[FtrPilot]

FTA: US Intelligence claims it has proof the Russians blew the dam.

I would put this in the "You just have to believe me" category.

Also, the flooding makes a direct attack (counterattack) on Crimea impossible.

Without a doubt, ruzzia blew the dam.

[blitz128]

Remove the kirsh bridge and Crimea turns into a desert
Putin remains a master strategist

[PIF]

Also, the flooding makes a direct attack (counterattack) on Crimea impossible.

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For now, but if you read what Zaluzhny said - it actually makes it easier once the flood waters subside in a few weeks: a 250km front instead of just 70km. By then the river will be at its historic width and easily crossed.

[Widget Jr]

Ukraine does not possess the weaponry to destroy the dam, a fact the pro-Russian posters are ignoring. Possession is 9/10s of the law applies. Russia had possession, means and motive, even if the motive is not entirely rational from a western point of view. Motives influenced by the Russian army’s habit of making really stupid decisions.