Russland vs. Ukraine

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Zur Situation um Cherson:

Ukraine fights to recapture Kherson from Russia

As Ukrainian forces advance toward the strategic city of Kherson, the occupiers are organizing the "evacuation" of civilians. Experts say the outcome of the battle will be a decisive factor in the coming months. [...]

There are growing indications that Kyiv could recapture the occupied city of Kherson, deep in southern Ukraine. As government forces have stepped up their offensive in the region, Russian media report that the Kremlin has begun moving about 60,000 civilians and administrative staff from Ukrainian territories on the right bank of the Dnieper River to the other side. It is unclear how many people remain on the right bank. [...]

Because Ukraine's army has targeted the few bridges that there were, ferries and pontoon crossings are being used for the "evacuation."On Friday, Ukrainian forces repeatedly shelled the Antonivsky Bridge, the largest in Kherson. Russian sources reported that three people were killed and several injured. [...]

The Dnieper is the largest and most important river in Ukraine. It has an average width of over 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) and divides the country between east and west, forming a natural barrier. It is also an important supplier of energy, with many hydroelectric power plants that date back to the Soviet era. So far, Russia's army has only been able to cross the river in the south — around Kherson, where it has established a bridgehead. [...]

https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-battles-to...a-63526896

Weiterhin gibt es einige Besorgnis über die Lage am Damm des hydroelektrischen Werkes bei Kakhovka. Es wird darüber spekuliert, dass die Russen den rund 50 Kilometer nordöstlich (Dnjepr aufwärts) von Kherson gelegenen Damm sprengen könnten, um so überflutete und für die Ukrainer nicht bzw. kaum durchquerbare Gebiete zu schaffen.

Ukraine: Russia plans to destroy hydro dam, with potentially catastrophic results

Zelensky says Russian troops have mined Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant; if destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people would be endangered by rapid flooding. [...]

KYIV (AFP) — Kyiv accused Russia of planning to destroy a hydroelectric dam in the southern Kherson region, where Ukrainian soldiers have been steadily advancing and Moscow-installed authorities have begun evacuations. [...] Hundreds of thousands of people around the lower Dnipro River would be in danger of rapid flooding if the dam was destroyed, Zelensky warned in a speech Thursday to European leaders. [...] He said cutting water supplies to the south could also impact the cooling systems of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-ru...c-results/

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