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Dnieper dam blown up by Russians – archive, 1941

• eliotte 3y ago
  >The explosion flooded villages along the banks of the Dnieper River, killing thousands of civilians and military personnel from both sides of the conflict. After taking over the area, the Germans partially rebuilt the dam. Two years later, as Soviet forces were pushing them out of Ukraine, Nazi troops blew it up for a second time. At the end of the war, the Soviets rebuilt the dam.
  • pestatije 3y ago
    dammed dam! should consider and embankment dam [2] next time they rebuild it [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embankment_dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embankment_dam
    • downvotetruth 3y ago
      More sense to put the Crimean canal source further up river (Dnipro Dam) to get more gravity rather than pump feed. Also, too little of an elevation drop that resulted in a rather large amount of land flooded for the Kakhovka reservoir that could be seen as legacy of Soviet dam building fervor.
      • pestatije 3y ago
        no doubt modern times allow for better technical alternatives...im all for ukranians to manage their land as best as they wish