aggression. Unless they can take Putin out. Then there might be a chance to stop the madness.

[LudwigPastorius]

23. Putin and his stinking henchmen are war criminals.

If he wasn't sitting on nearly 6,000 nuclear warheads, his shithole country would have been bombed back to the stone age by now.

[oldsoftie]

33. Thats why it was so stupid for UKR to give up their nukes.

I railed against it at the time

[niyad]

25. Somebody please finish him already!

[2naSalit]

26. +1

[keithbvadu2]

27. Genius strategy acc to Trump.

[Grins]

28. So they got nothing left to lose...

Time to drop the ‘don’t attack Russia directly’ policy.

If they are doing this it is time to attack Russian power facilities, let the Russian people feel the pain Ukrainians have been feeling with no shelter, food, water and power etc.

After almost a year, Russia has not been hurt enough. Jesus; we haven’t done a third of what we should be doing to crush Russia’s nuts.

[dalton99a]

32. +1. Ukraine has every right to attack Putin's supply lines in Russian territory.

[dalton99a]

31. Vladimir Putin needs to be dead.

[roamer65]

34. +1000