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    Russia is turning the consequences of its own crime into a military advantage. The invaders have destroyed the Kakhovka Reservoir and are now using the exposed bottom as a staging ground for maneuvers and attacks, UNIAN reports.  Russian soldiers are attempting to bypass Ukrainian positions in Zaporizhzhia by moving across its exposed bed, according to Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Defense Forces of the South. In 2023, Russian forces blew up the Kakho
     
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A vast reservoir is now a ‘Meadow of War’ for Russian attacks

Par :Olena Mukhina
8 novembre 2025 à 16:55

Russia is turning the consequences of its own crime into a military advantage. The invaders have destroyed the Kakhovka Reservoir and are now using the exposed bottom as a staging ground for maneuvers and attacks, UNIAN reports. 

Russian soldiers are attempting to bypass Ukrainian positions in Zaporizhzhia by moving across its exposed bed, according to Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Defense Forces of the South.

In 2023, Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka plant, critical for cooling the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear station in Europe, which had been occupied since 2022, unleashing a 4-meter wall of water. The scale of this act of terrorism is comparable to the effects of using a tactical nuclear bomb with a yield of 5–10 kilotons.  
 

Occupiers searching for flanking routes in their crime area

Voloshyn explains that the reservoir has effectively turned into a large meadow overgrown with lush vegetation.

“The Russians are trying to use this dense vegetation and the bottom of the former Kakhovka Reservoir to outflank our positions in the settlements of Plavni and Prymorske, to attack us from the west,” Voloshyn says.

He adds that personnel from Ukrainian Defense Intelligence units have carried out clearance operations near the islands of Velyki Kuchuhury, located within the former reservoir area. The Russian forces also attempted to infiltrate past Ukrainian positions in this sector.

“This zone is being monitored under special control,” the spokesperson emphasized.

Russia blew the dam, gained weeks, lost soldiers, but did not achieve a perfect result

Russia’s destruction of the Kherson dam temporarily improved its defensive posture in Kherson Oblast and delayed Ukrainian operations in the south, but it did not produce any lasting military superiority. That has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians. Some Russian troops also died during the operation. 

The destruction exposed sediments containing more than 90,000 tonnes of hazardous heavy metals, a toxic cocktail that had quietly accumulated on the reservoir floor since 1956.

However, Ukrainian forces continue to hold nearly 20% of Kherson Oblast, including the central city of Kherson. 

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Targeting the lifesavers: Russia’s repeated assaults killed five Ukrinian rescuers, injured dozens over three months

Par :Yuri Zoria
6 novembre 2025 à 08:55

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Ukrainian emergency workers have come under direct and repeated Russian fire in recent months, with dozens of attacks resulting in five rescuers killed and over many more injured, Ukraine's Minitry of Interior reported on 5 November. On the day of the reporting, the Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian rescuers in two regions.

Amid Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow continues to deliberately target residential areas and civilian infrastructure in an effort to break Ukraine’s will to resist. Since the outset of the all-out war, Russian forces have repeatedly struck first responders and their equipment, aiming to maximize otherwise preventable damage from attacks on civilian sites. Russian troops often employ double-tap strikes — hitting a facility first to cause fires and civilian casualties, then launching a second strike once police, firefighters, and medics have arrived.

Interior Minister of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram:

"Over the past three months, Russia has struck State Emergency Service units more than 60 times. As a result of these treacherous attacks, five rescuers were killed and more than 30 wounded."

Four rescuers wounded in targeted drone strike

On 5 November, Russian forces used an FPV drone to deliberately strike a State Emergency Service vehicle in the village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Klymenko reported. Four rescuers sustained injuries of varying severity and are receiving medical care.

Russian airstrike hits fire station in Donetsk Oblast

That same day, a Russian airstrike targeted a fire station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. The blast damaged the building, a training tower, and more than ten specialized rescue vehicles. A fire broke out as a result of the strike. No injuries were reported.

Klymenko condemned what he called “cynical strikes” on people who save others and the equipment used to do so. He thanked rescuers who continue their work despite these threats and pledged that each injured worker would receive full treatment, support, and protection.
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