[eliotte]

>The explosion flooded villages along the banks of the

Dnieper River, killing thousands of civilians and military

personnel from both sides of the conflict. After taking

over the area, the Germans partially rebuilt the dam. Two

years later, as Soviet forces were pushing them out of

Ukraine, Nazi troops blew it up for a second time. At the

end of the war, the Soviets rebuilt the dam.

[pestatije]

dammed dam!

should consider and embankment dam [2] next time they rebuild it

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embankment_dam

[downvotetruth]

More sense to put the Crimean canal source further up river (Dnipro Dam) to get more gravity rather than pump feed. Also, too little of an elevation drop that resulted in a rather large amount of land flooded for the Kakhovka reservoir that could be seen as legacy of Soviet dam building fervor.

[pestatije]

no doubt modern times allow for better technical alternatives...im all for ukranians to manage their land as best as they wish