Why the Destruction of This Dam is Breaking Ukraine

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[@taotaoliu2229]

The flood resulting from the destruction of a dam has to be one of the most terrifying events a person can experience.

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

State department was happy when it happened

[@KennyNGA]

I think a tsunami is worse or you know getting shelled since over a year

[@e33d90]

Talking like people never got tortured or watched their own kids get murdered

[@luciuswinius5187]

You forget this is happening during a war The war didnt stop during the flood Saw a video of ukranian soldiers who rescued stuck citizens when an artilery shell or a nade hit right next to their boat during an interview with dutch journalists

[@NJP-Supremacist]

@@just_a_turtle_chad and what race are they? Which state?

[@atomf9143]

I remember the minutes after the drone footage from the dam dropped- all I felt was awe and horror. This was a man-made natural disaster that displaced as much water as a small typhoon.

[@shramo]

Dropped? Its not an album.

[@TheSpeedyLoonyCanoli]

@@shramolol

[@TKUA11]

Yes. Russia needs to be punished for this. People are so quick to ignore this but Russia is the biggest terrorist state on this planet

[@tigerwoods373]

@@shramothe video was dropped as in posted. That's what you took from the whole comment?

[@shramo]

What else do you want me to take from it? The other inane, obvious nothing's squeezed out? I swear half the comments these days are AI You dont drop drone footage.

[@_..88.._Dragon]

Бож *06.06.Антихриста* !?😳как на Крымск *07.07.2012 Иван- Купала был сброс воды из водохранилища! Трупы людей животных* валялись на дорогах 😳 😔

[@oceandiamond22]

the thing about the draining of the reservoirs leaving behind mud flats, is it dried up very quickly, at least the surface did, so it can probably be crossed with light vehicles, and maybe putting down some sheets of metal or planks of wood

[@XIIchiron78]

The dry appearance of that kind of soil can be deceptive. A lot of it is basically dusty silt that's very "fluffy" and unstable, not even enough to support the average person. But some people are reporting Ukraine has already crossed a couple of places around the dam, so who knows.

[@D.Jay.]

To put this perspective. The Dam destroyed in WW2 was only 2.7 million acre/ft. This one was *14.7 million*

[@zeroid105]

acre/ft. …. that measurement system is so insanely unuseable. At least you use regular numbers so I can grasp the difference, but how on earth am I supposed to put in perspective or even calculate with acre/feet?

[@franchocou]

Mind-bogglingly stooopid

[@raph1136]

@@zeroid105the ratio is the same regardless of units, but I agree that this is the worst unit I’ve ever heard of

[@D.Jay.]

​@@zeroid105I was lazy and used what was posted on Wikipedia.

[@TheSpecialJ11]

​@@zeroid105It's a standard measurement for large volumes of water among American engineers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ So picked because if you know how many acres your reservoir is, then converting between volume and water level becomes trivial. Personally an acre is the largest unit I can comfortably picture in my head. "Yeah this lot is around an acre." You hear that enough times and you can picture an acre. Now imagine a foot of water over it. A hectare is just large enough I can't picture it.

[@Sellsor]

Props to that soldier at 13:16 that was still able to maintain step and beat throughout that mess

[@ggMwaniki]

He called it a day after one bad encounter at work. Relatable

[@Pilvenuga]

@@ggMwaniki He's probably a Lada at this point

[@artos9406]

he is russian what props

[@kingace6186]

Skill like that takes a whole lotta drill and ceremony.

[@Sellsor]

@@artos9406 we shouldn't hate people just for being Russian. It was Putin's choice to go to war, not the people

[@bettysandra4817]

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[@johndavid8472]

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[@maxluna4157]

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[@theghostofkiev5397]

Imagine making an analysis based on information gathered on CNN and you get this

[@lord6617]

The thing is, Ukraine can keep probing the northern banks of the river and Russian lines, keeping Russian troops there, until the lower reaches of the river firm up. While the river is a temporary barrier, its destruction also disturbed and opened up new routes through mine fields.

[@VincenteLaw-yr4ie]

It takes weeks or even months for the muddy land to dry up. At this point, it is the worst strategy for Ukraine since time is not on their side. It is much cheaper and quick for Ukraine to clean these mines on their way. And not even talk about the rebuild after war is over.

[@leoyoman]

Clearing those mines afterwards will become nearly impossible if you don't know if they were moved by the water or buried in mud.

[@Gromran1981]

The Ukrainians are just victims of the imperialists, whether US or Russian

[@lord6617]

@@leoyoman The most dangerous part of a minefield is its concentration of mines, and the fact that the enemy knows where it is and you don't. Now, the concentration is no longer even because they've been disturbed and moved, and the Russians no longer know where they exactly are - meaning they don't know safe corridors to move and respond to attacks through. As well, some are buried, some are flipped, some have gone off when the flooding took place. Obviously we wouldn't know until an attack took place, but facing a disturbed minefield is better than a dense designed minefield. And yes, they might not be able to run heavy equipment and heavier vehicles across the river and muddy approaches right now, but with entrenchments and defenses damaged by the flood they might be able to push forward with attacks by infantry and lighter vehicles.

[@kevin7649]

​@@lord6617wouldn't the weight of the water trigger a lot of the mines?

[@jansenart0]

8:30 Sun Tsu said to leave your enemy a route of escape. The reason why is because they're far more dangerous when they're fighting to the death. The Kherson retreat saved a lot of UA lives.

[@danielaverbuck5475]

What does UA mean in this context?

[@bob38028]

Probably Ukrainian Army

[@Skellijira2]

@@danielaverbuck5475UA is the two letter country code of Ukraine

[@ElBandito]

That quote by Sun Tsu doesn't work any more in modern warfare. Germany in WWII captured millions of Soviet prisoners, precisely because they cut off the escape routes. Same thing with what the Soviets did in Stalingrad against Germany.

