Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyasked the Western what alert The Russia for no explode a huge dam what would flood a swath of southern Ukraine, while Ukrainian forcesform for fend off Kherson’s Moscow troops in one of the most important battles of the war.
In a televised speech, Zelensky said what Russian forces planted explosives inside the dam from New Kakhovka, what retains a huge reservoir what dominates much of southern Ukraine, and they plan to blow it up for cover your withdrawal.
“Now everyone in the world needs to act with force and speed for avoid a new atawhat Russian terrorist. destroy the dam would mean a full-scale disaster,” he said.
THE Russia accused Kiev earlier this week of plotting to destroy the dam. Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, said what Ukrainian forces have already used US-supplied Himars missiles in the what Ukrainian authorities called it a sign of what Moscow could be planning explode the location and blame Kiev.
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The vast Dnipro River cuts through Ukraine and is several kilometers wide in places. The disruption of dam can send water for flood settlements below it, including much of the city of Kherson, what Ukrainian forces hope to recapture in a major advance.
damage to dam would also destroy the channel system what irrigates southern Ukraine, including Crimea, what Moscow seized in 2014.
Zelensky asked world leaders what make it clear what explode The dam would be treated “exactly the same what the use of weapons of mass destruction”, with consequences similar to those threatened if the Russia use nuclear or chemical weapons.
Difficult Decisions
One of the most important battles of the eight-month war is approaching the damas Ukrainian forces advance along the west bank of the river, aiming to recapture the city of Kherson and encircle thousands of Russian troops.
Ukraine has imposed an intelligence blackout from the front on Kherson, but Russian commander Surovikin said this week what the situation in Kherson “was already difficult” and what The Russia “no was discarding difficult decisions” there.
The Kremlin on Friday avoided a question about whether President Vladimir Putin gave or no an order for Russian forces withdraw from Kherson, forwarding the whatare to the Ministry of Defence.
Source: CNN Brasil
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