DISINFO: Ukraine releases water from hydroelectric power station to slow down Russian offensive

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Fluctuations in water levels in the Dnipro River are due to the balancing of the Ukrainian energy system, which was damaged as a result of Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian energy system. Also, small changes in the water level in the Dnipro River cascade of reservoirs are due to the natural process of the spring flood in Ukraine.
Title: DISINFO: Ukraine releases water from hydroelectric power station to slow down Russian offensive
URL: https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/ukraine-releases-water-from-hydroelectric-power-station-to-slow-down-russian-offensive/
Publisher: EU vs Disinfo
Date published: May 25, 2024
Description:

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Fluctuations in water levels in the Dnipro River are due to the balancing of the Ukrainian energy system, which was damaged as a result of Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian energy system. Also, small changes in the water level in the Dnipro River cascade of reservoirs are due to the natural process of the spring flood in Ukraine.