Decision to blow up Kakhovka HPP was made by Putin personally, - Intelligence
The decision to blow up the Kakhovka HPP was made personally by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Andriy Yusov said this in an іnterview with "Ukrainian truth", reports Censor.NЕТ.
"Now criminal proceedings have been initiated, the investigation is ongoing, and all data is being transferred as part of this investigation. Yes, it was explosives. Yes, it was an internal explosion and controlled detonation. This is the information we can now make public," he said.
Юсов висловив думку, що рішення про підрив ГЕС і остаточний наказ віддавав безпосередньо президент Російської Федерації Володимир Путін, оскільки "цей теракт за масштабами можна порівняти із рішенням про повномасштабне вторгнення в Україну".
Представник ГУР підкреслив, що жодна інша особа на території Росії не взяла б на себе таку відповідальність.
Yusov also noted that the perpetrators of the explosion, who were stationed in the area around the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and dam, are known. However, he added that other special forces could have been involved in the mining phase. "I am convinced that there was a separate insurance group (in case the regular military refused to perform this task)," the DIU representative added.
As Censor.NET reported, on the morning of June 6, it became known that the Russian occupiers had blown up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. The explosion completely destroyed the engine room, and the station is beyond repair.
Evacuations have begun in the region. As many as 80 settlements may be flooded. In total, 16 thousand people are in the critical zone on the right bank of the Dnipro River.
The explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant threatens the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but the situation is now under control. The explosion could also cause an imbalance in Ukraine's energy system. Fields in southern Ukraine could turn into a desert.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one but Russia had the technical capability to blow up the hydroelectric power plant. The NYT interviewed experts and also concluded that the plant was blown up from the inside. The telegram channel of the 205th motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation, which is suspected of blowing up the dam, wrote about the mining of the hydroelectric power plant and the possibility of blowing it up in October 2022.
The Kremlin claims that the Russians are allegedly not involved in the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant explosion and puts all the responsibility on Ukrainians.
