FILE PHOTO: Satellite image shows the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River near Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine, October 18, 2022. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
RT: Ukraine bombed dam with American missiles – Kherson officials
Six rockets from US-supplied systems were fired at the key infrastructure, with one making it through, emergencies services report
The Ukrainian military fired US-made HIMARS missiles at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam in Kherson Region on Sunday, damaging one of the floodgates, emergency services have told RIA Novosti.
Six projectiles targeted the structure at around 10am local time. Five were intercepted by Russian air defenses, but one made it through, a representative said.
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WNU Editor: The impact of this attack has been immediate .... No Electricity, Water in Kherson after Kyiv Strike: Moscow-Installed Authorities (Moscow Times/AFP). More here .... Water, Electricity Outages Reported In 10 Settlements In Kherson Region, Including Kherson City (RFE).
This dam does not only provide electricity to the entire region, but water to Crimea. Russia is going to defend this critical infrastructure regardless of the costs.
Russia Says Nova Kakhovka Dam In The Kherson Region Was Damaged After Being Hit By US-Supplied HIMARS Rockets
Ukraine's Russian-held Nova Kakhovka dam damaged in shelling, Russian media report -- Reuters
Kakhovka Dam in Moscow-Occupied Ukraine 'Damaged' by Kyiv Strike - Russian Agencies -- Moscow Times/AFP
Russia claims Ukraine hit dam near Kherson with US missiles -- The Hill
Russia Says Major Dam Hit By US-Supplied HIMARS Rockets -- Zero Hedge