Dam in Ukraine damaged possibly by Russia

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 06 Jun 2023 by Alex Teddy
On June 6 Kakhovka Dam was partly blown up. Videos of the damage were shown by Ukrainian and Russian bloggers. The dam is in Russian-held territory and is vital for supplying much of Ukraine, including Crimea, with potable water. It is close to a nuclear power station that is now possibly threatened with flooding. Kherson is also in danger from flooding. 18 cubic km of water has been released. Kherson is in Ukrainian hands. The city is being evacuated. The dam is 30 m tall and 3 km long. It could not be blown up accidentally. Note that most of the dam is still standing but nonetheless this is ineffective in holding back the water. Russian appointed authorities in the Kherson Region initially denied that the dam had been damaged. Russian-appointed officials offered different accounts of whether or not Ukraine had damaged the dam. It is not certain who damaged the dam and if it was on purpose. Ukraine would be unlikely to willfully damage a dam when this would cause one of their main cities to flood. The dam provides electricity to much of Ukraine. It would suit Russia to blow up the dam as revenge for Ukrainian attacks into Russia. However, the flooding is also impacting Russian-held land.

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