First of all, the technical implementation of its destruction was regarded as an effective act of suicide due to the regular shelling of the territory of the dam and the pumping station by enemy artillery from Russian troops who had already arrived nearby.

Secondly, the correct calculation of the power of the explosion and the scale of the impact was extremely important for achieving the intended goals without dying.

With a strong explosion, there was a threat that a huge mass of water from the Kyiv Reservoir could sweep away the villages along the Irpin river, which would cause great destruction and human casualties.

In addition, due to local residents already being cut off from any logistics, it was extremely important to blow up the dam only partially, so that it was possible to enter and leave nearby villages.

There was also fears about the ecological consequences of what happened, because landfills, cesspools, and fields treated with organic fertilizers became part of the flooded zone.