Overview
- Pechenihy Mayor Oleksandr Husarov reported a direct hit on Dec. 7, with traffic over the dam halted from 12 p.m. local time.
- Ukraine’s 16th Army Corps says plans for potential critical damage are in place, with previously used alternative routes maintaining logistics.
- Units have stockpiled supplies, and engineering teams are positioned to rapidly rebuild a crossing if needed.
- The reservoir supplies water to Kharkiv and safeguards nearby settlements, and Ukrainian authorities describe attacks on the site as violations of international humanitarian law and war crimes.
- Officials say Russia has mounted repeated strikes using Shahed drones, guided bombs, various missiles, Molniya drones and FPV UAVs, with recent attacks including a Dec. 5 strike that destroyed more than 10 houses nearby.