A senior Biden administration official says US spy satellites spotted an explosion at the Kakhovka dam shortly before it collapsed, but US analysts still don't know who caused the dam to collapse or exactly how it happened. This was reported in the publication of The New York Times.
Satellites equipped with infrared sensors detected a thermal signature consistent with a massive explosion shortly before the dam collapsed, releasing huge floodwaters downstream, the official said.
U.S. intelligence analysts suspect Russia was behind the dam collapse, a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity. However, he added that US intelligence agencies still do not have hard evidence of who is responsible.
Also, the publication, referring to the findings of engineers and ammunition experts, writes that a deliberate explosion inside the Kakhovka dam, which is controlled by Russia, most likely caused its collapse. They added that structural failure or attack from outside were possible but less plausible explanations.
Earlier, Norwegian scientists recorded seismic tremors, confirming that the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was the result of an explosion. Researchers at the Norwegian Institute NORSAR found clear signals on Tuesday, June 6 at 2:54 local time (01:54 Norwegian time). The time and place coincide with media reports about the collapse of the Kakhovka dam. Signals indicate that an explosion has occurred. The magnitude of the seismic shocks caused by the explosion fluctuates between 1 and 2.
