Novaya Kakhovka HPP Has Been Blown Up - How People Can Fall So Low? 

At this point there's nothing in the Russian news. This is the first minutes of this tragedy. But I'm pretty sure withing two hours Russian propaganda will turn on the blame game. The question everyone needs to ask is WHO BENEFITS? Certainly the Russian government. Plain and simple.

This horrific action has 3 major consequences that no one is talking about. Other then the obvious destruction to the cities and danger to the Zaporizhia NPP. 1: This makes the water canals that feed Kryvyi Rih, Crimean canal, and Kakhovsy canal unusable. 2: This makes the Dnipro river impossible to navigate with large ships. 3: Unimaginable destruction to the wild life habit arround the lower Dniper river. Russia had few barganing chips left, and the played their hand, now we see the consequences of their actions. This kind of shit can not be forgiven.

During one of the wars during the long 18th century a French ship captured the crew building the lighthouse at Eddystone and took them as prisoners to France. When Louis XIV heard about it he was furious, he insisted they were returned to England along with a letter apologizing and including the phrase "France is at war with Britain, not with Humanity." Russia denies being at war with Ukraine but through it's actions show it is at war with Humanity.

This is affecting for sure: 1. Nuclear plant cooling 2. Crimea water supply

OMG What the fudge have they done? 😔 Praying for the safety of all in the path of the water 🙏🏼 Thank you, Konstantin, for letting us know.

How may thousands tens of thousands of people be affected. Down stream with death and destruction! Up stream with the loss of the man made lake. There are no words. Pray for these people. 🙏🇨🇦

Didn’t think this madness could get any worse, how stupid am I !? Please pray for family and friends in Kakhovka 🙏

Sadly it was only a matter of time for this to happen. I hope the UA was already prepared for this in advance and had contingency plans in place for this to try and mitigate. This disaster has been a likely possibility for half a year now. By the way for those that might still not be aware, this is a serious war crime according to International law.

"Please forgive us"??? Can't do that, Konstantine! I've got nothing against you personally but asking for forgiveness for a blatant war crime on this magnitude is impossible. Ukraine will overcome this. Ukraine will just double down on its efforts and Mordor will be expelled from all Ukrainian territory. If I were now in your position, I'd be applying for Uzbek nationality.

I know this as a Soviet tactic to slow down advancing opponent.

Thank you for posting this. What a tragedy! I hope they can keep enough cooling water for the nuclear plant to avoid a meltdown over the next couple of weeks.

This catastrophy is behond words😢... I just don't know what to say! I hope the world will hold Russia responsable for this and get directly involved to put a stop at this barbarity.

⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Dams like Nova Kahkovka are protected by the laws of war and the Geneva convention for a reason. According to Article 56 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I: “Works and installations containing dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations, shall not be made the object of attack, even where these objects are military objectives, if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces and consequent severe losses among the civilian population. Other military objectives located at or in the vicinity of these works or installations shall not be made the object of attack if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces from the works or installations and consequent severe losses among the civilian population.”

Russia will not be coming back from this for decades.

If we have to guess it was to prevent the UA troops from crossing the river. There are so many war crimes that what is one more? I just hope it does not lead to a meltdown of the nuclear facilities nearby, that the cooling towers are not affected.

Whatever else this means there are two things that people need to remember 1. This means the Crimea Canal cannot operate, this will lower the water level to a point where water cannot get to crimea. 2. This means the water level next to the Energodar plant will fall and there might not be water to operate the cooling towers at the power plant. ... in addition to flooding most of the positions on the lower russian side of the river, I had expected this to be a possibility to counter a ukrainian attack over the river or to cover a russian withdrawl.

This is catastrophic but i knew those bastards would do this 😢😢

The Russian MoD says they didn't do it, which means you can be pretty sure that Russian troops blew it up

Unbelievable. I just saw this on Twitter. I pray the ZNPP doesn't have a meltdown. Losing the dam is bad enough without that

I imagine the Russians have or are in process of abandoning the Zap power plant.

Russia has now officially cut off its own nose in spite of its face. The economic and even more disastrous are the ecological concerns.

Oh no😢. The flooding will destroy so many homes. The destruction will be horrific. I hope the people had time to get out. How could they do this ! Unbelievable! Thank you for letting us know.

Ukraine has nothing to gain by blowing up the dam, but much to lose. I’ve never felt closer to cursing Russians. You’re a good man, Konstantin. If only more Russians cared. Maybe more will start caring. It’s time to wake up and end this mess.

Well Crimea bridge will be next

This is the surest sign that Russia is desperate and they know they are about to get kicked out of Ukraine. This also brings the US one giant step closer to direct confrontation with Russia. This situation is far worse than most people think it is.

