Battlefield Update - 2023-06-07 (1)
Withdrawal from positions due flooding Herson front
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Last year:◾Footage of the strike on the Nova Kahrkovska dam last year when the Ukrainians tested the resistance of the flooding gates with American Himars missiles
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Kakhovka dam destruction: What you need to know
Moscow has accused Kiev of an act of deliberate sabotage that put at risk thousands of local residents
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A major breach of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Russia’s Kherson Region inundated huge swaths of land on the banks of the Dnieper River, prompting large-scale evacuation efforts in the area. Moscow claimed that the facility was damaged by a Ukrainian strike, while Kiev placed the blame on Russia.
Built in 1956, the 30-meter tall and 3.2-kilometer-long Kakhovka hydroelectric dam contains some 18 cubic kilometers of water, roughly the same volume as the Great Salt Lake in the US state of Utah.
What happened?
On Tuesday morning, Vladimir Leontyev, the mayor of Novaya Kakhovka, a city located close to the dam, said that part of the facility had been destroyed by a Ukrainian strike, which reportedly used a multiple launch rocket system.
Hydroelectric dam in Kherson partially destroyed – mayor
With at least 14 of dam’s 28 spans having collapsed, Leontyev said that the water level in the area had risen by more than ten meters, resulting in the town being flooded. Against this backdrop, the local authorities started evacuating residents from several riverside settlements, with some 300 buildings being vacated.
Russian officials also said that 14 nearby settlements with a total population of 22,000 are at risk of flooding. Meanwhile, Kiev assessed that some 80 towns are now in the danger zone and also ordered evacuations from the towns it currently occupies.
Leontyev stated that the water level will return to normal within 72 hours.
Who is to blame?
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov claimed that the incident “was caused by a deliberate Ukrainian sabotage,” warning of “dire ramifications” for tens of thousands of local residents and the ecosystem.
City of Novaya Kakhovka flooded after dam destruction – mayor
He noted that the sabotage was aimed at cutting the water supply to the Russian Crimea peninsula, adding that the strikes appeared to have been linked to the recent large-scale Ukrainian attacks on the Donbass front, which were thwarted by Russian defenses.
However, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed that the dam was damaged in a Russian “terrorist attack,” while his top aide, Mikhail Podoliak, accused Moscow of staging the “biggest environmental disaster in Europe in decades.” He believes that the incident was meant to throw a wrench in the much-hyped Ukrainian counteroffensive that Kiev has been promising for months.
Numerous Western officials appeared to take Kiev’s side, with European Council President Charles Michel writing on Twitter that “the destruction of civilian infrastructure clearly qualifies as a war crime,” vowing to “hold Russia and its proxies accountable.”
No risk to Zaporozhye nuclear plant
The dam explosion triggered concerns about the situation at Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which is also located on the Dnieper and uses river water to cool its reactors.
However, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has a constant presence at the facility, assured that there is “no immediate nuclear safety risk at [the] plant,” adding that it is closely monitoring the situation.
Ukraine cuts electricity to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant – official
Still, the agency’s director Rafael Grossi pointed to “a significant reduction in the level of the reservoir used to supply cooling water” to the plant. He did state, however, that the NPP has an alternative water source that is estimated to last for several months.
The largest nuclear facility in Europe, the ZNPP came under Russian control in February 2022. Since then, Moscow and Kiev have accused each other of shelling the facility, with each claiming that the other’s actions could trigger a nuclear disaster. Zaporozhye Region became part of Russia following a referendum in September 2022, together with Kherson Region and the two Donbass republics.
Impact on Crimea
Sergey Aksyonov, the governor of the Russian peninsula, stated that while the incident at the Kakhovka dam won’t cause any flooding in Crimea, it may lead to a decreased water level in the North Crimea Canal, which serves as a key water source.
Still, he emphasized that the local water reservoirs are filled to 80% of their capacity, adding that “there is more than enough drinking water” and that efforts were underway to minimize the losses.
The explosion of the dam will make any military operations in the area much more difficult, Russian military commentator Vladislav Ugolny believes. “The isles [on the Dnieper River], which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been contesting since November [2022], will be flooded,” he said, adding that the location of the isles was initially more favorable for the Ukrainian troops.
Now, both sides had to retreat from the area and take positions on the opposite banks of the Dnieper River, he explained, adding that a “race” over control for this part of the river has been halted. Ugolny also warned about the potential risk of the dam crumbling further, adding that any real repair work is impossible under the current circumstances.
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After:
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The consequences of the undermining of the Kakhovskaya dam for Energodar and the Zaporozhye NPP:
1) At the moment, the Kiev regime continues to discharge a large volume water from the Dnepro HPP.
2) Nonetheless, the water levels in Novaya Kakhovka are reported to have stabilized and are no longer increasing (same cannot be said for elsewhere along the river).
3) There has been some speculation that the dropping water levels in the Kakhovskoye Reservoir (see first map) would open up the path to a Ukrainian offensive on Energodar and the Zaporozhye NPP from the Nikopol-Ilyinka line (see second map).
4) This is highly unlikely. The Reservoir will definitely not dry out completely, and the sinking water levels will result in kilometres of the Reservoir along the southern shore becoming a wading pool.
5) As a result, an amphibious landing would still be required, but would be rendered impossible by large swaths of water area becoming impassible to boats and landing craft.
6) While the higher elevation of the right (northern) bank of the Dnepr (see third map) likely makes the launch of the boats possible regardless of the drop in the water levels, the lower left (southern) bank will be bordered by a significant area of water that the Ukrainian troops would have to wade through on foot, making them easy targets for the Russian artillery and the airforce.