[@sephikong8323]

Which is a bad take as it's generally better to destroy an army than have them retreat and be a problem later down the line, not just in modern times but basically forever, just look at Hannibal's greatest victory, it was basically him finding a way to outmaneuver the roman to completely encircle them and kill them to the last man instead of having them escape and fight another day. The fact it's to this day hailed as one of the greatest battles speaks to how important this fact is

[@segua]

Love the channel. Im remembering just now how you totally called the natural gas issue with Russia vs Ukraine like so far ahead of everyone else. It’s amazing how much detail you put into this channel. You deserve every subscriber and even more so. Thanks again.

[@The.Boyo.]

Not to sound political, but when trump was in office, he talked about Germany relying on Russian gas. And how bad it is they are relying on a enemy/hostile country for a major part of their infrastructure

[@benas_st]

⁠​⁠@@The.Boyo. was that incorrect though? Russia, in all of it's states, has forever been a country trying to get onto the world stage through brute force and killing off their own citizens. I would most definitely call them a hostile country, even before the 2022 invasion, the 2014 invasion, the 2008 invasion and so on...

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

@@The.Boyo. ---At least Germany has decent enough infrastructure to worry about. America's infrastructure was the best in the world, in the 1950s. Hell, even Flint, Michigan is still facing lead in their water, and it seems as if nothing is being done about it. Our budget desperately needs more money being invested in the future instead of paying dividends to the monopolies of the past.

[@The.Boyo.]

@@michaelj.beglinjr.2804 and to be stoped being sent to foreign countries. This isn’t exclusive to Ukrainian aswell. Each year we are sending millions to the Middle East for them to spend as they please

[@Gutbomber]

Some people have tried telling the Europeans in general even far as 10 years ago to stop relying on Russia so much for natural gas. But you know, go green and have no electricity, no heat, no money.

[@madobrax]

crazy to think i'd see you back on my recommended page haha, going strong with the channel man. been watching ur vids since 2018, much love.

[@jessthegardener]

Anyone else laugh at the poor fellow whos drum dropped at 13:16?

[@salicazsali]

A testament to how the rest of their military behaves when hit slightly.

[@darkscythe3874]

Lol u saw that too? I thought it was just me

[@LRM12o8]

I'm amazed they suffer losses even while just parading around in their capital! 😂👍

[@justimre]

He is in Siberia now

[@kingace6186]

He didn't even drop it, the belt snapped😭 I would be crying if that happened to me in one of Putin's parades.

[@spankflaps1365]

That’s correct that they would blow the dam when the water is at its highest. That’s how the date for the Dam Busters raid was chosen during WW2 (max water height and no moon).

[@dnkal2875]

Why Russian blow up their own dam? Let me think. They Didn't Maybe after they also somehow blow up their own pipeline base from your so called media( until resently, because now they backtrack it)which more correctly it's called propaganda. They thought mmm. let's blow also our dam. If you are so delusional to not only believe that Russian did it but also pushing this narrative. Then just say that you want to believe that Russian did, so you can feel good about yourself because of your brainwashing and lack of thinking. Let me help you think. Let's see who gains from this. First the dam was in control of Russian which means no reason for destroying it. Second, which is funny! Ukrainians themselves say in a article Washington post ( also in different channels)about how happy they were that they managed to HIT! this same dam with Himars missile some months ago because this will put in dangers the Russians troops in Kerson region which until then was under Russian control. And which they choose to leave for this exact reason. Third. Crimea was supply water from this dam and always has been a subject of concern for the Russian of how valnerable It is if something happened. As it did. Fourth, before the destruction of this dam Ukraine had close the flood gates of dams higher up few days ago. Then as the dam was destroyed these close higher up dams open fully the flood gates to do, as much damage as possible. There are videos of these by Ukrainians civilians. Fifth. The side which has the lower elevation and which most of the damage will have happened( as it did) is the Russian control one. ( how strange) Sixth. Many of the defense positions of Russian in kerson were flooded which mean less pressure on Ukrainian in the other side of the river making the "ground" more easily for future offense actions in the Russian direction. Seventh. Also in the Zaphorizia region now that the water level ( region before the dam) is lower or has dry up Russian hadn't build many fortifications there because of the river that existed and which now opens the door for offense in the Russian region or in the best case putting pressure and changing the available troops for the Russians. (even though motorized vehicle can't cross for some time Ukraine already started probing with troops). Eighth. As the Ukrainians offensive didn't and doesn't have accomplished anything it was and is very beneficial and that's why they destroyed it. From putting more pressure on Russia to more funding and weapons and no bearing the responsibility of blowing it up. Everything is in favor of Ukraine and disadvantage of Russia but somehow you want me to believe that the Russian did. It? If you still can't see the truth, you need to see a doctor. And be prepared for many more provocations and" accidents "as the Ukraine will continue to be unhindered because of the west double standards.

[@C0lon0]

The water was low and the flood cleared all the mine fields of the russians down the river.

[@deniskhafizov6827]

And let's ignore the fact that most of the time the water level was at its lowest. And Russians did literally nothing to manage the sluice gates due to the damaged equipment.

[@Elessar_Telcontar]

@@deniskhafizov6827 There's an analysis by Ryan McBeth and his conclusion is the dam collapsed due to incompetence in managing the spillways.

[@PatrickKniesler]

If the Russians were competently holding water back it may well have even been a hedge against Ukraine blowing it up. But IDK.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Ive read about this ad nauseum, watched this entire video - and I still don't understand why either side would want to do this.

[@alexanderstasenko1386]

This analysis is lacking to take into account several important facts: 1) Russians do not have problem mentioned to defend 900km of front line since mine fields takes care of Ukrainian forces for the most parts; 2) Blowing the dam put removes water from Crimea water canal which was mentioned as critical for Russians (that even mentioned as caused the whole invasion at the first place). That was presented as Russians do not want to keep Crimea in the long term and of course not as Ukrainians blowing the dam in the first place.

[@williamlloyd3769]

In theory, you could install a temporary water intake structure in the river and use pumps to keep canals and cooling ponds filled. Not efficient but doable. PS - California aqueduct and Colorado River aqueduct are examples of large scale aqueducts that require extensive pumping to function PS2 - Don’t expect any progress on restoring irrigation water until after war concludes.

