Thread by @generalsvr_en

Who blew up the #Kahovka #Dam

#Russian President Vladimir #Putin is losing leverage over the system. A prime example of this is the state of affairs on the front. Yesterday morning, after reports to Putin about the destruction of...
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the #KakhovkaHPP, a real detective story, which can be named "Who did it?" played out during a meeting with representatives of the security and military leadership. First, the incident was reported to the president five hours later without daring to wake him up.
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Secondly, the leaders of the military bloc were unable to form a unified position by that time and gave the president contradictory information, ranging from a strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to technical problems at the dam.
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A similar amount of confusion prevailed during the meeting, until the Secretary of the #Russian Security Council, Nikolay #Patrushev, took the floor to clarify the situation. The possibility of blowing up the #KakhovkaHPP has been considered for a long time, and...
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#Putin indeed gave the order to prepare such an operation, but there was no push to implement it. Moreover, the president was recently warned by the Security Council about the negative consequences of such a plan. #Patrushev declared that...
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the initiative to carry out this operation of destroying the #KakhovkaHPP belonged to a brave general, who abused alcohol on the eve and claimed to have coordinated his actions with Surovikin, and allegedly with Gerasimov.
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Surovikin and Gerasimov themselves categorically deny the very fact that any actions at the #KakhovkaHPP were agreed with them. During the discussion of the situation and the search for those responsible,...
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one of the representatives of the leadership of the military bloc, addressing the president, almost with a complaint, stated that if #Putin demands results at the front, while not wanting to go into details, he should rely on...
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the leadership of the military bloc and allow them to act, rather than limit them in everything. Despite #Patrushev's statement, the military never admitted its involvement in the incident. Ultimately, #Putin decided that there were not few benefits from...
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the destruction of the #KakhovkaHPP, and although there were negative consequences, it was necessary to act according to the circumstances. At the same time, he sternly warned the military leadership to coordinate such operations with him in the future.
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By the end of the meeting, #Putin looked very tired and exhausted. Having closed the meeting, Putin asked the medics on duty for help and did not return to business until the evening.
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