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Kakhovska dam destruction is part of the climate emergency

The world must recognise that Russian imperialism, climate breakdown and capitalism are linked

Kakhovska dam destruction is part of the climate emergency
Rescue boats ply all day with the evacuated people taking only their most valuable possessions – documents and pets | Igor Burdyga
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The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovska dam, which evidence suggests was the work of Russian forces, highlights a problem with capitalist society: not being able to see the whole picture.

Capitalism fragments information and knowledge into separate categories: climate breakdown, Russia’s war on Ukraine, legacies of colonialism.

These categories compartmentalise different acts of violence, making them separate. Take a look at the “climate” sections of major news outlets and you can see that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not part of these conversations.