Chemicals in the water – dam disaster: situation increasingly dangerous

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The blowing of the Kachowka dam reached a new low in the endless Russian war of aggression. The consequences are fatal. In the future, entire parts of Ukraine could turn into deserts. Hazardous chemicals endanger human and animal health. Also from a tactical point of view, the water masses bring more disadvantages to Kiev than Moscow.

Terrifying images are currently coming in from Ukraine. The war has reached a new dimension. As the two sides in the conflict blame each other for the catastrophe, experts say a clear picture emerges.

Russia in favor
“Given that Russia is on strategic defense and Ukraine is on strategic offensive, that is certainly an advantage for Russia in the near term,” said Ben Barry, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Ukrainian troops to cross the Dnipro. Maciej Matysiak, a security expert at the Stratpoints Foundation, agrees that the flooding will prevent the use of heavy weapons such as tanks for at least a month.

High risk of infection
It is now slowly becoming clear what the destruction of the megadam means for people, animals and nature. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine warns that dangerous chemicals have already leaked into the water. Water from cemeteries, toilets and dumps has already entered the floods – there is a risk of dangerous infectious diseases.

Residents are encouraged to drink only bottled or emergency water and use it for cooking. You can’t boil the water there because that won’t help against the chemicals. In addition, you should not eat any food that has come into contact with the contaminated water. Clothing that has come into contact with the floods may no longer be worn.

Kill big fish
The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, published a video showing masses of dead fish. They may have died in connection with the dam breach. The politician described the mass deaths as “ecocide perpetrated by Russia and caused by humans”.

Soon 50,000 hectares of desert?
The Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture says that without the reservoir, 500,000 hectares of land would be without irrigation in the future. They threatened to turn into deserts. Experts also expect the floods to leach chemicals and lubricants from industry into the ground, causing lasting damage to ecosystems and biodiversity. This is hitting agriculture hard in Ukraine, which is considered the breadbasket of Europe. Especially since mines and attacks also hinder agricultural production in other parts of the country.

Selenskyj accuses the occupiers of passivity
However, Ukrainian authorities in the Kherson region expect water levels to continue rising. The water will rise another meter on Thursday morning, spokesman for the Kherson military administration, Olexander Tolokonnikov, said on Ukrainian television on Wednesday. At the same time, he pointed out that the dam would continue to break, allowing the water to rise even further. The water flows from the reservoir over the badly damaged sheet pile wall.

“Our services, anyone who can help, are already in action,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “But we can only help in the Ukrainian-controlled area.” Most of the region is under Russian occupation, where authorities have now declared a state of emergency. Selenskyj accused the occupiers of not taking care of the plight of the people.

Source: Krone

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