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Ukraine War: Breach of Kakhovka Dam, Holding Water Equal to One of the World’s Largest Lakes

As a significant Soviet-era dam in the region of southern Ukraine that is controlled by Russia was broken on Tuesday, news media reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky referred to Russian troops as “terrorists.”

Videos of the water spilling through the dam’s ruins and into the adjacent communities are now trending on social media. The president of Ukraine also posted a video of a dam’s water spilling over into adjacent communities.www.theindiaprint.com ukraine war breach of kakhovka dam holding water equal to one of the worlds largest lakes ukraine kakhovka

“Terrorists from Russia. The collapse of the Kakhovka hydropower dam serves as more proof to the whole world that they must be driven out of every nook and cranny of Ukrainian territory. They shouldn’t be given even a single metre since they utilize every inch of space for dread, according to Zelensky.

“The only thing that can bring back security is Ukraine’s triumph. And this triumph will occur. With water, rockets, or anything else, the terrorists won’t be able to stop Ukraine, the Ukrainian president said.

“Every service is functional. The National Security and Defense Council has been gathered by me. Only official, confirmed information should be distributed, he said.

The dam’s importance stems from how much water it can contain. According to a Reuters article, it was constructed in 1956 on the Dnipro River as a component of the Kakhovka hydroelectric generating station. It is 30 meters (98 feet) tall and 3.2 kilometers (miles) long.

The research also noted that the reservoir’s water capacity is about comparable to that of Utah’s Great Salt Lake in the United States. The Great Salt Lake is the eighth-biggest lake terminal lake in the world and the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere. Lakes that have no outlet or natural drainage are referred to as terminal lakes.

The Crimean Peninsula, which is still under Russian control, and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor, which also fell under Russian control with the start of the war in 2022, both get water from the Kakhovka Dam. The nuclear reactor receives cooling water from the reservoir.

Russian authorities claimed that Ukrainians were responsible for the dam damage and claimed that they did so early on Wednesday morning.

They said that while the hydroelectric power station’s hydraulic valves are still operational, the dam has not yet been completely damaged.

Whether this will have an effect on Ukraine’s counteroffensive strategies is yet unknown.

The Reuters story states that the water levels climbed by meters within a few hours following the break, shocking the locals.

 

 

 

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