Comments below this note seem to be lost, but I have an addition on the subject of the cause of the dam disaster. The day before yesterday a study was published in the scientific journal "Communication Earth & Environment", which supports the thesis, that no explosives were involved. The direct cause should be the misuse of the dam by the Russians, just as Ruslan Lewijew of Conflict Intelligence Team has presented it. The problems with the dam started before the war, but it was the mishandling that caused the disaster.
Comments below this note seem to be lost, but I have an addition on the subject of the cause of the dam disaster. The day before yesterday a study was published in the scientific journal "Communication Earth & Environment", which supports the thesis, that no explosives were involved. The direct cause should be the misuse of the dam by the Russians, just as Ruslan Lewijew of Conflict Intelligence Team has presented it. The problems with the dam started before the war, but it was the mishandling that caused the disaster.
Here is the link to the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01284-z