It has muddied the picture for Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian invaders and threatens an environmental disaster. Read more at straitstimes.com.
in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia.
“...Based on experience of similar incidents worldwide, a very large area would be impacted and hazardous material spread all over the area that would impact the productivity of the agriculture.”Embed TwitterProf Modupe Jimoh, a professor of Civil and Humanitarian Engineering at the University of Warwick, predicted the dam burst would wash industrial chemicals and lubricants into the soil and water table, damaging ecoystems and biodiversity.
Ms Marina Miron, a researcher at King’s College in London, called it a “turning point” in the war but said both sides could see some advantage in blowing up the dam.
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