Flood saves village north of Kyiv from Russian invasion
May 16, 2022, 6:32 am

Flood saves village north of Kyiv from Russian invasion

Local residents are seen on a boat at a flooded area after Ukrainian military forces opened a dam to flood an residencial area in order to stop advance of Russian forces to arrive to the capital city of Kyiv, in Demydiv, Ukraine, May, 15, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Residents of Kyiv said that the intentional flooding of a small village north of the capital that created a quagmire and submerged cellars and fields, but prevented a Russian attack on Kyiv, was worth all the sacrifice.

According to the report, Ukrainian forces opened a dam early in the war in Demydiv, causing the Irpin River to flood the village and thousands of acres around. The move has since been credited with stopping Russian soldiers and tanks from breaking through Ukraine's lines.

Volodymyr Artemchuk, a 60-year-old resident of Demydiv, said: "Of course, it was good."

"What would have happened if they (Russian forces) .... were able to cross the little river and then went onto Kyiv?"

Ukrainian forces opened a dam early in the war in Demydiv, causing the Irpin River to flood the village and thousands of acres around. The move has since been credited with stopping Russian soldiers and tanks from breaking through Ukraine's lines - REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Oleksandr Rybalko, 39, said that more than a third of some fields have been flooded.

Some two months later, people in the village were still dealing with the aftermath of the flooding, using inflatable boats to move around and planting whatever dry swaths of lands were left with flowers and vegetables, the GMA network reported, citing Reuters.

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Children were left with wetlands to use as playgrounds.

The Russian invasion, now in its third month, has claimed thousands of civilian lives, sent millions of Ukrainians fleeing and reduced cities to rubble.

Source: gmanetwork

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