As a result of the destruction of the Kahovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEP) dam in the Kherson region, the geography and landscape of the front line has significantly changed, and this has a great impact on the positions of the Russian army on the left bank of the Dnieper, according to analysts of the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
As a result of the destruction of the Kahovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEP) dam in the Kherson region, the geography and landscape of the front line has significantly changed, and this has a great impact on the positions of the Russian army on the left bank of the Dnieper, according to analysts of the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Judging by the satellite images, water currents are destroying the fortified defense positions of the Russian army, especially in the area of Hol Pristan and Oleshki.
In some places, the water above the Russian defense line is as high as a one-story house.
ISW experts believe that the situation on the left bank of the Dnieper will change rapidly within 72 hours.
The Ukrainian command reports that the Russian army has moved its forces 15 kilometers away from the former contact line.
According to the ISW, the biggest danger at the moment is the floating minefields. Footage from the disaster area shows mines exploding under the water mass.
The administration of the Kherson region created by the occupiers previously claimed that blowing up the dam would benefit the Russian army, as it would now be more difficult for the Ukrainian army to force its way up the Dnieper.
It is true, however, that Vladimir Saldo, the head of the “administration” of the Kherson region, ignores the fortification, destruction and loss of heavy weapons, on which Russia has spent huge resources, in his statements, according to ISW.
