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On 19 October [2022] Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Russian army had destroyed a Ukrainian landing force at Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP), adding that Kiev had lost more than 90 military personnel and 14 boats. "Today [10 April], at about 4 am, Ukrainian forces of up to two companies made another attempt to land troops on the left bank of the Kakhovsky reservoir and seize the territory of the nuclear power plant," the MOD report said. The ministry noted that the Russian forces guarding the outer perimeter of the plant had destroyed the attacking troops. Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main (pro Russian) Council of the Zaporozhye region administration said the battle lasted more than three hours. In addition, Ukrainian Armed Forces had fired US-supplied Himars multiple launch rockets at the operators’ city of Energodar leaving it without electricity.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsthe-times-confirms-russian-reports-of-attacks-on-zaporizhia-npp-10747671
External power has been restored to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) two days after it lost all access to off-site electricity in the latest incident highlighting the precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the facility, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has said.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsexternal-power-restored-to-znpp-10271580
Recent statements by Russian officials seem to imply that Russia’s occupation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP in southern Ukraine may be permanent. Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said during a visit to Melitopol as part of “a working trip to the territories liberated during the special military operation” that he “highly appreciated the prospects for the integration of the Zaporozhye [Russian spelling] region with Russia”. He added: “I believe that the best prospect of the region is to work within our close-knit Russian family. That is why I came here to provide maximum assistance for integration.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfuture-of-zaporozhye-npp-remains-unclear-9717311