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Geoff Brumfiel på NPR.org, USA:s public service radio (video & bild):
Geoff Brumfiel
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Geoff Brumfiel på NPR.org, USA:s public service radio (video & bild):
Geoff Brumfiel
@gbrumfiel
The dam had already been damaged in two previous incidents.
❌ A possible Ukrainian strike in late Oct/Early Nov.
❌ A likely Russian explosive charge that blew up part of the roadway over the dam on 11 Nov.
(Sources: https://reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-russian-held-nova-kakhovka-dam-damaged-shelling-russian-media-2022-11-06/
And https://reuters.com/world/europe/new-damage-major-dam-near-kherson-after-russian-retreat-maxar-satellite-2022-11-11/
The dam was already under enormous strain and damaged.
Then things got worse. On 2 June, it looks like a road over the dam failed. That could be indicative of a larger structural failure.
I made a short movie here using @planet imagery.
You can see that the road, which runs over the dam, was washed away between 2-3 June. That indicates to me that there were structural issues at the facility before whatever happened today.
It is obviously possible that the Russians destroyed the dam in the face of a new Ukrainian offensive.https://twitter.com/gbrumfiel/status/1665967836672536576?s=20
But given the recent past events at the dam, I think a structural failure coincident to the offensive cannot be ruled out. Not yet anyway.
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