In a rare pessimistic take on the war effort, the commander of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine acknowledged last week that Moscow’s position in the southern Kherson region was tenuous. He said “difficult decisions” might have to be taken, without elaborating.The recently appointed Gen. Sergei Surovikin said Ukraine had damaged the main bridge used to supply Russian forces in Kherson and a crossing over a dam to the northeast. The priority now is to preserve civilians and military personnel, he said.
What he was alluding to is the continuing attempts by the Ukrainian military to destroy a major dam in the area that would cause mass flooding. This is one of the reasons that they are evacuating civilians from the area.
Neither the Americans, Russians nor Taliban blew up the dams in Afghanistan, despite 50 years of war.
Did the USA blow up dams in Iraq? No. We were concerned with preserving them.
Did ISIS blow them up, or threaten to? Yes! They did!
Another example of the nature of the Ukraine military. (Which also attacked the nuke plant held by the Russians repeatedly, and are threatening it again)
Russia may decide once that dam goes to stop the hands off approach to infrastructure and really hammer Ukraine ensuring they are rebuilt from the stoneage.