Hopefully Ukraine gets the F16s now

War is just totally inhumane because one person wants something that doesn’t belong to him

I'm searching and you're the first and only one on RU-vid at this moment or several other platforms. Horrific tragedy.

the thing is Constantin, this "weapon" can only be used once and in 5 days it no longer works

A couple of points about the dam from an objective military perspective. 1- The bulk of the water went to the Russian side, drowning their own forces and destroying emplacements they have spent millions and months of time building. 2- This will not stop the Ukraine offensive. They have war-gamed this possibility and there are plans in place to adapt to new realities. The main offensive could never go below the dam because the water was a natural barrier to large scale operations. The bulk of the offensive will go through north of the dam and after the "pond" where the river is naturally much narrower. 3- If the ZNP is in danger then any fallout will not only effect Europe, but it will effect Russia, too. 4- If the Russians were reacting to what they felt was an offensive by the Ukrainians to cross the river, then they blew the dam too early. So it was ineptly timed, from a tactical military point of view. All that have done is make a mess to no good military effect. I personally think that someone in the Russian chain of command panicked. 5- Wholesale killing of civilians is a war crime. The officers who ordered this are directly and personally responsible and will be held to account. They will not be able to hide. The CCCP signed the Geneva conventions in 1954 and Russia agreed to abide by them in 1991. Russian propaganda of "you did it in WW2" doesn't work here. UK, US, China, Japan, Germany and Russia blew up dams in WW2 to awful effect and little military gain, which is why the Geneva conventions were signed. The west has learnt lessons over military actions like this and follows the rule of law. Russia does not. 6- The water will settle in three days. Was it worth points one to five to the Russian military? No.

There are only two parties that could have possibly done this, and I think it’s very likely the party that was seen wiring it up with explosives a few months ago.

My goodness , this is beyond belief 😢

They are terribly loosing to do something like this. They are animals.

If its possible for you keep RU-vid updated, this could turn into a major thing. Anytime a nuclear facility is threatened in the least its a whole new ballgame.

Nothing surprises me any more with Ruzzia...... Everybody in that country is responsible for the actions of their leaders as they allowed it happen, they watched it build up over the last number of years.... So.... All the dust as you described last night, ARE RESPONSIBLE......

This is scary. I don't even want to imagine what the news coverage is going to look like tomorrow.

You are my main source of information K because I trust you good brother.. keep us updated with the truth ❤

It's time for the West to take the gloves off; Give Ukraine anything except nukes. Hell, there are 2000 M1 tanks in cold storage in California alone.

This might become the most tragic catastrophe in this war!

Heartbreaking. Absolutely a war crime of huge proportions. Time to provide Ukraine with as many long-range precision weapons that it needs.

It was always suggested that they would blow that dam to prevent/slow down/stop any potential counteroffensive movements in that area. I guess they finally did. I have heard this may impact the nuclear plant, but no outlet clearly states exactly how - direct flooding, power grid to the site…???

If the info on Wikipedia can be believed, the Russians who have been in control of the dam have been raising the water level in the reservoir so it reached its highest level ever in May. That sounds like preparation for breaking the dam, to me. The only advantage I can see for Ukraine is cutting off the water supply to Crimea, but (again according to Wikipedia) only northern Crimea got its water from there, so maybe not the Russian military bases farther south? Probably another case of Russia wrecking everything they can.

Those children really need to pay the price because their parents had the courage to want to live in a free country and not as Rusia vassals. If you have zero inteligence, morality or empathy, this is the normal move to take... Despite this, people still defend this war and Rusia.

This is what winners do. They destroy everything as they retreat while claiming to be advancing.

Very sad and dangerous. An act of sick minds. Is it strategic to slow down the counter offensive than we know the culprit. So so sad😢😢

Oh my lord... Hope everyone makes it out safely!

How terrible! Thank you for letting us know. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.

Terrible news. Not sure how it would slow any counter offensive though. Time to smoke the Crimea bridge.

It was destroyed instantly so it must have been demoed with set charges. The Ukrainian side lost it's bridge access so it had to have been the occupiers in Nova Kakhovka. I just don't get it, Russia had a static front with the Crimea canal and ZPP power plant controlled. This would stall a ZSU river crossing temporarily but it also renders left bank territory useless swamp compared to Kherson city which loses some docks.

While people are sleeping... if this is not a War Crime...

Thanks for the update.

Pretty desperate move, now ruzzia will have more repercussions to pay for at the end of the war. Crimea occupiers will have less water supply making it easier for the UA to take Crimea back. ruzzia now looks worse on the world stage. They pretty much gave their opponent a reason to escalate. not sure of the nuclear power plant is shut down or not but i hope a meltdown don't occur and hope no lives were lost in the flooding.