[@ivancho5854]

No. That is simply not possible on that scale. Slava Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@amatthew1231]

Yeah, if Ukraine had the US Army Corps of Engineers on their side. Working in a warzone is hell, and Ukraine has all their men fighting.

[@lord6617]

You have to install significant filtration systems to make any such system work, and it would be vulnerable to flood events and currents now.

[@ivancho5854]

Sorry, I misread your comment. Yes, the nuclear power plant cooling pond could definitely be filled with pumps, but the irrigation canal system is vast and can not be pumped.

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

The cooling pond could be, and probably will have to be, topped off by taking water from the Dnipro river as it currently sits. But without a reservoir to impound the enormous amounts of water needed during each crops growth cycles the farmers will have to decide which crops to grow, and it what quantities, inorder to not end up going dry if and when rationing will end up happening.

[@AzGunseli]

One thing to keep in mind: "Soviet-built" does NOT mean "built by Russians".

[@Prebond0]

That is correct. Now tell us who did the Holodomor.

[@legoboy468]

@@Prebond0the Soviets

[@oicmapper]

​@@Prebond0the georgian

[@jeffjohnson1966]

Tell the Russians that.

[@u2beuser714]

The biggest inheritor of the soviet union was russia , the soviet union was controlled in the kremlin

[@dolij5]

best part of the video is at 13:16 when the drummer blunders and tries to run away before getting sent to the gulag 🤣

[@nighteule]

That's funny, but there are no gulags in Russia after they were abolished by the Soviet Union in 1960 :P

[@dolij5]

@@nighteule I know. Just a joke

[@SlaghathortheGreat]

Another problem is all the land mines that were swept away and dumped downstream due to the floods. So a lot of minefield maps of the region are no longer accurate.

[@wymarsane7305]

That's a lot of potential minefields once the downstream banks are drained.

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

And since they’re so heavy they sink to the bottom and embed in the silt. Add in the moisture and the instability of Russian mines. Yikes.

[@Finniboy63]

Shouldn't they activate and explode due to the water pressure or other stuff that's getting flooded on the activators? Maybe not the tank mines as they probably need more pressure than that, but the anti-human mines should, or?

[@SpaghettiToaster]

Yeah but some won't

[@cornpop3159]

Maps?

[@tkskagen]

This is "SO Messed-Up" for all those innocent civilians.😢

[@jerikmitchell7575]

So. several reports from just today that the Ukrainians have indeed established a bridgehead near Kherson and Oleshenky.

[@pappafritto]

It’s far from Oleshky though, just across from Antonivka town/bridge

[@durango8882]

it’s over

[@RoninDays]

Ukraine Counterattack is a giant and massive FAIL

[@chico9805]

And, as soon as that bridgehead appeared, it receded.

[@oleksandrshymanskyi1129]

​@@chico9805according to ruzki fasZists ;)

[@TheHypnogog]

Great explanation and reporting. Was pleasantly surprised to find your program on Nebula. Keep up the great work-

[@michaelrussell2593]

The fact that Ukraine blew up the dam in Demydiv in 2022 to stall the advance on Kiev, that Ukraine discussed blowing up the kakhovka dam early in the war, or that Russia had control of the dam. Also the area flooded was south of the river(Ukraine had the higher ground) which is Russian controlled and mostly Russian nationals. Or finally that the destruction hurts Russia more and that Russian soldiers were washed away meaning they weren't prepared for the explosion. Non of these things were mentioned in this projected theory.

[@joshuaking4483]

Problem is everyones pro ukraine so they see everything through usa tinted glasses

[@DuxGalt]

thanks for posting that. I dont know that the truth will be known soon but it's important to get a perspective from outside your own country's propaganda. I do think the Ukrianians did as it is a desperate attempt to survive and perhaps that justifies it.

[@matiashogden1240]

Ukraine were in the middle of a large scale counter attack and had several bridgeheads over the Dnipro, preparing to move toward Crimea and the sea of Azov when the dam blew. All offensive operations halted as a result of the dam. I dont think Ukraine did it, as the dam seems more a defensive move. They were not on the defensive

[@DuxGalt]

@matiashogden1240 I'm starting to think they might not have, but I won't get off the fence. I mean, they did blow up the nord stream pipelines and blame it on Russia. But I think its pretty settled that they did it.

[@michaelrussell2593]

@@matiashogden1240 Would they not need to retake Kherson Oblast first? I was under the impression they were out of soldiers. There hasn't been an actual offensive on the other 3 oblasts either. Why with the loss of 4 Oblasts, would they then skip right through and try and take crimea?

[@ethanreyes9549]

"It's washing away my parents graves!" Im usually desensitized to almost everything. But that had to be when of the saddest things ive ever heard. Not to mention the animals drowning at the zoo.

[@TKUA11]

There’s actually videos of German soldiers and their helmets washing up along the dnipro

[@fluttzkrieg4392]

@Alexsadventures705 The ghost of WW2 will never really disappear, will it?

[@gts4373]

For some people it "washed away" not graves but parents.... My parents live in town of the left bank, luckily they are alive, but many people died (. My Mom heard people screaming and houses collapsing..

[@nooksimpletouch9606]

Thanks for describing this important topic

[@koppadasao]

7:16 That's why it is unlikely that the Russians blew up the Nova Kakhovka dam 22:39 And there's the proof that Russia *did not* do it!

[@andreassag]

While it is unlikely that the Russians blew the dam, the "proof" (as you call it) is only proof if you assume that the Russians give a single fuck about Ukraine, the Ukrainians or the Russians living in the affected areas. As far as I have seen this entire war, they don't give a f***. So why would they start caring now? The more likely explanation is poor management (by the Russian's) and a break in the dam, due to this mismanagement which is the fault of the Russians (for starting the war and creating the conditions for this mismanagement in the first place)

[@DanielKolbin]

The evidence clearly shows that Russia blew it up. Even if Ukraine did it, which they probably didn't, Putin's Russia started the war.

