Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Kakhovka Dam area, Ukraine on Fri 11th November 2022

The Russian army has blown up a part of the spillway dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant.

A video featuring the explosion was released by Russian media.

The diversion was staged on November 11 after the withdrawal of Russian forces to the left bank of the Dnipro River.

The satellite image of the MAXAR company shows that the invaders destroyed the road surface near the right bank.

It is not yet clear what the destruction may result in and whether they will affect the water level in the Dnipro basin below the dam.

The photo taken after the explosion portrays that waterfalls have formed in the area of the blown-up sections and water flows through the remains of the dam more actively than in whole sections. The intense current at the site of the destroyed sections can also be seen on the satellite image.

Previously, the enemy repeatedly announced the possible destruction of the Kakhovka HPP dam, however, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were accused of such intentions. The Russians are actively discussing the consequences of the flooding of the Kherson region after the destruction of the dam. The occupation administration made attempts to organize the evacuation of the population from the 15-kilometer zone on the left bank.

According to open data, the construction of the Kakhovka Reservoir dam has raised the level of the Dnipro River by 16 meters.

According to experts of the Institute of Water Problems and Melioration of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, the destruction of the dam will create conditions for a flood with a wave height of 2-3 meters. Flooding threatens 80 settlements of the Kherson region.

A drop in the water level in the Kakhovka Reservoir will pose a threat to the operation of the cooling system of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar.