On June 6 2023, the Kakhovka Dam on the lower Dnipro River in eastern Ukraine was blown up by a powerful internal explosion. The evidence points to the deliberate destruction of the dam by Russian forces, which were in control of the location. As the dam collapsed, it released the stored water from the Kakhovka reservoir, which extended over 150 miles upstream from the dam, reaching as far as the Zaporozh’e nuclear power plant.
I'm sure you have some great memories of your IREX exchange, Thane. Perhaps you could share more about this and other recollections of the USSR one day. The anecdote makes me wish I had visited Russia when I had the chance. My partner did an internship for Cartier, which is also no longer active in Russia, and she loved it. Keeping with the title of your article, here's hoping for a better future where Russia and Ukraine are at peace, and new memories are possible! 🙏
Thanks for a yet another interesting piece!
The Kakhovka Dam is in Kherson, not the Donbas.
I'm sure you have some great memories of your IREX exchange, Thane. Perhaps you could share more about this and other recollections of the USSR one day. The anecdote makes me wish I had visited Russia when I had the chance. My partner did an internship for Cartier, which is also no longer active in Russia, and she loved it. Keeping with the title of your article, here's hoping for a better future where Russia and Ukraine are at peace, and new memories are possible! 🙏