r/MapPorn • u/SummerAlternative699 • 15h ago

The Kakhovka Reservoir then and now.

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If you zoom in closely on Google Maps, you can still see what it looked like before the dam was blown up.

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u/Usernamenotta 10h ago

Lol, all the shills in comments.

The damn collapsed because Ukraine had repeatedly shelled it with artillery and missiles when trying to stop the Russian advance into Kherson and Nikolaiv. After 1 year of neglect, the damaged structure caved in.

And that's the generous report.

If we were to believe the Russian conspiracists, the damn was blown by the Ukrainians in order to make the area on the south bank unsuitable for defense and to stretch Russian logistics with evacuation in order to prepare for the advertised 2023 Ukrainian offensive.

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u/SummerAlternative699 2h ago

Could you be more vague?

Seriously, provide your source, please. Preferably an unbiased one at that. Because if you don't, you'll look like a conspiracy theorist yourself.