Ukraine Strike Breaches Belgorod Reservoir Dam

Ukrainian forces struck and damaged the Belgorod reservoir dam over the weekend, and Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi said drones carried out the attack. BBC-verified video and satellite imagery show a breach with water gushing through a cracked sluice gate and the reservoir’s level falling by about one metre, prompting a facility-level state of emergency and a recovery plan. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said roughly 1,000 people in the potential floodplain were offered temporary accommodation and that the situation had stabilized but remained dangerous amid fears of repeat strikes. Ukraine’s 16th Army Corps reported the resulting flows disrupted Russian logistics and may have cut off several units that had crossed the Siverskyi Donets near Vovchansk, while Russian media and officials reported flooded trenches and damaged fortifications but said homes were largely spared so far.