Kakhovka dam blast will not prevent Ukraine's counteroffensive-general

The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine will not prevent Ukrainian troops from advancing, a senior Ukrainian commander said on Tuesday.

"As for preventing our offensive actions, the military command has taken into full account such treacherous enemy actions, and it should not prevent our advance in those directions where there may be spillage of water," Serhiy Naev, commander of the joint forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was quoted as saying by the state news agency Ukrinform.