Dams of the Dnipro Cascade Could Become Targets of Russians

Vast flood could be unleashed against Kyiv.

Adam Jones via Wikimedia Commons
The Dnieprostroy dam in Ukraine. Adam Jones via Wikimedia Commons

How can Russia escalate its war against Ukraine? After losing 3,000 tanks, 6,000 armored personnel carriers, and 100,000 soldiers, the Russian Army has been cut in half. After losing two Black Sea flagships, the Russian Navy shelters in Sevastopol harbor.

After losing 281 jet fighters and bombers, the Russian Air Force no longer ventures into Ukrainian air space. After firing 1,000 cruise missiles into Ukraine, the Kremlin is running low. One force multiplier that keeps Ukrainian strategists up at night is dam busting — with conventional or nuclear weapons.

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