Ukraine and the Kremlin have accused each other of causing the disaster but Vladimir Putin has the most to gain and a track record for causing destruction 🔎 Analysis by michael2day
Most money is on Russia being responsible. All things considered, the Kremlin, in pursuit of its warped and narrow agenda of crushing Ukraine and saving face for Vladimir Putin, has the most to gain.in a Russian-occupied part of southern Ukraine “in a panic”.
It said in a statement on Telegram, it said: “The occupiers blew up the dam of the Kakhovka Reservoir in a panic – this is an obvious act of terrorism and a war crime, which will be evidence in an international tribunal.” Zelensky wasted no time in blaming “Russian terrorists”. He tweeted: “The destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam only confirms for the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian land.”will impede Ukrainian forces’ southward and eastward offensive and keep the many of the country’s emergency services distracted as they race to save thousands of people from the rising waters.
Destroying the dam and its hydroelectric station, which provides electricity to tens of thousands of Ukrainians, would also be in keeping with Russia’s efforts to knock out critical Ukrainian energy infrastructure, experts have toldSome pro-Ukrainian commentators pointed to the fact that Russian authorities had in recent months allowed water levels to reach a 30-yearin the Kakhovka reservoir, citing this as further evidence Moscow had planned to make a dam burst as devastating as possible.
Not only Ukrainian citizens will suffer, however. The flood, which is sending 18 cubic kilometres of water downstream, could devastate Russian-held areas, and the canal systems that irrigate Crimea, which has been occupied by Russian since 2014. Some experts have noted that the flooding is likely to be worse on the Russian-held left bank of the Dnipro.
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