after it was built in early may, the tokmachka river overflowed to the east of the city and flooded the surrounding fields. tire tracks indicate that the dam can also be used as a crossing, according to satellite images of planet lab traces of the dam site appeared as early as may 3. and on the sixth , three days later, the river was already blocked , the water level on the eastern side of the dam should rise by june. for several months, russia was preparing a defense against the ukrainian counteroffensive in the south and actually this multi-echeloned defense consists of several lines of anti-tank ditches, concrete obstacles and trenches that cover the entire front line to a considerable depth, the rise of the river level , the water level in the tokmachka river may be part of a larger strategy aimed at delaying the advance of ukrainian forces, in particular, it may be part of strategies for the detention of the eastern encirclement of tokmak in the event of a ukrainian breakthrough near this city well , the telethon the only news will be broadcast until the end of the war, according t