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"After two nights of jubilation following the liberation of their city, the
people of Kherson on Sunday began to assess the extent of the damage wreaked by
eight long months of Russian occupation, with residents still without
electricity and water.
On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russian soldiers of war crimes
and killing civilians in Kherson. “Investigators have already documented more
than 400 Russian war crimes. Bodies of dead civilians and servicemen have been
found. The Russian army left behind the same savagery it did in other regions
of the country it entered,” he said.
He also said Russian forces had destroyed key infrastructure before retreating,
while the mayor of Kherson said the humanitarian situation was “severe” because
of a lack of medicine and bread.
Thousands of mines, tripwires and unexploded shells have been left by the
troops.
Roman Golovnya, an adviser to the city’s local administration, said: “Russian
occupying forces and collaborators did everything possible to make those people
who remained in the city suffer as much as possible during these days, weeks
and months of waiting.”
The retreating Russians comprehensively destroyed all critical infrastructure
including communications, electricity, water, heat, a 100-metre-tall TV tower
and at least four bridges.
The Ukrainian authorities are trying to assess the damage to the Nova Kakhovka
dam, on the Dnipro River, about 40 miles to the north-east, which the Russians
attempted to blow up during their withdrawal. Satellite images show signs of
destruction “with sections of the dam and sluice gates destroyed”. However, it
is not clear if the structural integrity of the reservoir is at risk. With a
water volume of 18.2 cubic km, if destroyed the Kakhovka reservoir could flood
a huge area, including the city of Kherson."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
