THIS is the jawdropping moment a Russian dam is left struck open by a Ukrainian drone – in yet another humiliating blow to Vladimir Putin.
Extraordinary footage shows the key structure collapse following the sophisticated attack – leaving torrents of water gushing through the wreckage.
Ukrainian forces hailed the devastating strike as a logistical nightmare for Russian troops swarming the city of Vovchansk.
In one clip, debris can be seen scattered across the dam which sits in Russia’s Belgorod region.
Local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed the dam had been struck by Ukrainian UAVs.
He also urged residents of parts of two border settlementsShebekino and Bezlyudovka, to evacuate their homes due to a risk of flooding.
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According to officials, some Russian units had been effectively “cut off” thanks to flooding caused by the blitz.
They said: “As of today, the situation is no longer in the Russians’ favor.
“Some Russian dugouts are reported to have been flooded.
“But the main thing is that the enemy’s logistics have become significantly more complicated.”
Belgorod, which borders Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, has frequently come under attack by Kyiv’s forces.
In recent weeks, Ukraine mounted a major campaign on Russian energy plants – destroying a staggering fifth of the country’s refining capacity.
It comes as Ukraine launched a record-breaking suicide drone attack inside Russia earlier this month.
Vladimir Putin was left humiliated on his 73rd birthday by the drone strikes which appeared to prompt a major emergency operation in the city.
Three long-range drones were reportedly launched at the refinery from the Ukrainian border.
The Siberian city of Tyumen sits deep inside Russia with analysts claiming the strike was the furthest suicide drone attack of the war so far.
Around 1,200 miles separates the city from Ukraine’s border with Russia.
The previous record sat at around 1,110 miles and was set in August 2025.
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The record-setting claim is set to be disputed however as the deepest Ukrainian attack inside Russian territory was the Belaya Air Base in Eastern Siberia on June 1, 2025.
This formed part of Kyiv’s impressive “Operation Spiderweb” attacks which saw long-range strikes punish Putin.