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8. Russia of course is the likely culprit. Flood the Dnipro to thwart a crossing

Tue Jun 6, 2023, 05:47 AM

Jun 2023

A lot harder for troops & equipment to cross a flooded river.

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Critical Ukrainian dam near Kherson destroyed sparking region-wide evacuations [View all] regnaD kciN Jun 2023 OP

Yikes. Send help, folks! electric_blue68 Jun 2023 #2

It's a major major disaster. James48 Jun 2023 #3

NYTs this morning- "Unclear who caused the damage" womanofthehills Jun 2023 #16

"I love the smell of bothsidesism in the morning." -- Pootie-Poot regnaD kciN Jun 2023 #25

Here's what Reuters is saying NJCher Jun 2023 #7

+1 2naSalit Jun 2023 #9

The nuclear power plant cooling situation progree Jun 2023 #4

I'm very, very concerned about this- James48 Jun 2023 #14

I'm very, very concerned about this- James48 Jun 2023 #15

Thx for this info. Duppers Jun 2023 #19

Also needs to be evicted from the planet... 2naSalit Jun 2023 #10

And that water is used to irrigate the farmlands in Crimea too. Botany Jun 2023 #11

Ukraine dam: Swans seen swimming through Nova Kakhovka muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #13

Scorched earth IronLionZion Jun 2023 #17

My way of thinking is RUSSIA KNOWS it's losing the battle, so bluestarone Jun 2023 #18

Water 11 metres higher downstream of dam, 2.5 m lower upstream (Russian source) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2023 #21

It takes an awful lot of explosives to take out a dam Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 #23

Which a 155 mm shell is not going cause. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 #27

Agreed, totally. royable Jun 2023 #28

Damn Putin!! blue-wave Jun 2023 #24