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No doubt it was the Russians, same as with blowing up the Nordstream pipeline and shelling the Zaporozhia nuclear plant. There was absolutely no shelling of the
by fuoqi 3y ago
No doubt it was the Russians, same as with blowing up the Nordstream pipeline and shelling the Zaporozhia nuclear plant. There was absolutely no shelling of the dam from the Ukrainian side and numerous threats to blow it up when the Russians held both sides of the river. It's in the Russian's best interest to deny water supply to Crimea, cooling to the Zaporozhia nuclear plant, and to flood the left bank (which is much lower than the right one) to clear most of prepared defensive structures and mine fields. /s
- inglor_cz 3y agoHow much explosives do you need to destroy a Soviet reinforced dam like this? Several tons at least, perfectly placed. These mammoths were built to withstand American nukes. If the Ukrainians did it, they were able to smuggle a fantastic amount of explosives under the Russians' noses into Russian-controlled territory and then blow it up, without any cars or mechanization. Impressive ninjas.
- fuoqi 3y agoWith underwater explosion in the direct proximity you do not need that much, especially if you will use a charge with explosively formed penetrator. 16 meters of water pressure will quickly exploit even a small hole. My guess, it's small enough to be deliverable by a remotely controlled boat like those used by Ukraine to attack the Russian fleet, naval bases and the Crimean bridge.