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Spy Satellites Capture Apparent Explosion Before Ukraine Dam Collapse

A view shows a flooded area after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov

Overview

  • American spy satellites detected an explosion at Ukraine's Kakhovka dam just before it collapsed
  • Satellites equipped with infrared sensors detected a heat signature consistent with a major explosion
  • U.S. intelligence analysts suspect Russia was behind the dam's destruction
  • American spy agencies do not have solid evidence about who was responsible
  • The incident unleashed a torrent of flood water into surrounding areas this week