• FaceDeer@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    On the one hand, this is going to cause terrible long-term damage and cost a fortune to repair.

    On the other hand, the Russians wouldn’t have done this if they thought they were going to be able to hold the occupied territories long-term. So it’s kind of a good sign, I guess.

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      1 year ago

      Yep, I think this dam also supplied water to Crimea so it might indicate that Russia doesn’t think they can hold Crimea in particular.

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        1 year ago

        That’s the big one, to me. It’s a huge source of water for damn near all of Crimea. Russia destroying the thing has dramatic implications both to their campaign in Ukraine as well as their perceived ability to withstand the Ukrainian counter offensive in Crimea. This is both terrible and very interesting…

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        1 year ago

        I read elsewhere that the dam supplied water to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant too. So, Russian aggression is once again increasing the risk of another nuclear incident in Ukraine. Given the fact that their army also tried to dig trenches in Chernobyl, it’s clear that they don’t take that threat seriously, though.