Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future military offensive, said a military expert.
When the Russian Army exploded the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023, the landscape changed dramatically. The body of water, which was once so large that people living nearby sometimes called it a “sea”, caused catastrophic flooding downstream.
