In November, Zelesnky told TIME that he saw the Dnipro River slowing the Ukrainian advance. “It might put the brakes on certain decisions, but it will not stop us”
Zelensky Feared the Flooded River In Ukraine Months Before Dam Explosionexisted mostly on the maps and in the minds of its commanders, President Volodymyr Zelensky understood that its greatest obstacle could be the Dnipro River, especially as it flows through the southern city of Kherson and, about 50 miles upstream, fills the reservoir of a massive hydroelectric dam.in November.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defense Council on the situation at the Kakhovka after the dam blast overnight, in Kyiv on June 6.It became far more dangerous on the morning of June 6, when a massive explosion ripped through the hydroelectric dam near Kherson, flooding the southern parts of the city along with dozens of settlements and towns near the riverbanks.
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