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Botany

(73,093 posts)
Mon Jun 12, 2023, 01:28 PM Jun 2023

Russia Blows Dam in Donetsk to 'Slow' Ukraine Advance: Kyiv

Source: Newsweek

Kyiv authorities have accused Russia of destroying another dam in occupied territory in a bid to slow Ukrainian's nascent counteroffensive. This time the dam was in the eastern Donetsk Oblast, which has been a hotspot for fighting throughout nine years of war between the two neighbors.

A spokesperson for the Tavria Front Defence Forces—a Ukrainian military unit operating on the Donetsk front—told Ukrainska Pravda on Sunday that occupying Russian troops destroyed a dam on the Mokri Yaly River, causing significant flooding on both sides of the waterway.

"On the Mokri Yaly River, the occupiers blew up a dam, which led to flooding on both river banks," Valerii Shershen said. "However, this does not affect the offensive operations of the Tavria Front Defense Forces."

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Kyiv has blamed Russia, which was in total control of the dam at the time of its destruction. Ukrainian officials said that occupying troops detonated explosives inside the structure to flood the front-line area and prevent any Ukrainian counteroffensive operations there.



Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/russia-blows-dam-in-donetsk-to-slow-ukraine-advance-kyiv/ar-AA1crfkk



But in good news this didn't work. The Ukrainian forces just took back 4 small towns on the Mokri Yaly River.

"Ukrainian forces have moved along both sides of the river, southwards from the town of Velyka Novosilka, declaring the liberation of a string of villages: Blahodatne on the east bank; Neskuchne, Makarivka and Storozheve on the west side."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/ukraine-accuses-russia-of-destroying-another-dam-donetsk


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Jacson6

(1,013 posts)
5. Will there every be a Nuremburg type war crime trial for Russia?
Mon Jun 12, 2023, 02:19 PM
Jun 2023

Putting Putin, The oligarchs and their Generals in a prison is the only solution for war crimes.

KPN

(16,333 posts)
9. Not for Putin. He will be dead before he is apprehended.
Mon Jun 12, 2023, 03:22 PM
Jun 2023

That’s my prediction anyway. He doesn’t have a lot of time left on Earth.

appmanga

(1,001 posts)
6. If it hasn't been made clear...
Mon Jun 12, 2023, 02:32 PM
Jun 2023

...every leader in the civilized world needs to say loud and clear Putin is a war criminal.

ffr

(23,142 posts)
14. Send them more weapons to defeat the Russians and destroy their military capabilites
Mon Jun 12, 2023, 04:06 PM
Jun 2023

I no longer view Russia as a country I would ever want to visit or have anything to do with. Their government, under Putin, is simply The Mob.

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