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In a massive development, the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam on the Dnipro River has just been catastrophically destroyed, and there's growing indication that Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive has begun

Therefore, the megathread has returned to discuss these ongoing events.

The Kakhovka Reservoir was one of the largest reservoirs in Europe, and the dam held 18.2 km³ of water up to 200km upstream to the Ukrainian City of Zaporizhia.

According to accurate flood modelling, the Antonovsky bridge east of Kherson City will likely be hit by a 4-5 metre wave, and much of the southern (Russian-occupied) bank of the river will be severely damaged. Kherson City itself will also somewhat affected, although much of this will be confined to the harbor area due to the city's elevation. It's likely that many thousands of homes across the Dnipro delta area and the surroundings will be destroyed. It is unknown which side has destroyed the Dam, but Ukraine has accused Russia in the past for plotting its destruction as part of a scorched-earth campaign.

Concurrently, according to the ISW, "Russian and Ukrainian officials are signaling the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive" and there are reports of actions across the front lines.

Rules 5 and 11 are being enforced, but we understand the anger, please just do your best to not go too far (we have to keep the sub open).

This is not a thunderdome or general discussion thread. Please do not post comments unrelated to the conflict here. Obviously take information with a grain of salt, this is a fast moving situation.

Helpful Links:

Donate to Ukrainian charities

Helpful Twitter list for OSINT sources

Live map of Ukraine

Wikipedia article on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Compilation of confirmed materiel losses

Summary of events on 6th June:

Institute for the Study of War's (ISW) assessment

The return of the megathreads will not be a permanent fixture, but we aim to keep them up over the coming days depending on how fast events continue to unfold and the amount of information we have on hand to discuss.

Слава Україні! 🇺🇦

Previous Megathreads: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, Day 198, Day 199, Day 200, Day 201, Day 221, Day 222, Day 223, Day 224, Day 259