[@brettquimby3274]

Just when you thought the food shortage situation couldn’t get any worse…

[@justinedse8435]

There is no shortage currently.

[@brettquimby3274]

@@justinedse8435 Look at the Middle East and North and East Africa which depend heavily on Ukraine's food exports.

[@marialourainebanosia26]

Food prices bout to go crazy

[@user-im7km8tq7j]

the sooner ᵣussia is defeated the sooner food crysis and large scale disasters will end. and everyone can help in fastforwarding it at least with donations

[@brettquimby3274]

@@user-im7km8tq7j Unfortunately, the Ukraine war could go on for years and if the southeast of Ukraine continues to be devoid of the required water flow, it would be a long time before any production could take place.

[@JAlucard77]

Wow i live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and seeing those comparison maps reminds me of New Orleans after Katrina. Its eerily similar. 😮😮😢😢

[@JAlucard77]

I hope we aren't looking at a future Chernobyl situation 😢

[@richiejohnson]

Thank you for increasing my understanding. So it's all about the water. Thank you.

[@Yomabo]

The dam's collapse was a result of mismanagement and neglect, not an act of war. The dam's failure was likely due to overtopping and hydrodynamic scour, a phenomenon where fast-flowing water digs out a hole in front of an obstruction. This could have been caused by the constant use of the southernmost sluice gate and spillway, leading to the formation of a scour hole that eventually undermined the dam. The dam was also overtopping, meaning water was flowing over its top, a situation that should never occur and could have contributed to the dam's collapse. It's suggested that Russian forces may have been using the southernmost spillway to avoid getting close to Ukrainian territory and risk getting shot. However, the dam's collapse did not provide any strategic military advantage to Russia. In fact, it led to the destruction of Russian trenches along the Dnieper River and affected the water supply for Crimea, as the North Crimea Canal, which provides drinking water and irrigation to a province roughly the size of Massachusetts, is above the dam. With the water levels in the reservoir lower once the flood subsides, it's going to be harder to move water. The collapse was likely due to negligence and incompetence, possibly because competent Ukrainian operators were fired, killed, or fled, and replacements appointed by Russia didn't know how to operate the dam properly. Regardless of the cause, it's argued that Russia is responsible for the dam's collapse because it was in control of the territory at the time. I do not say I am pro Russian, nor that I agree with the things that are happening in Ukraine. But an explosion big enough to blow up a dam would have been measurable on seismic measuring stations across Europe, but only the Norwegians say that one of their stations picked up "something", but even they did not come out with this information as they had nothing to base this of. PLEASE RealLifeLore, I love your channel, but read more into it before you make claims. You have no proof of the Russian army actually using explosions to blow up the dam. They might have deliberately mismanaged the dam, but honestly, it looks more like this is further proof of the complete mismanagement of the Russian army.

[@twicethegalo]

It's not getting enough coverage in comparison to other happenings in the war, thank you for this video

[@YuBeace]

It really isn’t. This video is how I found out in the first place.

[@ballkans]

This, for sure was a False flag , Ukrainians did it , and was planned by US

[@mr.boomguy]

​@@YuBeaceIn our danish news, it got a great deal of coverage. From when the news struck and now with the aftermath. It may also help that to me, I love gaining new facts and knowledge all the time, so I may keep myself more uptodate then the average

[@ivancho5854]

It received a lot of press coverage in the UK.

[@supersardonic1179]

The last thing you'd want is a busted dam to have *more* coverage.

[@lesd2856]

Thank you for such important information & history !!!

[@PhailingMath]

13:16 in the second column from the left, the first drummer drops his drum and scrambles for several seconds to recover it as it rolls away into other people's feet

[@nobodynoonenowhere5609]

Thanks for bringing this up to the masses.Good job. 👍👍

[@c-handle2676]

Just got off work and there's a new video? Gonna be a good afternoon.

[@jansenart0]

8:00 You cannot use cardinal directions when referring to the Dnipro; there are small areas where both sides use all four. You have to use the flow-relative convention.

[@ericquest1802]

What is the convention?

[@SpasmGazm]

Facing downstream you have the right bank and the left bank

[@ericquest1802]

@@SpasmGazm awesome, I didn't know that, thanks

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

Like an S, right? So there are banks on all sides for both banks?

[@jansenart0]

@@alecwhatshisname5170 Yep, that's known as a meander. We don't really need to talk much about that type of thing in the west, and for the most part our rivers tend to be more or less straight, at least on the scales we think of them. Dnipro isn't like that at all.

[@chaised]

Quoting western estimates of casualties and excluding Russian estimates unfortunately reduces the accuracy of the conclusions drawn in this video

[@patrickwilliamson29]

Some great analysis man, this is why I'm subbed to your channel

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

Dude, did you change the title of the video? I could have sworn it said why Russia blew up the dam in Ukraine, something like that.

[@indigojones941]

yep- they didn't like the angry response to propaganda.

[@alexcorvuscazador5596]

​@@indigojones941If that was the case they would not keep the part of the video where they blamed Russia for it and rightfully so. Probably just trying to stop the russian propaganda spam as per usual during the first hours of any release by any channel on their black list, Kings and Generala suffers the same, it dies down eventually.

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

​@@alexcorvuscazador5596the problem is, he really is creating a propaganda video If he's not basing it on facts. That's not good for credibility.

[@indigojones941]

@@alexcorvuscazador5596 It got an unsub from me.

[@alexcorvuscazador5596]

@@indigojones941 Do not think he will care,its hard to not be biased against a literal 19th century style annexing imperialist power which oppresses both its own population and those abroad.

[@verynice5574]

Those casualty estimates 190k vs 230k do not favor Ukraine at all. Russia has more than 3x the population. They could have lost 500k and they'd still be ahead on this metric.

[@ChinnuWoW]

Ya but they'll be very weak with nothing left except nukes after the war, making them vulnerable as fuck.

[@MichihiroHonda]

Most likely his figures are wildly inaccurate.

