SVT's foreign reporter Bert Sundström: We will probably see brutal fighting in the coming weeks

2023-06-06T14:28:47.575Z

Highlights: Russia gains by blowing up the dam, says SVT's foreign reporter and former Russia correspondent Bert Sundström. In the long term, this means that the water supply in Russian-occupied Crimea will be greatly hampered. Why the dam was destroyed now may be related to the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has been talked about recently. "Slowly enough, Ukraine is launching its counteroffensive. We are likely to see brutal major battles in the coming weeks," says Sundsträm. Watch the drone footage showing masses of water gushing over the destroyed dam in Ukraine.

Who is behind the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson is not confirmed. But in the short term, Russia gains by blowing up the dam, says SVT's foreign reporter and former Russia correspondent Bert Sundström. "Militarily, this gives Russia a slight advantage. Hardly overwhelming but a small advantage. But in the long term, this means that the water supply in Russian-occupied Crimea will be greatly hampered.