They dismissed the theory that the dam breach could have been caused by mismanagement alone. Read more at straitstimes.com.
in southern Ukraine was caused by explosives planted by Russians, a team of legal experts assisting Ukraine’s prosecutors in their investigation said in preliminary findings released on Friday.
The vast Soviet-era Kakhovka hydroelectric dam has been under Russian control since the February 24, 2022, invasion. “The evidence and analysis of the information available – which includes seismic sensors and discussions with top demolition experts – indicates that there is a high probability the destruction was caused by pre-emplaced explosives positioned at critical points within the dam’s structure,” a summary of preliminary findings from the law firm’s team seen by Reuters said.
They dismissed the theory that a catastrophic dam breach could have been caused by mismanagement alone. Attacking a dam intentionally may constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law because they are presumed to be civilian in nature, unless there is a valid military objective, British Barrister Catriona Murdoch, who led the mobile justice team investigation, said in a statement.
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