After puzzling for some time as to the Ukrainian goals in precipitating the dam’s undermining, I am left with two possibilities:
A) It was an accident.
B) It was intended a means of terminating the standoff along the Kherson portion of the Dnepr, so that neither side could threaten the other. This would release the Ukrainian troops stationed here to be redeployed to the Zaporozhye front, where they are needed. Same, however, can be said for the Russian Army.
I favour the second explanation. We’ll see who gets their troops faster to where they are needed.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on June 6
▪️In the Kherson region, as a result of multiple strikes by the AFU on the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, the dam structure of the reservoir collapsed.
The rising water level downstream of the Dnieper led to the flooding of towns and villages on both the left and right banks.
▪️Local authorities have declared an emergency situation and are evacuating people from coastal areas.
At the same time, despite the humanitarian disaster, the AFU continue the shelling of practically the entire left bank.
▪️The AFU continue to dig into the defensive lines of the Russian forces and counterattack on the flanks of Bakhmut.
On the northern flank, the enemy is making efforts to capture the village of Berkhivka.
▪️To the south, the AFU attempts to attack Russian positions on the dominant heights near Klishchiivka.
The Russian special forces troops in charge of this area successfully repulsed all attempts of an offense by the AFU.
▪️The AFU units continue shelling the front-line cities of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in Horlivka, Makiivka, and the regional capital came under fire. There were casualties among civilians.
▪️Heavy fighting continues in the South-Donetsk direction, where the enemy has been trying to conduct large-scale offensives for a third day.
At the same time, Russian troops successfully counterattacked and regained control of the village of Novodonets'ke.
▪️To the west, in the area of the Vremivka salient, the AFU also made no significant progress.
Nevertheless, despite the overall stability of the Russian defense, the situation in the area remains quite tense.
Orlan drones+krasnopol shells hit advancing enemy equipment in South Donetsk/Zaporozje direction.
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🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺The offensive of the enemy on the Zaporozhye Front continues: tanks and armored personnel carriers are driving, a powerful artillery battle is thundering
After an attempted breakthrough, blowing up equipment and losses, the enemy brought in several armored groups and continues to try to advance near the city of Orekhov.
The enemy continues suicidal attacks toward Rabotino, Kopani, Belogorye, and others. in the Pologovsky district.
The infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is rushing, they are mowed down by artillery, snipers, mortars, and our motorized rifles.
70 and 291 regiments with reconnaissance and special forces continue to actively destroy the attackers.
Army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces strikes.
The intensity of enemy offensive operations in some areas begins to decrease and stop due to losses.
The artillery is working very actively on both sides, the rumble along the front is terrible.
The radio broadcast is still massively filled with teams of our and enemy units. There are clouds of copters in the air.
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Information continues to leak from Turkey. According to them, in the north of the Zaporozhye region, the Ukrainian army is preparing a new, larger corps of 30 thousand people for a breakthrough from the Orekhovsky line towards Melitopol.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine plan to strike with the forces of 100-150 tanks, 300 guns, and MLRS, and from 500 to 1000 units of light armored vehicles, overcome minefields with masses of equipment and manpower, break through the Russian defensive lines, and then create a bridgehead where it is planned to introduce a group of not less than 50 thousand bayonets. She's meant to expand the breakthrough
To mask the main direction of attack, small attacks and artillery shelling continue along the front line.
The moment Ukraine launches an offensive of this magnitude, it will enter the final phase of its military effort, and the cessation of such attacks will be the clearest sign of Ukraine's final defeat.
Ukraine has no other choice but to win, otherwise, in the face of a war of attrition, its current 4 million people in the form of already drafted, killed, commissioned, and mobile resources will sooner or later be exhausted.
All Russia needs to do is properly use its firepower and manpower reserves to prevent any attempt to push its group back.
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"Iris" cut - German air defense system IRIS-T SLM hit by Russian "Lancet"
It is not known why the enemy decided to place this anti-aircraft missile system so close to the front line. It may have been planned to set up an air defense ambush, similar to the one that happened in Bryansk, or the Armed Forces of Ukraine simply tried to drive away the carriers of the UMPC by the very presence of the air defense system on this particular sector of the front.
Regardless of the reason and purpose, the enemy decided to risk an expensive complex that could not be quickly replaced and lost.
The beginning of the mass use of "Lancets" on the battlefield radically changed the "rules of the game" in the near rear areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Artillery, MLRS, air defense systems, and even armored vehicles of the enemy are now constantly at risk.
The loss of each air defense system for Kiev is now extremely painful, especially when it comes to Western supplies. Firstly, these are very expensive "toys", and it is not at all a fact that European or American sponsors are ready to endlessly pay for Zelensky's "Wishlist".
Secondly, the West simply lacks modern air defense systems - further deliveries for the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be ensured only by reducing the defense capability of NATO.
And thirdly, lobbyists of defense companies will not pat on the head for such anti-advertising. Weapons are sent to Ukraine to demonstrate the superiority of the Western military-industrial complex, and not so that a relatively cheap kamikaze drone on camera sends tens of millions of dollars worth of air defense systems to the dump.
The air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is getting thinner. Despite the supply of Western weapons, Kiev can neither reliably cover its rear, nor provide air defense to its advancing units.
As soon as the air defense of the Kiev regime takes on a focal character, the Russian army will be able to convert its air superiority into new successes on the battlefield.
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The first photo looks like Katrina in Khakovka ...
Then someone said the US doesn't care about black people, in New Orleans.
Now we see the US doesn't care about any people at all.... apparently