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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (1405313)	6/6/2023 10:06:58 PM
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"Must be Ukrainian, or perhaps Jewish like Z" What to know about Mauricio Garcia, the Texas mall massacre suspect killed by police (nbcnews.com)

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (1405313)	6/7/2023 8:21:44 AM
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It's clear you're Russian or just a dumb feckless twat.

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6/7/2023 8:48:26 AM

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Putin's Best Drone Pilots Fall Victim to Their Own Landmines in Latest Kremlin Military Blunder

Putin's Best Drone Pilots Fall Victim to Their Own Landmines in Latest Kremlin Military Blunder (msn.com)

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6/7/2023 8:49:59 AM

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Is Putin Giving Up Crimea?

Story by Jon Jackson
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Explosions on Tuesday morning destroyed the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine.Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for the blasts.Those who believe Russia was behind the destruction speculate that it shows President Vladimir Putin may be willing to sacrifice Crimea, since the reservoir is a major water source for the peninsula.
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"When you have lost territory, then you destroy it," Åslund, who has served as an economic adviser to the governments of Russia and Ukraine, told Newsweek. "I think that this is something that you do when you give up. It's not an offensive action but sour grapes. [Russia is saying], 'We have lost the apple; we are destroying as much as possible.'"

The dam plays an important role in sustaining Crimea because its reservoir feeds a key canal, he said.

"The North Crimean Canal, which delivers 85 percent of the water to Crimea, takes water from Nova Kakhovka. Without that, Crimea is not sustainable in the long run," Åslund said.

He added that the dam's demolition could "destroy Crimea's agriculture." Most of the water from the North Crimean Canal is used for farming or industry, but about a fifth is used for drinking water, traditionally meeting most of the peninsula's needs.

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Offering an explanation for why Russia might have damaged the plant and dam, Beketova said: "I think this attack could signal that Russia tries to stop Ukraine's liberation of territories temporarily occupied by Russia in such a way that Ukrainian soldiers couldn't go on the left [eastern] bank of the Dnieper River."

Retired Army Lieutenant General Stephen Twitty told Newsweek that Putin may have ordered the attack to slow down Zelensky's forces.

"I've seen this happen before in wars. What's really going on with the flooding of the dam—the water flows out into farmland and hinterlands and makes the terrain muddy and prevents armored vehicles from traversing through them when they get stuck in the mud," Twitty said.

Ukraine's military therefore "can't really use the ground and so it limits them to the roads," Twitty said. "If you flood the dam, then the Ukrainians cannot attack throughout the farmlands. It will limit them in the way that they come."

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Is Putin Giving Up Crimea? (msn.com)

One thing we can learn from this is Ukraine could've deprived occupied Crimea of water it needs for years!