The destruction of a hydroelectric dam in southeastern Ukraine early Tuesday morning unleashed torrents of water along the front lines of theSome 80 villages are threatened by the uncontained floodwaters while tens of thousands of people could be forced to flee their homes.
“The floodgates of suffering have been overflowing for more than a year, and that must stop,” he told reporters. The particular geography on the higher, Ukrainian-controlled left bank of the Dnipro River and the lower-lying right bank means that the Russians will be forced to retreat further from territory that it has controlled since shortly after the invasion of Feb. 24, 2022.They were beaten back and forced to withdraw from the southern city of Kherson last fall in a major victory for Ukrainian forces, one that was celebrated with a visit from Zelenskyy himself.
Some Ukrainian officials predicted that this territorial goal could have been achieved by the end of the summer. But the fast-flowing water washes away any such confidence. “The offensive ground operations were planned for months, the equipment was deployed, and people were trained with a set of geographic features in mind. Now many of those estimates are no longer valid.”
Experts say it will be several days before the water levels stabilize and the full extent of the damage is known., which relies on reservoir water from the Dnipro to cool its reactors, were assuaged by Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.