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| Ukraine's largest dam ablaze after Russian strikes |
| 2024-03-23 |
| [BBC] Large areas of Ukraine are suffering blackouts after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure. Ukraine's state hydropower company said a Russian strike had hit its largest dam, the DniproHES in Zaporizhzhia. The BBC has verified this footage of the incident, which was posted on social media. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 ^ I believe the technical name for that is strategy |
| Posted by: Griter Slash1619 2024-03-23 19:24 |
| #4 Ukraine has no air defenses. As I understand it, in response to Russian glide bomb attacks, the Ukrainian air defense systems were moved to cover the line of combat where they have had some successes. Unfortunately, this leaves the rear areas undefended. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-03-23 16:31 |
| #3 Dam may have survived the attack, but they sure tried to bust it though, Dale. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2024-03-23 08:19 |
| #2 Secondary effects: Terrifying moment huge waves overcome La Paz streets after Bolivia is hit with heavy rains that caused reservoirs to fail |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-23 06:39 |
| #1 "Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure". Several other power generation units also. Dam is OK. Ukraine has no air defenses. |
| Posted by: Dale 2024-03-23 03:20 |