The intentional flooding of a small village north of Kiev, which created a quagmire and submerged basements and fields but prevented a Russian attack on the capital, was worth all the sacrifice, residents said.
Ukrainian forces opened a dam early in the war on Demydiv, causing the Irpin River to flood the village and thousands of acres around it. The move has since been credited with preventing Russian soldiers and tanks from breaking through Ukrainian lines.
“Of course it was good,” said a man who lives in the village, but declined to reveal his name.
“What would have happened if they (Russian forces)… managed to cross the small river and then go to Kiev?”
More than a third of some fields were flooded, said another man, who also did not reveal his name.
About two months later, people in the village were still dealing with the aftermath of the floods, using inflatable boats to get around and planting the dry patches of land that were left with flowers and vegetables.
Children were left with swamps to use as playgrounds.
The Russian invasion, now in its third month, has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, forced millions of Ukrainians to flee and reduced cities to rubble.
Moscow calls its actions a “special military operation” to disarm Ukraine and protect it from the fascists. Ukraine and the West say the fascist claim is unfounded and that the war is an unprovoked act of aggression.
Over the weekend, Russia attacked positions in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, trying to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbass.
Source: CNN Brasil
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