These people do not have a low...it never stops going lower and lower and it is normal to them...Believe me, Russia will not be forgiven for what has been happening to Ukraine. All of it out of ego, and power pull...Russia will not recuperate

It's an absolute tragedy. The corruption of Russia must be cleansed

Extremely dangerous for the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. It may now lose its cooling. This could be worse than Chernobyl.

I can't understand how any Russian can have a look at something like this and say we are liberating ...

The nuclear power occupied by Russia plant takes its water from that lake. It does have a small reserve separate from the lake, but without the dam, it is going to have a real hard time replenishing that reserve as water evaporates during summer. I don't think there's any immediate danger, but long term, this could cause serious problems. Ideally, the nuclear plant should be shut down immediately. Given that it is occupied, there are serious question if they are going to have that kind of foresight.

The Dam feeds water to the Crimea peninsula for irrigation of crops and stuff. It could be either party both gain and both lose from it.

THIS IS TERRIBLE, JUST TERRIBLE 😧😧😧

this action being discussed since October 2022!

Now we get to find out what happens to the Nuclear Power Plant without a broken supply of cooling water. Will there be enough water?

Tragic 💔

Of course the ruzzians would do something like this.

Russian mir.... how wonderful.

It's time for NATO to step in and put an end to this war and to Putin.

Im so sorry Constantine. This is about the worse that he could pull now...he is running out of the worsts ...Im so sorry for your nation.

Sadly, the Russians did this before when they were retreating from the Nazis during WWII. They blew up the dam even though it cost many more Russian lives than Nazi troops, just to slow them down.

This is what desperation looks like after being humiliated. Just leave and blow everything up.

This is horrifying, not your fault but I wouldn't be surprised if NATO weighs in on this and not just with words. Glad you are safe and hope your family is also 🕊

This might even drop water level so low that it affects the nuclear power plant upstream. The plant needs water to keep the reactor from overheating.

I have so much hatred towards these cowards…

Presumably this is the hydropower project that there was much concern about in 2022. I hope not too many lives have been lost.

Im guessing this is to make a potential counter offensive crossing the Dnieper into the Kherson region more difficult

They only did this because they are losing the war

Holy cow that's crazy brother. Hope people downstream had time to get out of the way.

HEARTBREAKING!

Must be a war CRIME

You say please forgive us. I don't know how anyone could forgive the ruzzian goverment and many of the citizens of ruzzia. Today, you were going to a stream on the children of ruzzia and the plans for some kind of psychological evaluation of them. You stated what a horrid thing this is to involve the children. What about the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children????

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Putin: If I can't have it, NOBODY CAN! On the bright side, it's a clear indication that Putin knows it's all over.

They're just trying to prolong the inevitable. I'm just surprised it took them this long to do it.

Uhh,, ohhh,, there goes the cooling water,, 😱

We know who russia. There was video of russian soldiers placing tank mines all over the dam months ago

a bigger problem is the fall harvest if the food is not watered... this is a larger disaster than I think for poor countries

If I recall, Kherson was more elevated so this would affect the Russian side of the river more, though it's less populated. Plus the Zaporizhia power plant & Crimean water supply. The Dnipro river will still be very difficult to cross.

Oh man, gotta read up on this. I hope the people affected got out okay. :(

Sending love and strength to all those affected ❤

Oh, dear God. Thank you for letting us know Konstantine. It probably won't hit our news until tomorrow. It's 1am here (East Coast USA).

That is the work of a demolition job for sure. Way too clean. Do we even need to ask who is in control of the dam this whole time?

Is that the dam that keeps the water level high for the zap nuclear power plant

This is a sure example of the weakness of the Russian government! The gangsters just don’t care about human life.

I’ve been watching it on an American RU-vidrs channel for hours. They said there’s no way to restore the power. The nuclear plant will soon go into meltdown. Yikes! I’m so sorry K.

This also is the water for the nuclear power plant cooling towers isn’t it 😳

Safe operation of the Zaporizioa nuclear plant immediately in question, can you cool it without water?

Scholz: That's a new dimension +++ After the destruction of the Kachowka dam, Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused Russia of increasingly attacking civilian targets. "That's also something that fits in with many, many of the crimes that we saw in Ukraine that were committed by Russian soldiers," said the Chancellor in Berlin when asked about the possible consequences of the dam explosion. Russian forces would also attack towns, villages, hospitals, schools and infrastructure. "So this is something that has a new dimension but fits with the way Putin is waging this war."

The demonic side of humankind manifesting itself over and over again. Will we ever learn to live peacefully on this planet?😭

OMG, I hope they can shut down the nuclear power plant in time....I can't believe you're the first to report it!

There were a lot of Ukrainian troops gathering on the Islands on the Dnipro. Would have been very hard for them to get out in time to avoid the raging waters. There will be some deaths and equipment losses there in addition to civilian loss of life

"Disturbing" feels like a serious understatement. Beyond words.

Anyone who expects anything less than evil from Russia needs serious medical treatment.