For nearly 16 months, I’ve held myself back in regards of ‘all out’ accusations of Russia. I was and I still am trying to avoid getting emotional. Serious analysis of any war is like money: it’s corrupting the soul. It takes lots of restraint, otherwise one is easily slipping into PRBS…. But…sigh… this morning even I can’t but conclude that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and his FSB henchmen have successfully converted the Russian Federation into a terrorist state.
A Swift update, as you used to do. Thanks for that! I support your opinion that, here in “the West” (sometimes that label make me think about Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid...) we don’t start to speak about “who may take advantage from that, instead need to think about the ecological consequences (and the civilians maimed or dead as “collateral damage”, being they Russians or Ukrainians), they may last more than the war (because I hope all this may end soon).
Hi Tom, thanks for the update. But I think that your focus on ecology and ecocide in this crime is wrong. With one big disclaimer - unless the NPP nearby is affected. I mean that the water masses will destroy some eco systems - for sure, but others will be created. The dam was not the natural state of the nature there. Anyway, the situation hasn’t been good for ZSU before this crime and now is even worse. Ukraine just needs much more
weapons to overcome an enemy that has for decades prepared to fight the “whole West”.
The Russian Armed Forces are hitting Kherson with artillery, trying to disrupt the evacuation of civilians. Shrapnel wounds were received by two police officers, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports.
It is an awful crime and again exposing the mean mindsets in VSRF but it is just not an ecocide. It is people that are dying not the ecosystem around the delta.
There are videos from satellite photos from a couple of days ago that show the road over the dam was washed away so maybe the dam just collapsed due to lack of Russian maintenance which would be just as bad. It is a major disaster that would never have happened if the Russians had stayed at home.
Didn’t see any video proving the detonation. It is so not like u to make conclusions without triple checking. I like your earlier theory about collapse due to lack of service and high level of water.
Anyway, building a new one will take years. Which means drastic change to economics of entire region plus unpredictable and severe consequences to znpp which is even more alarming. Most likely it has to be stopped completely.
A Swift update, as you used to do. Thanks for that! I support your opinion that, here in “the West” (sometimes that label make me think about Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid...) we don’t start to speak about “who may take advantage from that, instead need to think about the ecological consequences (and the civilians maimed or dead as “collateral damage”, being they Russians or Ukrainians), they may last more than the war (because I hope all this may end soon).
Hi Tom, thanks for the update. But I think that your focus on ecology and ecocide in this crime is wrong. With one big disclaimer - unless the NPP nearby is affected. I mean that the water masses will destroy some eco systems - for sure, but others will be created. The dam was not the natural state of the nature there. Anyway, the situation hasn’t been good for ZSU before this crime and now is even worse. Ukraine just needs much more
weapons to overcome an enemy that has for decades prepared to fight the “whole West”.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1666001954261159940
The Russian Armed Forces are hitting Kherson with artillery, trying to disrupt the evacuation of civilians. Shrapnel wounds were received by two police officers, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports.
It is an awful crime and again exposing the mean mindsets in VSRF but it is just not an ecocide. It is people that are dying not the ecosystem around the delta.
The lesson is: never trust dictators and dictatorship.
If several generations of your ancestors lived in Ukraine, the russians will not be able to surprise you with any type of murders.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/02/second-world-war-dnieper-dam-blown-up-by-russians-1941 this also happened in the summer.
There are videos from satellite photos from a couple of days ago that show the road over the dam was washed away so maybe the dam just collapsed due to lack of Russian maintenance which would be just as bad. It is a major disaster that would never have happened if the Russians had stayed at home.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1665969972349108224
Also a video showing the size of the flooding near the dam
https://twitter.com/i/status/1665907948986458113
Cui bono?
1. NK Dam used to supply citizen of Krym by water by 100% and by electricity by 80%...
2. Left side of river is more shallow/lower than right side, so... 75% damage by water will be done on left side, which is now ocuppied by Russian.
3. Anyway, by blowing up the NKD, IMHO from long term point of view, Russian side will occur more damages than Ukrainian side... so again cui bono?
4. Definitely the loosers are people living in region on both side of river as well as nature at all as during all wars anywhere.
5. Lower lever of Dnipro... what will be impact on Zaporozska Nuclear Plant?
Hi Tom. Video from https://t.me/ukrainian_militant/16054 is old. November 2022
They couldn't tell the Russian soldiers to leave, because it would have been clear proof who did it.
So they let them drown.
Didn’t see any video proving the detonation. It is so not like u to make conclusions without triple checking. I like your earlier theory about collapse due to lack of service and high level of water.
Anyway, building a new one will take years. Which means drastic change to economics of entire region plus unpredictable and severe consequences to znpp which is even more alarming. Most likely it has to be stopped completely.
"There are no comparisons" - there might be. DniproGES, 1941...