Russia says Ukraine is allegedly preparing to blow up dams near Kyiv and Kaniv

Russia says Ukraine is allegedly preparing to blow up dams near Kyiv and Kaniv

Kyiv  •  UNN

July 12 2024, 02:03 PM • 70620 views

Russia has accused Ukraine of allegedly planning to blow up the dams of the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant and the Kaniv reservoir to blame it on Russia.

Russia says that Ukraine is allegedly preparing to blow up the dams of the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant and the Kaniv reservoir to blame Russia for it. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Russian media reported, UNN reports.

Details

We drew attention to a report on the study by the so-called World Data Center for Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute named after Sikorsky of possible scenarios of flooding of adjacent territories as a result of the destruction of dams of certain reservoirs of the Dnipro cascade

- Zakharova said during the briefing. 

She emphasized that in September and October 2022, this center had already modeled the consequences of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam breach. 

According to her, Ukraine is allegedly planning to destroy the dams of the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant and the Kaniv reservoir for another provocation against Russia.

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Recall

Last year , Ukrhydroenergo director Ihor Syrota assured that Russian troops would not be able to blow up the Kyiv hydroelectric power plantbecause it is protected from possible attacks from both the air and inside.