The hydropower facility at Kakhovka benefits from it as well. After Russia spent weeks earlier this year targeting crucial infrastructure, the destruction of the dam would exacerbate Ukraine’s current energy issues.

Sergei Surovikin, the military commander for Russia in Ukraine, reportedly claimed in October of last year that Kyiv was preparing a “massive missile strike,” according to media sources. Russia has repeatedly accused Ukraine of assaulting the dam.
In the video, a sizeable amount of water is seen freely flowing through the split in half Kakhovka dam and power plant. The factory and dam, which are situated on the Dnipro River close to the city of Kherson, were taken over by Russia last year.