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The area over there Reprint Kazhovkain the area Gerson, It is controlled by Russian troops.
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According to Andhra Agency report, The dire environmental and social consequences of the disaster soon became apparentHomes, streets and businesses flooded downstream and emergency workers began evacuations.
Location of Kherson Dam, Ukraine. (AFP).
Also, officials are constantly testing the cooling systems at the nuclear power plant ZaporizhiaOfficials expressed concern about drinking water supply to the south CrimeaRussia was illegally annexed in 2014.
As of now, the following is known:
First thing on Tuesday, Ukraine It condemned Russian forces for demolishing the dam Kazhovka.
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“The Russian army launched another terrorist attack. They destroyed the dam Kazhovka”, The head of the province’s military administration first said in a video GersonOleksandr Prokhudin.
Gakovka Dam
Construction began in 1950 and was commissioned six years later, during the Soviet era.
Then the Ukrainian Public Hydroelectric Company, UkrhidroenergoIn a statement he assured that the damage was “irreparable” and was caused by an “explosion in the engine room from within”.
Mayor of an occupied Ukrainian city New KakovkaAt the location of the dam, the hydroelectric station confirmed the damage Attack on Ukraine And the water began to drain “out of control”.
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A satellite image shows the Nova Khakovka Dam on the Dnipro River in Ukraine on October 18, 2022. (Maxar Technologies/Reuters)
According to the EFE agency, Russian officials confirmed that 11 of the hydroelectric plant’s 28 locks were destroyed by “sustained attacks” by Ukrainian forces with multiple Alder missile launchers.
The Russians also said that the water level in New Kakovka After breaking up dam It reached 4 meters and was forecast to rise within hours.
When this news was already going around the world, the president Ukraine, Volodymyr ZelenskyTurning to the Ukrainians, he attributed the destruction of the dam to Russian “terrorists”: “The destruction of the power plant Kazhovka “This confirms to the whole world that they must be expelled from all corners of the territory of Ukraine,” he wrote. Zelensky The same video that has already been widely circulated by the media, along with a video of the overflowing water on his Telegram account Ukraine And around the world.
In addition, the adviser to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak promised Russia Destroyed the dam to create impassable barriers Counter attack of forces Ukraine.
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Dmytro Kuleba demanded an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council and called for “devastating new sanctions on Russia” by the EU and the G7.
Effects of Dam Destruction
Some Western media have shown satellite images taken between May 28 and June 5 this year. dam The damage was done in the previous days.
Accordingly CNNMaxer’s satellite images show it extending to the road bridge dam It remained intact on May 28, but pictures taken on June 5 were missing part of the same bridge. Analysis of low-resolution satellite imagery suggests the loss of the bridge section occurred between June 1 and 2.
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A satellite image shows the Nova Khakovka Dam in the Kherson region of Ukraine on May 28, 2023. (Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)
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A satellite image shows the Nova Khakovka Dam in the Kherson region of Ukraine on June 5, 2023. (Photo: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Reuters)
The Khakovka Hydroelectric Station Its capacity is 334.8 MW. Before the dam burst, the reservoir held 18 million cubic meters of water. The wall is 16 meters high and 3,850 meters long.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs UkraineThe overflow could affect up to 80 cities in the region, most of which are located in territory occupied by Russian forces.
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Flooding in the occupied city of New Khakovka, home to the government installed by Moscow, after one of Ukraine’s largest and most important dams was destroyed on Tuesday. (EFE).
“So far, 24 cities have been flooded in Ukraine”Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on Tuesday.
More than 17,000 civilians have already been evacuated from flooded areas by Ukrainian authorities.
“More than 40,000 people may be in flooded areas. Unfortunately, more than 25,000 civilians remain in Russian-controlled territory.Andriy Kostin, a Ukrainian lawyer, said on Twitter.
For their part, the authorities imposed by Russia Gerson About 900 people were evacuated, they said.
This was reported by the Russian state news agency TASS Nova Kajovka 600 houses have already been submerged.
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A Russian soldier stands guard near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on August 4, 2022. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo).
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Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant
EFE news agency explained that the water from Dnieper River and the reservoir of the dam Kazhovka Essential for the operation of a nearby nuclear power plant ZaporizhiaThe largest in Europe and has been occupied by Russian troops since the first days of the war, which began in February 2022.
That water guarantees the cooling of the nuclear power plant.
The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has staff ZaporizhiaThis Tuesday he assured that there was “no immediate danger to nuclear safety at the plant”.
“IAEA experts at nuclear power plant Zaporizhia They are monitoring the situation closely,” he said.he added.
He also said that the IAEA staff at the site were told that the dam’s water level was dropping at the rate of 5 centimeters per hour. At that rate, the reservoir’s supply would last for days.
The plant also has alternative water sources, including a large cooling pond that can provide water for “a few months”, the IAEA said.
Comment
We are facing a multi-domain war where critical infrastructure is targeted
Andrés Gómez de la Torre, security expert
A new concept has evolved in modern warfare, which is to attack or Attack on critical infrastructure. Today, strictly military objectives such as bases or ports are not profitable, but facilities that depend on non-military defense sectors, mainly hydroelectric or power plants, because they have a huge psychological impact.
By attacking critical infrastructure, the energy efficiency of states in conflict can be reduced. This contradicts what has traditionally been the case Armed forces were limited to fighting each other and destroying each other.
Hence, war is called this kind of occurrence Multiple domain scenariosAction in all fields, not strictly routine.
Of course, specific areas such as cultural property or humanitarian targets such as hospitals are protected by international law.
Analyze its source Multi-domain warfare You have to go again The Gulf War since 1991Surgical airstrikes on non-military targets such as bridges became fashionable.
In this context, popular Wharton theory, refers to a colonel in the United States Air Force; It was called Warden rings, which hit critical infrastructure, especially bridges, cutting off some cities. This is the so-called multi-field warfare environment that has been going on since 1991.
This multi-domain war reduces all the capabilities of a state as its ultimate objective, not just the destruction of an enemy’s armed forces or military or militant elements, but multi-domain war ends with all the national capabilities of a state. Apart from that, the country’s restructuring efforts are part of the problem it seeks to leave to the adversaries.
It must be remembered that, from the Russian point of view, it was the commander in command who theoretically revolutionized the concepts of war. Valery Gerasimov, Khan Su Doctrina Gerasimov. He is also an expert in hybrid warfare and multiple field warfare methods.
Before Russia entered Ukraine, it disabled communications between Ukrainian ministries and took out television antennas through computer attacks aimed at creating a lot of disinformation, a lot of fog of war. It obeys a lot of Gerasimov theory, which is missing today.
Oil spill
Ukraine He also expressed concern over the environmental and agricultural effects of the floods.
According to the Presidency of Ukraine, at least 150 tons of motor oil have been spilled. Dnieper River Another 300 tonnes are at risk of spillage.
It’s a “brutal environment,” the president said Zelensky.
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A picture of flooding in the city of New Khazhovka, occupied by the government installed by Moscow, after one of the largest and most important dams in Ukraine was destroyed on Tuesday. EFE/ Nova Gakovka Urban District Administration /United24
Water for Crimea
EFE news agency explained closely New KakovkaThe Northern Crimean Canal, which had a population of about 45,000 before the start of the war, brings water from the Dnieper River to the annexed peninsula.
The 400 km long canal was built between 1961 and 1971 to supply water to the arid regions of the Kherson and Crimean regions.
EFE recalled that the channel was blocked after Ukraine’s annexation in 2014. Crimea. But in the first days of the 2022 attack, Russia seized the hydroelectric plant and restored supplies to the peninsula.
