Blowing on the dam in Kryvyi Rih: the army of the Russian Federation wants to interfere with the Armed Forces counter -offensive in the south - ISW

Specialists of the Institute of War Study believe that the punch on the Karachuniv Reservoir wanted to damage the pontoon bridges. As a result, almost the whole city was left without water, some people had to evacuate. Russia wanted to interfere with the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Armed Forces) in the south by a blow on the dam on the Karachuniv reservoir in the area of ​​Kryvyi Rih of Dnipropetrovsk region.

This was stated in the report of analysts of the American Institute of War Study (ISW). The launchers of the lacket on the dump were needed to prevent the Armed Forces on the Ingulets River. This river is an important geographical object in the counter -offensive of the Ukrainian military along the border of Kherson and Nikolaev, experts said. "The Russian forces probably thought to damage the Ukrainian pontoon bridges below the stream," experts suggested.

The rocket attack of Russian troops on the dam provoked the rise of water. The head of the local military administration Alexander Vilkul called on residents of 22 streets to evacuate. People were promised to settle in schools and kindergartens. "Today, the one has performed another terrorist act. Eight winged missiles hit a very large hydraulic structure in Kryvyi Rih. Attempted to simply wash away part of our city with water. We are control He added.

Kryvyi Rih's emergency services were reported several blasting of hydraulic structures on the Ingulets River to reduce the effects of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the Karachunov Dam. Two explosions under the supervision of SES specialists were conducted in the Montenegrin area near the north. We will remind that the Russian military fired at rockets Kryvyi Rih after lunch on September 14. The locals told at least 6 powerful explosions.

The X-22 missiles produced enemy strategic aviation planes. The attack on the dam caused water panic in Kryvyi Rih, people ran into stores to buy drinking water. The blows on the dam caused the rise of water level in Ingulka by 2-3 meters. According to the adviser to the chairman of the Presidential Office Alexei Arestovich, the blows on the dam of Kryvyi Rih were tried to restrain the Armed Forces advance in the Kherson direction.