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August 18, 1941 - Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station was destroyed by Red Army without prior evacuation of the population. The explosion of 20 tons of explosives on dam created a breach measuring 175 meters in length and 21 meters in height, resulting in a nearly 6-meter wave rushing downstream and causing the destruction of buildings in the coastal zone. Explosion was intended to halt the advance of German forces. Although it did not affect the German army's progress, it led to the death of over 20,000 civilians and Red Army soldiers who were located downstream.
June 6, 2023 - Russian troops detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station on the Dnieper River. This act of military aggression has led to the largest European ecological catastrophe in decades. There are 80 populated areas within the affected zone, and 40,000 people require evacuation. Water from Kakhovka reservoir was used for cooling the reactors of a nearby nuclear power plant.
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June 6, 2023 - Russian troops detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station on the Dnieper River. This act of military aggression has led to the largest European ecological catastrophe in decades. There are 80 populated areas within the affected zone, and 40,000 people require evacuation. Water from Kakhovka reservoir was used for cooling the reactors of a nearby nuclear power plant.
🔴 Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context
@facethenation
August 18, 1941 - Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station was destroyed by Red Army without prior evacuation of the population. The explosion of 20 tons of explosives on dam created a breach measuring 175 meters in length and 21 meters in height, resulting in a nearly 6-meter wave rushing downstream and causing the destruction of buildings in the coastal zone. Explosion was intended to halt the advance of German forces. Although it did not affect the German army's progress, it led to the death of over 20,000 civilians and Red Army soldiers who were located downstream.
June 6, 2023 - Russian troops detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station on the Dnieper River. This act of military aggression has led to the largest European ecological catastrophe in decades. There are 80 populated areas within the affected zone, and 40,000 people require evacuation. Water from Kakhovka reservoir was used for cooling the reactors of a nearby nuclear power plant.
🔴 Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context
@facethenation
June 6, 2023 - Russian troops detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station on the Dnieper River. This act of military aggression has led to the largest European ecological catastrophe in decades. There are 80 populated areas within the affected zone, and 40,000 people require evacuation. Water from Kakhovka reservoir was used for cooling the reactors of a nearby nuclear power plant.
🔴 Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context
@facethenation
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