Questions about Russia’s destruction of the Kakhovka dam? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’
Dear Kyiv Independent community members,
We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is Russia’s destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Kherson Oblast, and its consequences.
To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
Episode 10, “Corruption in Ukraine, and where reforms fall short” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 31:00.
Corruption in Ukraine, and where reforms fall short | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 10 (YouTube)
Comments (12)
There are similar targets, such as the other dams and the nucleus power station. Now that Russia has begun this level of destruction, what steps can Ukraine take to not only protect vulnerable targets but to establish consequences that Russia would actually care about, such as hitting important military targets inside Russia?
Will the scale and intent of this catastrophic disaster prompt the United Nations to finally consider invalidating the Russian Federation's membership status?
Will the lack of the dam increase future flooding due to snow melt? When is the rainy season in the area that feeds the river flow?
How much water can Crimea get since the reservoir water level will drop below the intake of the Crimean Canal ? Enough to drink but not enough to farm ?
Are there other vulnerable places in Ukraine where the same crimes could happen?
How will this case of war crime be brought to international courts?
Does Ukraine have European rescue help?
What reaction should we expect from the Ukrainian side now? They must have war-gamed the destruction of the dam.
Clearly Putin does not care what happens about the results of the floods after blowing up the dam, and will not care if ZNPP has to be blown up too. What will the international supporters do now? What can they do to prevent an even bigger war crime? Could there be an international peace-keeping force to protect the left bank of the river? Could there be a local cease-fire to set it up? Under what conditions could this be done? I realise that from the Ukrainian point of view, any talk of even a local ceasefire especially at the moment is impossible. It would be possible to repair the dam, if the workers were not under attack all the time. It was done for the Mosul dam in Iraq.
Do you have the contact of an Organisation that helps lost dogs? My dear dog recently passed away and I would like to adopt a ukrain dog that lost its home and family
Hello Eva, thank you for your – I will ask the team! Also this may be a good question to ask the community in our Discord chat, I can post this question there as well. :) Best, Brooke
I live in Germany and have been helping ukrain families since the start of the war