Ukraine River Turns Blood Red

[maximus otter]

Eight Russian cruise missiles stroke Kryvyi Rih, the largest city in central Ukraine on Wednesday and Thursday, effectively destroying the water pumping station and cause the Inhulets River to break through a dam on Thursday.

Now, footage of the swollen Inhulets River published by local newspaper Kyiv Post shows the flowing water has turned red, as local officials reported further missile strikes on the city.

While it remains unclear why the river turned red, local residents speculated that the ruby colour could be linked to the river bank's red clay - and the flood eroding the soil further.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/6238086/ukraine-river-turns-red-after-russian-missile-strike/

maximus otter

 

[SummerLightning]

The NGO Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOB) suggests the red colour is the result of contamination by iron oxides from the tailings used as a backfill in a temporary dam repair. A post on CEOB's website also suggests that the redness has been enhanced in some of the photos posted online.
https://ceobs.org/ukraine-invasion-rapid-overview-of-environmental-issues/

 

[Mythopoeika]

The NGO Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOB) suggests the red colour is the result of contamination by iron oxides from the tailings used as a backfill in a temporary dam repair. A post on CEOB's website also suggests that the redness has been enhanced in some of the photos posted online.
https://ceobs.org/ukraine-invasion-rapid-overview-of-environmental-issues/

I've seen at first hand what red oxides look like when polluting a stream. You are correct, the colour looks all wrong, so somebody has probably tampered with the colour intensity/saturation of the photo.

 

[Mythopoeika]

It should probably look more like this: