Russian occupation forces today announced the arrest of around 20 “collaborators” of the Ukrainian army in the occupied Kherson and Zaporizhia regions of southern Ukraine during a counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces in the area. The Russian National Guard arrested “in the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia 21 accomplices of the Ukrainian armed forces,” the Kherson […]
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Kyiv accuses Moscow of storing weapons and ammunition at an occupied nuclear plant
Ukraine today accused Russia of stockpiling heavy weapons and ammunition at the occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in the south of the country. According to Energoatom, the Ukrainian nuclear energy provider, at least 14 units of heavy military hardware with their ammunition are stored in the engine room of reactor 1 of the plant, Europe’s […]
Moscow claims Ukrainian drones hit Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
The Russian administration in the partially occupied Zaporizhia region said today that Ukraine had launched a drone attack on a nuclear power plant without damaging its reactor. Reuters was unable to independently confirm this information and Ukrainian officials had no comment. Ukraine accuses Moscow of deploying an army and storing military equipment at the Zaporizhia […]
Ukraine: Atomic Energy Commission accuses Russia of launching missiles from Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
The Russian army has deployed rocket launchers at the facilities of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia (south), which has been under Russian control since the beginning of March, with which it is pounding mainly the Nikopol region, the head of Energoatom, the Ukrainian commission, announced yesterday Friday atomic energy. “The Russian occupation forces have […]
Ukraine: The Russian administration in Zaporizhia has announced a referendum on its union with Russia
A Russian official stationed in the Moscow-controlled region of southern Ukraine said today that a referendum on the region’s union with Russia could be held in early autumn. The announcement by the head of the occupation administration in Zaporizhia, Yevgeny Balitsky, marks a further step towards the Russification of areas of Ukraine that Moscow has […]
Ukraine: Russian passports will be issued in Zaporizhia
Russian passports will be distributed from today in parts of the Zaporizhia region controlled by Russian troops. Those who receive them will be considered Russian citizens, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the occupation authority, told the Russian network Rossiya-24 yesterday. He said more than 70,000 people had applied in the area. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
Pro-Russians prepare monkey referendum on Zaporizhia’s accession to Russia
The administration set up by the Russians in the occupied part of the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine plans to hold a referendum later this year on its union with Russia, Russian news agencies quoted one of its members as saying. “The people will decide on the future of the Zaporizhia region. The referendum is scheduled […]
Ukraine: Energoatom Denies Closing Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant
Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company, Energoatom, has denied that it could shut down Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied territory if Kyiv loses control of its operation. Zaporizhia Station is located in southeastern Ukraine. It has been occupied by Russian forces but is still being operated by Ukrainian experts. The Interfax news agency, citing […]
Ukraine: Zaporizhia pro-Russian administration ‘nationalizes’ Ukrainian state assets
The pro-Russian administration in the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhia region of southeastern Ukraine announced today that it is taking control of state-owned assets, such as strategic companies, land and natural resources owned by the Ukrainian state. “The liberated region of Zaporizhia nationalizes the property of the Ukrainian state. The decree was signed by the head of the […]
IAEA: Russian Special Forces Send to Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant
Russian authorities have sent specialists to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in eastern Ukraine, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ukrainian officials have briefed the IAEA on the alleged Russian-controlled nuclear power plant, which is still staffed by Ukrainian personnel, IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement. Ukrainian personnel are working […]