[@piotrek3557]

I love the fact that you are using civ6 resource icons in your thumbnails

[@Matoakas]

It's kinda cool how the vikings did (1200+ years ago), what Soviet had to build all these massive stuff to do. Althoug smaller ships they had to roll on the banks some places. That journey, Baltic sea to the Black sea, is actually possible to do today... or was - if it wasn't for the war ofc. Nice vid btw! I hope ppl understand just how big this river, and the reservoar was. It was just massive! Even on Maps you could see it as a major spot on the map, even if you zoom out. I feel so much for the Ukrainians. Both now, and when the country is gonna be rebuilt. Just a historically enormous project. I really really hope Europe keeps its promises on that!

[@InvisIsGone]

Can you do the geography on Canada? The recent air pollution in USA was caused by Canadian wildfires and I think that climate change would just make wildfires, droughts and floods a lot more common in the places we live in

[@post7027]

yeah cause the elite can control short term wheater in the 2000s those who think snow one day than 30 degrees next week celsius is possible are dumber than sheep. its not rocket science there is thousands times many countries every year who change the wheater. UAE does it everyday for more rain and like the government pushing pride on 5 year old children they will be pushing climate change on taxpayers endless money. why would you believe anything they say when they told you the vax has 99% eff. when it was closer to 10-19% and staying inside was the best thing to do instead of making your immune system strong lol you people are far gone and will be used every ounce of your souls by the elite.

[@bbeen40]

Climate change is a scam. Educate yourself.

[@jinjysbro]

It would be a good one. Montréal last Sunday had the worst air quality in the world due to the wildfires.

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@jinjysbro Oh, that explains why by Tues & Wed, Chicago had the worst air quality in the world. Maybe even Thursday as well.

[@Ivan-ju5cq]

Coming from a 🇺🇦 viewer. I think it’s important that you’ve mentioned that red army did the same thing back in ww2 along with a few other things, which may sound minor, but they give one much better perspective and understanding of this deeply tragic event. All and all great analysis!

[@post7027]

no one would have to suffer or pass away if ukraine had surrendered, the u.s is using ukraine to test its capability on field and governmental control

[@pamtam1]

The Soviet army (which consisted of Ukrainians too) did exactly the same by decimating the canal systems of Afghanistan and killing their fruit orchards and their economy for decades.

[@AbdulRahman-uw4nd]

@@pamtam1 afghanistan is not very fertile anyways and so i dont think that would be a big factor of their economy

[@pamtam1]

@@AbdulRahman-uw4nd I don’t know if you even really understand the comment that you made because most importantly, to begin with, fertility of the country does not matter, if another country (in this case Soviet Union which consisted of Ukraine too) decides to bomb your country’s canal systems for a decade. Secondarily, Afghanistan has always been a country well known for its orchards/fruits/dry fruits and given the harsh conditions, this niche agricultural industry becomes all the more important for the overall economy.

[@pamtam1]

@@AbdulRahman-uw4nd So somehow, as much bizarre it may sound, if someone is trying to suggest that since Afghanistan is infertile hence decimating their water canal systems for a decade (by the erstwhile USSR consisting of Ukraine too) was justified, then I guess, we don’t have much to discuss. And anyone who even remotely suggests the above need to get themselves checked out.

[@joakinzz]

man the soviets really understood the importance of infraestructure i gotta give that to the bastards

[@bizmen81]

Another informative video! Thank you!

[@RayHigh4708]

At least we saw some actual footage this time.

[@krullet3560]

I still don't really buy that Russia would blow the dam. Would Ukraine really cross the river in full force if they knew Russia could blow it at anytime? Maybe it's my simple video game brain speaking but that sounds like a suicide mission to me. If you cross with massive amount of equipment it could just be washed away, or best case scenario, be cut off from resupply no? Also, couldn't you just open the gates of the dam and have a similar effect to blowing it up or is it not fast enough?

[@kxkxsjk2]

Facts. Especially considering that now the former reservoir area is almost dry and can be used by ukranians for counteroffensive attacks. Also the take with taking out of Kherson some troops and send them in other oblasts is stupid, it's almost suicidal move to leave a large area with low coverage, especially considering that UA has more soldiers in the war than russian

[@kxkxsjk2]

And honestly I don't think somebody blew the dam, neither Russia nor Ukraine. I think it just broke down because of old Ukrainian missile attacks on it that obviously wasn't repaired + add to this a high level of water and you get the dam broken because of stress

[@mimisor66]

@@kxkxsjk2 I have read about the dam and it was really built very solid. Made to resist bombing, could only be blown up by explosive devices within it. It seems the Russians wanted to just blow a hole in the dam, for some limited flooding, but botched the job and blew it up.

[@rahulrg1000]

Great video as usual

[@venelinarnaudov7416]

The destruction of the dam was a surprise for the both sides. It is asumed that the dam collapsed due to earlier damages by Ukrainian artilery. Something similar to the Remagen bridge. Of course, both side occused the other side. I do not know if we will understand the true reasons.

[@kosmique]

whoever pulled the trigger on blowing this dam desevres the worst imaginable punishment. this is just a completely insane thing to do.

[@dnkal2875]

That's zelensky

[@theuniverse5173]

​@@theloniuspunk383oy vey!!!

[@adammckay852]

Oy vey, cool it with the antisemitism. Jewlinski is almost done killing off the male ukrops, and almost shipped out all the women to be bred by blacks and arabs.

[@AlexanderMichelson]

Putin is about to be put in prison for a very long time after Ukraine wins this year. This demon is a complete war criminal.

[@samuela-aegisdottir]

Russia proves to show new dimensions of "insane" every day.

[@fuckeduphippie]

How flat are the irrigation channels for the water to be running backwards and draining into the reservoir? There’s no elevation change between the start and the end of the channel that would prohibit the flow? Just genuinely curious of the physics of that. 21:15

[@user-gs6tf4nt9n]

basically yes. This area is as flat as the Netherlands

[@Riotdrone]

war is such a massive waste of human potential. absolute tragedy. that's why i'm an anarchist. we need a global confederation of regular people controlling their own affairs in peace

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator is describing. Of course the dam was purposely destroyed. It places the Ukraine at a grave disadvantage electricity wise.

