Not seeing this talked about here much. Russia are saying Ukraine exploded their own dam, and Ukraine are of course blaming Russia.
Very strange. I hold the opinion that the nordstream explosion wasn't Russia. I'm not sure where I sit with this one. It seems weird for Russia to straight up deny something that can be very easily proven. At the same time though, Putin could just be being brazen because it doesn't seem like the world is realistically too concerned with stopping him.
Based on what I read it shouldnt impact Russian defensive positions that much and will slow down the fabled Ukranian offensive. So I dont know who did it but it seems to me Russia is profiting somewhat more from it. Just my 2cents but im not an expert and just an armchair general.
That water also feed Crimean, cooling off ZNPP and the offensive wouldn’t slow down because the offensive so far has been a failure for Ukraine. It also flooded the Russian side more also wipe out their first line of defense. Like, the offensive on Southern bank might stall but long term, the most benefit will be Ukrainian when the water drain, and they could also free up troops for counter offensive