I believe the Russians hold the area at the moment and the Ukrainians really want it for optical and strategic reasons so the Russians are preparing the ground so they can strike heavily without killing civilians or they can fight fiercely without endangering civilians.
There is a dam (hydroelectric?) upstream which someone could blow for strategic reasons which would cause a flood in the area which has been evacuated. Looks like the Russians don't want civilians in the way of that eventuality, they would get the blame.
Why are they being evacuated?
That's for them to know and us to find out.
Two clear possible reasons.
I believe the Russians hold the area at the moment and the Ukrainians really want it for optical and strategic reasons so the Russians are preparing the ground so they can strike heavily without killing civilians or they can fight fiercely without endangering civilians.
There is a dam (hydroelectric?) upstream which someone could blow for strategic reasons which would cause a flood in the area which has been evacuated. Looks like the Russians don't want civilians in the way of that eventuality, they would get the blame.
Interesting. I didn’t know about this. I’ll keep an eye on it. Thanks for the heads up fren.