[@alxstep777]

One of the worst parts of this crime is that the Russians purposefully obstructed the evacuation of people affected by the dam explosion. Boats on which rescuers were evacuating people were shelled with artillery. International volunteers were prohibited from entering the affected territory. When they themselves began to evacuate people, they sent them thousands of kilometers to the territory of Russia to filtration camps, and those who refused to go to these camps were literally left on the roofs of their houses in the middle of the flood.

[@jarate8076]

dang really where can i read about this

[@lbgstzockt8493]

Turns out that warmongers tend to be bad people.

[@Rzezwolynsk]

I also heard the Russians were purposely wasting ammunition to shoot stray dogs and babies. 😢 Monsters

[@JLneonhug]

Personally one of the worse parts is besieging Chimera by completely stopping their water supply in 2014... Not even in medieval times they would do that.

[@DeoNone69]

ципсо спок

[@Numba003]

For the sake of everyone there, I hope this war ends soon. Thank you for another update on what's going on over there. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️

[@Josef-EU]

Didn't your god drown everyone using a global flood, according to your own faith? I mean you believe that Yahweh, the god of the Bible, drowned billions of animals and people and including the elderly, children, men, women, and now you want that same god to be with us? No, thank you. Keep that evil monster to yourself, PLEASE.

[@atomicdmt8763]

it is not meant to end.......... however. and more over... RealLifeLORE will continue their psyops

[@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye]

Ukrainian general admits openly to firing 3 American made missiles at dam as "test strike" but I'm supposed to believe russia blew up their own dam just like they blew up their own pipeline for funzies right? Kovalchuk added that HIMARS were used in a test strike on one of the dam's floodgates "making three holes in the metal to see if the Dnieper's water could be raised enough to stymie Russian crossings but not flood nearby villages," the article said.

[@KnightNave]

Ukraine had scouting troops nearby downstream on the islands? Why would they endanger their own troops?

[@huntclanhunt9697]

​@@KnightNaveThey've done it before with the territorial guardsmen. Wouldn't be the first time.

[@kalrandom7387]

But the propaganda told that Russia did both those, so you have to be one of those crazy conspiracy theorist that actually reads the whole article, not just the overly dramatic title, does there own research, instead of being spoon feed by state/legacy media, has more than a 30sec memory/iq, and chooses to weigh all the evidence while making up their own mind with all the evidence available, you could even possibly be as outlandish as to be able to change your mind if new evidence comes to light. Your kind are dangerous and have no place in the sloppily formulated narrative brought to you by the military industrial complex in conjunction with Blackrock, (who will kindly be rebuilding everything after the destruction finishes). Wool should be in clothing without being over your eyes.

[@KnightNave]

@@huntclanhunt9697 damn, can you give me some details? Want to read into that! Didn’t realize there’s a history of that.

[@Ellelilly8666]

And what else does Russian television brainwash you with?

[@Jeeayanu]

Would like to revisit this video now and create part 2

[@louisgiokas2206]

The casualty rates you quote on the Russian side seem low. This is especially true considering what Prigozhin has said. He has stated outright that the Russian MoD has grossly underreported casualties. I expect that the western intelligence estimates are mostly obtained using indirect methods and by being skeptical of Ukranian reporting, not based on any solid reporting from the ground.

[@AbdulRahman-uw4nd]

There is no way to completely accurately measure casualties. They will always be inflated by NATO as they are NATO

[@michaelj.beglinjr.2804]

@@AbdulRahman-uw4nd ---Or the casualties could be down-played because, as you said, NATO is NATO.

[@loksterization]

Prigozhin is a liar and a criminal.

[@its_dey_mate]

On the contrary I believe, in the end we will never truly know for quite a while, its a war, and if there's a war be sure the propaganda will be at its highest.

[@VerdeMorte]

Of course they're fumbling the numbers, the Russian government first sent in the rebels from the regions, then when they were mostly exhausted started shipping in men from surrounding countries because they "technically" weren't counted as Russian losses. Now they're bringing men from Syria and Iran if that gives you an idea of how things have gone. *Something's gotta give and it certainly won't be Ukraine if nukes aren't involved... (and even then NATO will be fighting because nukes were involved.)*

[@firstcynic92]

7:43. Note, the railway bridge is what ran on top of the dam. The road bridge ran alongside the dam. 8:56. You left out that HIMARS strikes were used to severely damage the road and rail link across the dam. There was a choke point where both ran close together over the locks in the dam. That was the point targeted as it wouldn't damage the dam itself. It took several attacks to achieve their goal, but it worked. Also, the main Ukrainian attack came from the north of the pocket, not the west.

[@sunny_wu]

this channel is the West's propagandist/troll. So, no surprise if it always badmouths Russia.

[@AZ-zo6yr]

As I remember, gate was also damaged after HIMARS strikes

[@nightknight6947]

@@AZ-zo6yr source?

[@AZ-zo6yr]

@@nightknight6947 Washington Post, Dec 29 - "Kovalchuk considered flooding the river. The Ukrainians, he said, even conducted a test strike with a HIMARS launcher on one of the floodgates at the Nova Kakhovka dam, making three holes in the metal"

[@nightknight6947]

@@AZ-zo6yr who is Kovalchuk?

[@atomikvenum]

as a vet, the homie that dropped his drum at 13:15 doesnt get old

[@13thravenpurple94]

Great video Thank you

[@abhirajsinghkushwah1603]

Imagine sleeping in your home and suddenly it got filled with water You go outside and see house being fulled with water families getting evacuated and all that in a short span of time

[@lord6617]

And then you see artillery shells falling as people are attempting to evacuate.

[@covfefe1787]

them and what army? you cannot invade Russia people tried it and its miserably failed every time. Russia has nukes too so it’s a death senate to even step foot as a foreign soldier on Russian soil.

