DISINFO: Ukraine's terrorist attack on the Kakhovka dam followed script of American and British intelligence services
SUMMARY
The upper part of the dam of the Kakhovka HPP collapsed on June 6 due to the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; the explosion of the hydroelectric dam damaged the civilian infrastructure of several regions of Russia and Ukraine.
A miracle of civilization, the beautiful Kakhovka HPP, was built in the 50s by Soviet people, who could not even imagine that their own grandchildren, having enrolled in the "Ukrainians", would hit it with artillery. This masterpiece of engineering and human labour has been hammered by the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for months. Dumb cruelty and a passion for destruction - that's all that drove Kyiv's terrorists.
In a series of terrorist attacks that launched the notorious counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the handwriting of the American and British intelligence services is clearly visible.
RESPONSE
A pro-Kremlin disinformation attempting to blame Ukraine, as well as the US and UK, for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, trying to shift responsibility away from Russia despite mounting evidence incriminating Russian troops.
Among the evidences of Russia’s culpability are seismological traces of explosions in the Russian-occupied dam, forensic reconstructions made with engineering expertise, Russian communications intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence, and drone footage taken in the previous days showing an explosive-filled car above the facility.
Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets have been promoting disinformation narratives about the Kahkovka dam for a long time. EUvsDisinfo traced back the efforts to manipulate the information environment and prepare it for the possibility of the dam destruction to at least October 2022. The modus operandi includes previous attempts to hijack the UN Security Council agenda being exhibited now as ‘proof of truthfulness’ of their current disinformation narrative. Repeating disinformation messages not backed by any evidence as if they were established facts while introducing minor variations is a frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation technique.
See similar disinformation cases claiming that Russia had warned the UN about Ukraine’s plans to blow up the Kakhovka dam, that the Kiev regime attacked and damaged the dam of the Kakhovka HPP, that Western weapon deliveries enabled Ukraine to destroy the Kakhovka dam, that The Kakhovka dam attack is a deliberate sabotage by the Ukrainian side, that the Kyiv regime blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station at the dam, that Ukraine attacked the Kakhovka dam on 6 June, or that Kakhovka dam attack is a pretext for more sanctions.