Why the Destruction of This Dam is Breaking Ukraine

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[atomf]

I remember the minutes after the drone footage from the dam dropped- all I felt was awe and horror. This was a man-made natural disaster that displaced as much water as a small typhoon.

[taotaoliu]

The flood resulting from the destruction of a dam has to be one of the most terrifying events a person can experience.

[oceandiamond]

the thing about the draining of the reservoirs leaving behind mud flats, is it dried up very quickly, at least the surface did, so it can probably be crossed with light vehicles, and maybe putting down some sheets of metal or planks of wood

[Sellsor]

Props to that soldier at 13:16 that was still able to maintain step and beat throughout that mess

[D.Jay.]

To put this perspective. The Dam destroyed in WW2 was only 2.7 million acre/ft. This one was *14.7 million*

[GerthQuake]

best part of the video is at 13:16 when the drummer blunders and tries to run away before getting sent to the gulag 🤣

[jessthegardener]

Anyone else laugh at the poor fellow whos drum dropped at 13:16?

[lord]

The thing is, Ukraine can keep probing the northern banks of the river and Russian lines, keeping Russian troops there, until the lower reaches of the river firm up. While the river is a temporary barrier, its destruction also disturbed and opened up new routes through mine fields.

[ChairmanMeow]

Ive read about this ad nauseum, watched this entire video - and I still don't understand why either side would want to do this.

[jansenart]

8:30 Sun Tsu said to leave your enemy a route of escape. The reason why is because they're far more dangerous when they're fighting to the death. The Kherson retreat saved a lot of UA lives.

[tkskagen]

This is "SO Messed-Up" for all those innocent civilians.😢

[segua]

Love the channel. Im remembering just now how you totally called the natural gas issue with Russia vs Ukraine like so far ahead of everyone else. It’s amazing how much detail you put into this channel. You deserve every subscriber and even more so. Thanks again.

[williamlloyd]

In theory, you could install a temporary water intake structure in the river and use pumps to keep canals and cooling ponds filled. Not efficient but doable.
PS — California aqueduct and Colorado River aqueduct are examples of large scale aqueducts that require extensive pumping to function
PS2 — Don’t expect any progress on restoring irrigation water until after war concludes.

[jerikmitchell]

So. several reports from just today that the Ukrainians have indeed established a bridgehead near Kherson and Oleshenky.

[hebrewisraelitescharleston]

They're separating casualties I'm grouping them together LOL❤❤

[brettquimby]

Just when you thought the food shortage situation couldn’t get any worse…

[JAlucard]

Wow i live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and seeing those comparison maps reminds me of New Orleans after Katrina. Its eerily similar. 😮😮😢😢

[Jeeayanu]

Would like to revisit this video now and create part 2

[nooksimpletouch]

Thanks for describing this important topic

[jansenart]

8:00 You cannot use cardinal directions when referring to the Dnipro; there are small areas where both sides use all four. You have to use the flow-relative convention.