Posted on 11/12/2022 8:16:01 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Russian troops DESTROY Ukraine dam then flee Kherson dressed as CIVILIANS in the face of furious Ukraine fire as liberated locals celebrate and shamed Putin suffers 'significant reputational damage' from retreat
-Russian troops destroyed a key Ukrainian dam before fleeing Kherson dressed as civilians as they fled region
-Video showed moment Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River was blown up by retreating Russian soldiers
-Antonovsky Bridge has also been destroyed, which is the other main crossing point into Kherson Region
-Satellite images emerged showing damage to Nova Kakhovka dam analysts say was 'deliberately destroyed'
-Breaching Soviet-era dam could see a devastating wall of water released flooding Kherson and wider area
-President Volodymyr Zelensky declared Kherson 'ours' as Ukrainians liberated it from Russian forces
-Southern city was the only regional capital Putin's forces had taken since invasion began nine months ago
Russian troops destroyed a key Ukrainian dam before fleeing Kherson dressed as civilians in the latest humiliation for deranged despot Vladimir Putin.
Incredible footage showed the moment the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River was blown up by retreating Russian soldiers.
Alleged war criminal President Putin has suffered 'significant reputational damage' because of the retreat, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Putin's army was caught on CCTV blowing up the hydroelectric dam before another explosion erupted along the power lines from the dam.
The video will be seen as evidence of deliberate destruction by the Russians as they withdraw from key locations in Kherson.
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It appears from the video that they bombed the electrical generators on top of the dam along with a substation off to the side.
No attempt was made from the video at destroying the dam itself.
I hate Putin and Russia as much as anyone, but there is no reason to lie about what they are doing, when there is so much that they have actually done that is horrible.
Totally awesome! Of course, that is if we can believe anything the Daily Mail reports about the war given is abysmal track record.
The EU is kicking Russia’s butt!
Next up — conquering Crimea.
Russia has been claiming Ukraine would blow the dam, but it’s hard to argue that this was a Ukrainian action, in that the Ukrainians have been able to blow the dam for weeks, so why would they do it once blowing the dam could not longer help rid Kherson of Russians, or trap 20,000 Russians in a bloodbath? Plus, once Ukraine controls Kherson, they no longer need to blow it to cut off Crimea’s water.
The purpose was to prevent Ukraine from chasing Russian troops across the Dneiper.
The amazing thing is that you automatically believe your own propaganda posts!
Daily Mai! Pffffft!
That’s the most adjectives I have ever seen in a war story title...
what’s amazing is that you continue to believe the obvious Russian lies
Russia cannot win this war, period
Thanks can00b_bot
Pictures released by Maxar Technologies show damage to sections of the northern part of the dam and sluice gates after the explosion 
Russian troops destroyed a key Ukrainian dam before fleeing Kherson dressed as civilians in the latest humiliation for deranged despot Vladimir Putin VIDEO https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2022/11/11/762100390369212323/636x382_MP4_762100390369212323.mp4
It looks like they have blown up the road and rail bridge across the top of the dam.
They have probably also disabled the sluice gates so that the Ukrainians cannot lower the water level in the Kakhovka Reservoir below the entrance to the Crimean canal.
They have blown all the rail and road bridges south of the Kakhovka Reservoir in order to make it hard for the Ukrainians to attack the eastern part of Kherson province.
There are probably a dozen rail and road bridges at Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kremenchuck, Cherkasy and Kaniv. I’ve never understood why the Russians have not destroyed them all to make supply of the Ukrainian army east of the Dnipro more difficult.
So when the Ukrainians move in and become dust, will they make a retraction of this theory?
Just an observation, but I'd guess there is only one religiously held truth to Zeepers - that Ukraine is winning. Consequently, they are in denial about everything else.
“ Just an observation, but I’d guess there is only one religiously held truth to Zeepers - that Ukraine is winning.”
Hmm…
Well, the Ukes did defeat the Russian attack on Kiev.
And they did retake a lot of the area in the North East.
And they did retake Kherson area.
And they have stopped the Russian attacks in the central area of the country.
Hmm.
Winning ?!?
Probably so. At least not losing.
So let me get this straight - after weeks of warning the Ukrainians were going to blow the Nova Kakhovka dam, the Russians filmed themselves, er, blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam.
And that’s after dozens of similar incidents where the Russians have insisted the Ukrainians were going to destroy their own stuff, Russia destroyed it.
And all of this started when their butt-monkey Pushilin insisted Ukraine was about to invade and trash the Donbass, less than a fortnight before Russia launched an invasion and started trashing...
Never mind. Point is, anyone who still believes Russian warnings aren’t false flags should advertise themselves as the most gullible planks on the planet. Because due to over-ordering, I’ve got a thousand London Bridges for sale, going cheap.
That dam is the source of the Northern Crimean Canal. Shortly after the February 2022 invasion, the dam that Ukraine had build to block the flow of water to Crimea was destroyed. The dam that Russia just destroyed has a reservoir that is used to pump water up to the Northern Crimean Canal.
I expect that Ukraine will soon stop all water flowing into the Canal at this location, except for some amounts that will go to agricultural lands and cities that Ukraine still controls.
To the extent that the Russian bridge to Crimea has shown it can be destroyed by Ukrainian rockets and artillery, and that the Sevastopol Naval facility can be attacked at will by Ukraine, Crimea will be hard to defend and civilians will need to be evacuated. This will be a bitter pill for Russia as Sevastopol is a key historic Russian military naval facility important for its warm water and ice-free port.
“So let me get this straight - after weeks of warning the Ukrainians were going to blow the Nova Kakhovka dam, the Russians filmed themselves, er, blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam….”
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“Blowing up the dam”? No, the Russians didn’t blow up the dam. They blew up the bridge associated with the dam. That’s analogous to popping a pimple (i.e., analog of the bridge) on your forehead but NOT “popping” the skull (i.e., analog of the dam). Be cautious of actually believing headlines in propaganda pieces.
“… The dam that Russia just destroyed has a reservoir that is used to pump water up to the Northern Crimean Canal…”
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See post 18 above. 🤦🏼🤦🏼
Having been the principal engineer in charge of a hydroelectric dam and having had to be part of a number of FERC safety inspections, I can say, the use of explosive on top of or near a dam, compromises the integrity of the reservoir until proven otherwise in my mind.
To use your example; popping a pimple on the scalp with a hammer may or may not crack the skull.
Yes, this may have been a military strategic move to prevent Ukrainian troops from crossing the river, especially rail lines, it creates a whole set of problems for the defense of Crimea.
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