[@stevedore5830]

@@covfefe1787 you good bro?

[@0816M3RC]

​@@covfefe1787 Umm.. Russia has already been invaded twice this year. First by the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps and then by the Wagner Group.

[@anashmida9836]

Seems familiar to almost all natural disasters involving water since... Forever

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

The concept of "war crimes" is the funniest and most tragic of all jokes ever written.

[@kingace6186]

It isn't. If a force is targeting civilians or torturing combatants, that should not be allowed in any war. Countries have already agreed on rules of war, and powers that violate those conventions and agreements are supposed to be subject to military punishment or a tribunal. There's nothing funny about that.

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

@@kingace6186 What is 'allowed' is only determined by the extent to which something can be enforced; i.e. implemented with force. Given greater force than an enemy which is capable or willing of documenting and enforcing such laws, then nothing can be done. It is nothing more than an international gentlemen's agreement. The funny part to me is the hubris and naivety at thinking that the depravity of man can be controlled when your very life and everything & everyone you know and love is at stake. It's the schemers sitting around a table with a glass of water to decide how their fellow man should be fed into the mincer; whether they should be murdered in one way, or murdered another way in a war that they may not necessarily have wanted to fight. Whoever reads this comment can be fed kicking and screaming to bullets, or to gas; but would be murdered and forgotten about all the same. And between the ego and "war crime" laws, those responsible could wash their hands and sleep peacefully regardless.

[@Arthur_Revan]

@@OutOfNamesToChoose This.

[@xxcoopcoopxx]

@@OutOfNamesToChoose Yeah! Boots walking on a face! Might makes right! No more protecting those weaker and smaller than you. It's time for the weak minds to be the leaders! I like what this dude has to say.

[@TKUA11]

@@OutOfNamesToChoosewhile u may be right, war crimes are prosecuted later on.

[@leespiderpod]

Your videos really cheer me up

[@rickreid8572]

This 'counter offensive' is a very very long time coming....

[@seantierney8145]

This effect the whole world. Hope the men that did this get what coming for them

[@Tulpen23]

Clear and comprehensive presentation - thank you!

[@mike4480]

……Slava Ukraine…Thanks for your detailed information….💙💛💙

[@TerrySteiner]

Hi Jodi! Great video as always.

[@Unique__data]

this is unique features topics with unique data man 💥😁

[@dasstigma]

"If I can't have it, no one can." - Globally Beloved People

[@stevencorns9026]

So without the bridges south of the dam Russia would be stuck but apparently this wouldn't be an issue for the Ukrainians? There's too much propoganda in this war but based on the fact Ukraine already blew up the bridges and had previously bombed this very dam and filled in the canal I'd say it was a Ukrainian. It also doesn't really have any negative effect of Ukraine as all the area effected is Russian controlled

[@snuffeldjuret]

lol

[@unfoundedplaces4474]

According for today , Ukrainian forces ,moved to left side on Dnipro in Antonov bridge area

[@Buzz727]

Yeah, the one who benefitting this explotion is ukranian

[@hebrewisraelitescharleston843]

They're separating casualties I'm grouping them together LOL❤❤

[@hashimalmansoor9878]

Great video but I came to different conclusion on who destroyed the Dam which is the USA most likely destroyed the dam to discourage Russia to continue holding this region due the high problems they will have to face to maintain it.

[@stormruner9183]

Literally everybody: blowing up a damn that might result in large civilian losses is a war crime Russia: no, it's not. The whole world: dude, that's...that's not how it works.

[@elmaxidelsur]

He "forgot" to mention that the most likely reason for the collapse was lack of maintenance and not bad intentions from either side.

[@Earth2alx]

@@elmaxidelsur cope harder

[@Germanicus2415]

ukraine was shelling the dam many times before this. But somehow all the sheep are now convinced it was Russia.

[@monkofdarktimes]

​@@Earth2alxUkraine has more to gain from this than the Russians

[@JimmyBeanz13]

@@Earth2alx LOL just like they blew up their own pipeline, and this hasn't been a huge money laundering scheme for the big guy since 2014 when the CIA color regimed them. Do harder bots all the comments are strikingly the exact same here!

[@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606]

Love that clip of a Russian drummer

[@Sagaofsr]

Regardless of your politics one thing you gotta admit is this is all quite entertaining

[@GIobeCentral]

Very well spoken and explained; most entertaining. thumbs up

[@BacklashMR79]

As always, a very informative video.

[@Tony-.]

This time he did not understand the topic, which is strange. Experts, engineers, professors from both sides proved that the dam collapsed due to technical factors, but you have to believe in the version with intentional destruction? Such statements can undermine confidence

[@xponen]

his points are good, but his conclusion is contradictory. Eg: first Ukraine denies water to Crimea, therefore Russia invade Kherson, so logically Ukraine again deny water to Kherson, but he concluded that Russia deny water to itself (contradicting the reason for invasion).

[@Bracket.]

​@@xponenrussian invasion is 100% genocide

[@youtubeuser206]

doesnt even try to hide the propaganda any more 😂

[@robintan502]

Looks like more like a controlled demolition than an attack (based on the footage shown), because the out flow from the damaged dam does not look like a catastrophic surge in water downstream from a catastrophic destruction of a dam. Though it can't be denied, the mid to long term impact is very real. But the main impact seems to be affecting Russian controlled areas more so than Ukrainian controlled areas

[@rodneysmith603]

Dude dropped his drum. STRAIGHT TO JAIL!!!

[@nightknight6947]

The canal was blocked by Ukraine after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, something which led to acute water shortages on the peninsula that ended only after Russian forces seized the canal when they invaded on Feb. 24 last year. On the morning of 6 June 2023, a significant portion of the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed releasing a large amount of water downstream. The Kakhovka Reservoir is the source of water for the canal.

[@maksim_cim]

Just add 2 + 2, the conclusion suggests itself who blew up the dam

[@nightknight6947]

@@maksim_cim it was me, mario

[@mmdirtyworkz]

It was very clear from the start who blew it up but thankyou for the background story. Z

[@Victor-ye6cz]

Imagine cutting your own people from water...

