A major dam on the Dnipro River has been breached causing flooding in Kherson Oblast. Early indications are that it was Russia and - because busting open dams is usually considered a war crime - that's likely the case. Why - aside from an almost constant sociopathy - would Russia blow the dam? It will have a negative impact on Crimean war supplies, and Crimea is central to Russia's war goals.
My guess is that Russia is hoping that a flooding Dnipro will allow them to transfer units from Kherson further east to counter Ukrainian advances there. Russia troops - man for man - are worse than Ukrainian troops, but they have more of them. Moving troops from Kherson by using the floodwaters as a defensive fortification would suggest that Russian manpower is being tapped out.
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