Destruction of the reservoir will seriously complicate any plans to cross the Dnipro as part of the summer offensive
The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam is a shock. But it should not have been a surprise.
For the Russians – an army on the defensive, expecting an imminent attack, and unbothered by collateral damage – it makes plenty of sense.
For the Ukrainians, it will seriously complicate any plans to cross the Dnipro as part of the summer offensive for two reasons.
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Ukraine accuses Russian forces of blowing up a major dam on the Dnipro River near Kherson and orders evacuations from flood zones.
The moment that the Nova Kakhovka dam was blown up was purportedly captured on video. If this footage is real, it… pic.twitter.com/0xHUeuxYZ5
— KOIKIMEDIA (@KoikiMedia) June 6, 2023
