US EditionVerified Video Shows Belgorod Dam Breach in Russia after Ukraine Strike
- On Oct. 26, Ukrainian military forces struck the Belgorod Reservoir dam in Belgorod Region, Russia, causing water to leak and the reservoir level to drop by one meter.
- Russian security forces said the strike aimed to create a man-made disaster, and Colonel Robert Brovdi confirmed Ukrainian operators carried out the attack on Oct. 26.
- Satellite imagery shows the breached structure and spreading floodwaters, flooding trenches and bunkers and putting four Russian brigades near Grafovka at risk.
- Local authorities declared a state of emergency at the reservoir, with Russia's Federal Water Resources Agency confirming repairs and Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov offering about 1,000 residents temporary accommodation amid evacuation warnings.
- Weapon provenance remains disputed, with an outlet alleging HIMARS while Ukrainian officials have not confirmed and the Head of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces stated drone use, complicating Russian logistics and potentially affecting the prisoner-of-war exchange pool.
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Ukraine struck with several drones the Belgorod dam, in the south of Russia, causing serious flooding and isolating several military units of Moscow. The attack has...
Ukraine strikes dam south of Belgorod, flooding Russian troop positions in Donbass
Ukraine has carried out a drone strike on Belgorod dam that led to flooding in the southern Russian region and cut off several Moscow units. Water gushed from the damaged reservoir, disrupting Russian logistics and stranding troops stationed on the Ukrainian side of the border in Vovchansk. "The main thing is that the enemy's logistics have become significantly more complicated," a spokesman for the 16th Army Corps said. "So the units that manag…
This weekend's Ukrainian attack on a dam in Belgorod, Russia, has caused masses of water to flow uncontrollably. A state of emergency has been declared, Russian media reports.
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Local Russian authorities declared a state of emergency overnight after Ukraine attacked a dam in Belgorod. The water level in the reservoir has dropped by more than a meter, marking the first time in the war that a dam has been damaged inside Russia.
According to Moscow authorities, the dam of the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine was damaged by Ukrainian drones. The aim was to flood Russian positions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyy also announced a "geographical expansion" of the attacks.The water level in the artificial lake had fallen by one metre, according to the competent Russian water authority of the agency Tass. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov called on the …
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