🏞️💧🔍 Broke Da Kine Big Dam! All Kine Chaos Inside Ukraine and Russia War, Yeah?
Eh brah, da kine big puka, yeah? Went happen right there inside da Russia-Ukraine war. Da big dam right on top da battle line for Ukraine Southside went kaput on Tuesday. Like da dam stay crying all kine river, flooding everywhere. People stay running for save their lives, cuz da wata stay coming 🌊💔.
Da dam was one critical spot, sitting pretty right on top da war front. But no mo’ already. All da peeps down south, they stay watching all this wata just come down, full force, ripping through everything, taking houses, trees, all kinds junk. For da town of Antonivka, about 40 miles down the road, no was one pretty sight 😱🌲🏚️.
Da water level went up and up right after da dam. Da kine emergency guys from Ukraine wen hustle for take all da old folks, keiki and who eva no can move fast enough outta there from da west side of da river. Da nature lovers say, ho brah, dis one huge pilau disaster for da environment, going last choke long time 😟🐟🍃.
Hard fo’ tell what’s going down on da east side of da river, where Russia stay in charge. Da dam, da Kakhovka one, get one big electric plant, right on da Dnipro River. All dat stay with da Russia guys now.
No can tell who went do this dirty kine stuff. Da Ukraine president, Zelensky, say was da “Russian terrorists”. Ukraine guys say Russia wen blow up da place. But da Russia’s mouthpiece, Dmitri Peskov, say Ukraine wen make “sabotage” kine attack 💥🔥😕.
All dis stay happening just afta da U.S. and Russia talk stink about how Ukraine planning one major counteroffensive. Da dam not even close to where da battle going down, but da whole mess going throw everybody off track.
Da dam used to hold back choke wata, like da size of da Great Salt Lake in Utah. Da reservoir stay full, used to be for drinking wata and farming. Also stay used for cooling da reactors and spent fuel at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. But da UN’s nuclear watchdog, da IAEA, say no worry, no immediate nuclear safety risk, but still, gotta keep one eye open, yeah? 🏞️💧🔍.
About 16,000 peeps stay in da “critical zone” on da Ukraine side, west side of da Dnipro River, in da Kherson region. Da local military admin, Oleksandr Prokudin, say they stay getting all da people out by bus and train. So far, no body wen get hurt, but still, stay scary, yeah? 🚌🚉😨.
All da time, da security for da dam been one big kuleana. Both sides been all “you stay trying fo’ blow up da dam!” And now, da dam wen go. Choke stuff going down.
All kine pics and videos stay showing da floods just taking over da communities downstream from da Kakhova dam. Streets getting filled up with rising wata. Inside Nova Kakhovka, da town where Russia stay in charge, right next to da dam, da Palace of Culture and admin center stay swimming 🌊🏢🏦.
Mykolaiv get one emergency train for help da people getting away from da rising waters in Kherson, about 40 miles east. Da groups for help people just starting to come in, for help those who had to leave home cuz of da floods.
Emergency crews stay racing to southern Ukraine from Kyiv. Da head of da state emergency service, Serhiy Kruk, say choke equipment stay on da way. Get cars for driving through floodwaters, generators, mobile water treatment plants, water trucks and all kine stuff 🚛💨🚚.
Da flood waters supposed to hit da max on Wednesday morning. Da boss for Ukraine’s hydropower company, Ihor Syroa, say da Kakhovka reservoir hold same amount wata as da Great Salt Lake in Utah. If wata keep pouring out same speed, in four, five days, da reservoir going be dry as a bone 💀💧⏳.
He say, “We think da max going be tonight or tomorrow morning. Afta that, in 2 days, going start going down. In 10 days, all dis wata going be gone and then we going see all da damage from dis disaster.” No can stop da wata, and da flow probably going get worse. The electric plant at the dam? No can fix, yeah. Lower part already went wash away 💔🏭🌊.
Losing da dam not going mess up da country’s energy grid too much, he say, cuz da hydroelectric plant, which Russia wen take over since last year March, not been working since October. But going get big kine shortage for drinking water in da Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, he say.💡🔌🚱.
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🏞️💧🔍 Critical Dam Smashed! Chaos Erupts in Ukraine-Russia Conflict, You Know?
It’s been a wild ride in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. On Tuesday, a crucial dam right on the front lines in southern Ukraine gave way. It was like a river of tears flowing freely, resulting in wide-ranging floods. The people had no option but to run for their lives as the water surged forth 🌊💔.
The dam was a strategic asset sitting right on the battlefront. But now, it’s gone. Thousands of folks downstream were left in a state of shock, witnessing the floodwaters tearing through the landscape, destroying homes and carrying away trees and debris. The inhabitants of Antonivka, a town situated about 40 miles downstream, faced the brunt of this disaster 😱🌲🏚️.
As the water level rose in the aftermath of the dam burst, Ukrainian emergency responders sprung into action. They moved swiftly to evacuate the elderly, children, and those unable to quickly escape from the west side of the river. Environmentalists, on the other hand, raised concerns about a massive, long-term environmental catastrophe unfolding before their eyes 😟🐟🍃.
Getting a grip on the situation on the eastern bank of the river, which is under Russian control, proved challenging. The Kakhovka dam, equipped with a significant power plant and located along the Dnipro River, is currently in Russian hands.
The blame game was in full swing regarding the dam’s destruction. Ukraine’s President Zelensky pointed fingers at “Russian terrorists”. Ukrainian officials claimed that Russian forces had detonated an explosive at the facility. Conversely, Russia’s spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, pinned the blame on Ukrainian forces for what he termed a “sabotage” attack 💥🔥😕.
This disaster unfolded a day after US and Russian officials speculated about a potential Ukrainian counteroffensive. While the dam is some distance away from the front lines, its destruction could divert both sides’ attention and resources from the impending counteroffensive.
The dam used to contain a body of water comparable to the Great Salt Lake in Utah. This reservoir served as a source of drinking water and water for agricultural use. It also cooled the reactors and spent fuel at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. However, the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, assured that there was “no immediate nuclear safety risk”, but they would keep a close watch on the situation 🏞️💧🔍.
According to the regional military administrator, Oleksandr Prokudin, about 16,000 individuals residing on the Ukrainian-controlled western bank of the Dnipro River, in the Kherson region, are in a “critical zone”. Evacuations are ongoing using buses and trains, and so far, there have been no reported casualties 🚌🚉😨.
The dam’s security has been a persistent concern throughout the conflict, with both sides accusing each other of plotting its destruction. Now that the dam is destroyed, the situation is even more tense.
Social media is awash with videos and images showing the extent of flooding in communities downstream from the Kakhova dam. Streets are becoming inundated with the rising waters. In Nova Kakhovka, a city under Russian control situated immediately downstream of the dam, even the Palace of Culture and administrative center are under water 🌊🏢🏦.
In Mykolaiv, an emergency train is assisting people fleeing the rising waters in Kherson, located about 40 miles to the east. Aid groups have just started to provide support for those who have had to abandon their homes due to the flooding.
Emergency teams are making their way to southern Ukraine from Kyiv, according to Serhiy Kruk, the head of the state emergency service. They are bringing equipment including vehicles that can navigate floodwaters, generators, mobile water treatment plants, and water trucks 🚛💨🚚.
The floodwaters are expected to peak on Wednesday morning, according to Ihor Syroa, the head of Ukrhydroenergo. The Kakhovka reservoir, which holds a volume of water equivalent to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, is predicted to drain completely in four to five days if the current flow rate continues 💀💧⏳.
“We expect the peak to be between tonight and tomorrow morning”, he said. “After that, in 2 days, it will start to decline, and we understand that within 10 days this water will be gone and we will see the consequences of this disaster.”
Syroa added that it’s impossible to halt the flow of water, and it’s likely to increase. Also, the dam’s power plant is beyond repair. “The lower part of it has already been washed away”, he reported.
The loss of the dam won’t drastically impact the country’s energy grid, according to Syroa. This is because the hydroelectric plant, which has been under Russian occupation since last March, has not been operational since October. However, it will result in a severe shortage of drinking water in the Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions 💡🔌🚱.
