Ukraine is at a disadvantage in the Russian-Ukrainian war, not equal to not have a backing-up, now there is another one-night reversal of the battle scene, the Ukrainian media "Ukrainian Truth" on October 26, 2025 that the Ukrainian army launched a rebel reaction, and the battle situation in the direction of Volvchansk, Kharkov, has changed.

Ukrainian drone force commander Broddy said that they used drones to bomb the dam, destroying the dam in Russia's Belgorod reservoir. In just one day, the water level had leaked down about 1 meter, causing considerable flow pressure to the downstream, triggering a local flood. The sudden flood, which led to the town of Volvchansk, near Kharkov, had already crossed the Russian assault on the river Sevilskydonets, and they were cut off from the main force. According to Broddy, "This is not comfortable for the soldiers in the defensive hole near the village of Hrafivka."

The Belgorod Reservoir is located on the Siversky Donets River in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, and belongs to the Belgorod and Shebekino Districts. The Belgorod Reservoir Dam was attacked on the night of October 25, 2025, damaging key parts of the dam and causing water to flow into Ukraine.

The situation has been confirmed by the Russian side, and Russian Belgorod state governor Gladkov said that the Belgorod reservoir dam was damaged and believed that Ukraine could launch an attack again and destroy the dam, which would cause floods. He has proposed to move some of the residents of the streets to the temporary accommodation center of Belgorod.

At least ten regions of the Russian Sherbekian district have been flooded, and some people have been evacuated. Only the Russian statement about the situation is not very pessimistic, acknowledging that only a part of the garden has been affected, but no houses have been flooded, and the situation is now similar to flooding operations.

According to the Ukrainian side, the leakage of water to the Belgorod dam has not only cut off the supply line of the Russian military assault forces, but also caused the flooding of defensive positions and underground shelters. On October 26, 2025, the Ukrainian side, speaking about the situation in the Volvchansk region of Kharkov, acknowledged that the Russian military had won some victories in the local area after paying a terrible price; and, on the other hand, stressed: ¡°From today on, the situation is no longer beneficial to the Russian side.¡±

Ukraine has repeatedly repeated that the reason for the change in the war situation is that after the attack on the Belgorod Dam, the water level downstream rose, which will cause logistical problems for the Russian army and affect defensive operations. It is expected that some Russian troops will be cut off. Contact with the main force will eventually be captured by the Ukrainian army.

The Ukrainian side said the flood threatened four Russian brigades operating on the Wolfchansk front, the 128th, 116th, 68th and 136th brigades, and stressed that ¡°in previous battles, Russia made only limited tactical progress, at the expense of some camps almost losing combat power.¡±

The current attack on the Belgorod Dam will make the situation further favorable to Ukraine. Even if Russian troops use river crossing tools, they will be stopped by Ukrainian drones. As long as the river crossing route is completely blocked, Russian troops can be hindered. maneuver. Ukraine pointed out that the Russian army once tried to use the low water levels of the Donets and Vovcha rivers to improve supply routes and carry out offensive operations, but now it has no chance.

It seems like a big victory will inevitably be achieved, but unfortunately many things are too optimistic. Now you can see satellite photos, showing that there is a problem with the Belgorod dam, but the overall dam does not collapse, should only the dam gates are destroyed, and it is not impossible to repair. The current flow of leakage does not appear to be large, there is also the possibility of control, if it is quickly repaired, and it will not have a great impact. The impact on Russian military operations will indeed be, but no miracle, the Ukrainian claim may be a little exaggerated, its impact scope is quite small, and only in the Volvchansk region of Harkov.

The Russian operations in the Vovchansk region are only a containment operation, aiming at consuming Ukrainian troops. Therefore, on this front, whether it will advance or not is not the goal, and it doesn't matter if it retreats. Even if the Russian army retreats across the front line in Vovchansk, it will not be a problem. On the contrary, it is Ukraine that is downstream and will be more affected.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the characteristics of external reporting have been to emphasize that it is moving towards victory, Russia has suffered heavy casualties, and has reported many times that it is reversing the situation. However, from the overall war situation, the Russian army maintains an advantage, and the fighting in some areas is unfavorable, and it cannot change anything. Ukraine's victory in the war reports is often only temporary.

Now that Russia remains favorable in the war, Ukraine's resistance appears increasingly weak. In the war report, it is impossible to change the current war situation if the good news is not reported.