[@mmdirtyworkz]

@@Victor-ye6cz ukros don't consider the Russian minority in ukr as their own people so cutting the water supply was the least they did. More horrific stuff was done in last decade upon the Russian minority in ukr but you won't hear about that in western media. One of the reasons why they invaded, it was becoming unbearable.

[@paleoph6168]

It's the Three Gorges Dam mission from C&C Generals all over again.

[@dpt6849]

Great game

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

It actually happened in real life. In WW2 the Nationalist Chinese under Chiang Kai-Shek blew up the Yellow River dams to stop Japanese advances in Central China. While it did stop the Japanese dead in their tracks, it resulted in some 900,000 affected Chinese civilians. The aftermath of the destruction of the dams played a role in the population going to Mao Zedong's Commie forces...

[@simondodd918]

May I suggest that you not use “forever” as a go-to intensifier when the whole point in view is that these changes are impermanent and conditional?

[@AutismRefined]

13:16 "partial mobilization" *Shows a soldier dropping his snare*

[@launcelot02]

Every time I've watched the past videos of this channel I say, "Yeah, that didn't age well."

[@MoMo-tz3ph]

great video, thanks for your work🙏

[@marshalza4379]

You are missing on KEY information: 1. Ukraine commanders also considered blowing this dam 2. Ukraine damaged the dam in a probe attack 3. Also, as you mentioned other's blew the dams to flood the enemy, in this case the casualties were only Russian troops, which Ukraines' soldiers made fun of, watching them being washed off. So kind of counter intuitive don't you think that Russian's blew it? 4. Ukraine official statement is said "dam was destroyed due to Russian invasion", careful wording don't you think? They are not wrong though, it was in fact destroyed due to invasion, but it was most likely Ukraine who blew the dam. Otherwise, Russia would just wait for Ukraine to attack and THEN blow it up like any normal commander would. 5. I may be wrong on this one, but I think it was used to power Russian cities as well.

[@calamity7646]

Fun fact the nuke symbol in this video is from civ 6

[@CRIDIC]

Hello I have been watching your channel for a long time now (about a year) and I'd first like to thank you, through KZbin alone you have given me a history class that I desperately need, I don't want this to be about the school system but I would like to mention this injustice. I graduated highschool in 2022 with 33 college credits and in my entire education we never learned about the events past WW2, This has led me to not understand a lot of political issues contextually until I started watching you. So thank you for all you do and I will be getting nebula shortly soley because of you. However I was wondering if on your nebula you make analysis videos of modern issues in Real time, ie since yt is more restrictive this wasn't able to come out till 3 weeks after the event. Now I don't mean to say make content quicker I was just wondering if it's part of your service?

[@MichihiroHonda]

Be careful. He definitely displays a strong bias towards Ukraine so I'm not sure how accurate this video is. ✌️

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

​@@MichihiroHondait's not a bias since Russia is the evil aggressor here.

[@mauricioromero-bastida4835]

@@MichihiroHonda the number of Russian casualties mentioned in the video is overestimated roughly ten times the actual figure.

[@mabeSc]

​@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM @MichihiroHonda This is bias, albeit he did keep it to a minimum and just had to stick to the Western media "cordon sanitaire" on Russia and the war. At the start of the video he says that it was for sure Russia that destroyed the dam and that he will give the reasons soon. He did explain all of the consequences for both sides but he let people to make up their own mind on whether this was Russia, Ukraine or an accident. The bias here is not really strong, it's rather minimal and kept to a minimum.

[@StufffTV]

@@mauricioromero-bastida4835 so you're saying russia hasn't suffered more than 30000 soldiers in this war? find it hard to believe

[@mr.stratholm4999]

I know videos take a long time to make but this video doesn't contain anything not already talked about in length.

[@nick.v.g]

The Dutch did use flooding as a defensive measure. In the 18th sentry against the French. We blew up whole dikes and flooded a big chunk of the country. In the Netherlands it did work very well becource a lot of the country is below water lvl so the water stays there indefinitely. In the end the French did not capture the Holland oblast and retreated back to french

[@mikemurphy5898]

19:45 why would you put the flood pictures in black n white when the before pics weren't. It makes it incredibly difficult to accurately compare before/after. Your vids are always amazing but that's a tough choice to understand

[@Stefelic]

Great job. Thank you so much for exploring and explaining this topic. Southern Ukraine and Crimea were one of the most successful Soviet projects of regional development with tons of progressive technological innovations such as experimental solar and wind powered stations, regular high-speed water transport etc. All of this was impossible without the core infrastructure, which is now being deliberately destroyed by the so-called "successor state"...

[@youtubeuser206]

you're right, ukraine did destroy crimea and south/eastern ukraine after succeeding the USSR. crimea has seen exponential gains in economy and quality of life since 2014, im sure russias newest 4 regions will in the near future as well

[@mjouwbuis]

Certainly not as an excuse for the inexcusable blowing up the dam, but there may have been at least one other motive for letting the water levels rise. Supplying Crimea with as much water as possible befor it would be cut off once again.

[@juliane__]

24:10 No, the NPP Energodar can cool it's shut down reactor cores without the need of water from the the bigger reservoir. In addition, there is a water pipeline to the plant that can provide more cooling water when needed. But if the reactors are shut down, you don't need excessive cooling water. A typical media hype.

[@Puddin]

Lol he uses the word "Forever" like a valley girl uses the word "Literally".

[@CaptainConditor]

It is said the flooding could possibly wipe the soil in the surrounding areas into the Black Sea. This would be catastrophic for the agricultural sector and result to less crops and higher prices.

[@doniehurley9396]

more likely all the mud behind the dam was deposited on the downstream delta

[@CaptainConditor]

@@doniehurley9396 Not only that, I don't think the area around Cherson up to the dam would make a significant part of Ukraines crops. I mean the entire east was way more to my knowledge.