Even the evidence to date leaves little doubt that the Russian occupiers blew up the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine. Now the Ukrainian military is presenting new evidence to show how the sabotage was carried out.
Photos released by the Ukrainian military to AP news agency show a car apparently loaded with explosives at the dam. They are dated May 28, a few days before the dam and power plant were destroyed on June 6. The drone images show a white vehicle with the roof apparently cut away. Inside are several barrels, one of which appears to have a plate mine. A cable leads away from the car.
Ukraine: Actual demolition inside
The vehicle, loaded with explosives, was said to have been used to deter any advance by Ukrainian troops towards the dam and to amplify the explosion when the dam exploded, which originated in the plant’s engine room, a Ukrainian special forces spokesman said. to AP. .
The Ukrainian secret service had previously handed over a recording of a telephone conversation between Russian soldiers, which should prove that the Russians deliberately allowed the dam to be breached. Another clue is that the Norwegian seismological institute Norsar recorded a strong explosion in the area at that time.
Both experts from the Austrian Armed Forces and the US-based Institute for War Studies ISW believe Russian troops are behind the sabotage. This is supported not only by the fact that the invaders occupied the dam for months, but also by the fact that the advance of Ukrainian troops was slowed by the destruction.
Appropriate law passed in Moscow
Representatives of Global Rights Compliance, an international human rights law firm, which visited the flooded area a few days after the dam broke, also assume that Russian troops are “very likely” behind the devastation, reports the British “Guardian”. They also point out that Russia recently passed a law banning investigations into incidents at hydropower plants in occupied Ukraine.
Russia, on the other hand, maintains the version that Ukraine destroyed the Kakhovka dam. According to The Guardian, Russian President Putin recently met with military bloggers and reiterated that they have no interest in flooding Russian-controlled territory. However, he acknowledged that the floods prevented Ukrainian troops from crossing the Dnipro River during their offensive into the southern part of Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast.
The reservoir has dried up due to water leakage:
At least 52 dead
When the dam blew up two weeks ago, countless towns were flooded, killing at least 52 people and leaving dozens more missing. More than 8,000 people had to be brought to safety. The water level has now dropped considerably, but according to Ukrainian authorities, 22 settlements are still under water.
Source: Krone
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