by Simplicus the Thinker at Simplicus the Thinker Substack
Now that almost a day has passed and the event has settled in, we can draw some conclusions or at least ask some informed questions about the whos and whys, the cui bonos.
The biggest question on everyone’s mind is who was responsible for the Kakhovka dam, and as a corollary, who does it benefit more?
So, to get that out of the way, allow me to list the best points of evidence for each side’s potential involvement, and what they stand to gain:
Ukraine
Many are sharing this WashPost article, for instance, where Ukraine’s major general Andrey Kovalchuk admitted to striking the dam with HIMARs to test their ability to hit it so they can have that in their pocket as a potential plan to cut off Russian forces:
Titled “Inside the Ukrainian counteroffensive that shocked Putin and reshaped the war”, its journalists quoted former commander of November’s Kherson Counteroffensive Major General Andrey Kovalchuk who shockingly admitted to planning this war crime:
And this article has the videos showing the damage of the Nova Kakhovka dam bridge after Ukrainian HIMARs strikes:
https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/08/11/ukraine-strikes-crucial-bridge-in-nova-kakhovka
Now, Ukrainian officials and top Telegram channels have been caught…