The Russians began to gradually return to the occupied Energodar after the announced "evacuation". And at the Zaporizhzhia NPP there were more Russian soldiers than station personnel.
The press service of "Energoatom" writes about this.
"After the so-called vacations, during which not only representatives of the occupying "authority" were taken from Energodar towards the Sea of Azov, but also documentation and equipment, the "liberators" once again rushed to the satellite city of Zaporizhzhya NPP. The key services of the invading "regime" returned to the city and resumed their "work". Russian bank branches and local "administration" are functioning again, they said.
Only gas stations do not work in the city, because there is no fuel. But the Russians still do not allow leaving the city.
At the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP, the number of Russian troops has increased to more than 2,500. The military and patrols increased in Energodar itself.
- After a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian troops captured part of the Zaporizhzhia region. The occupiers did not reach Zaporozhye itself, but managed to capture about 70% of the regionʼs territory. The cities of Melitopol, Berdyansk, Tokmak, Pology, Vasylivka, Energodar, as well as the Zaporizhia NPP, the largest in Europe, were under occupation.
- On May 5, the occupied part of the Zaporizhia region announced the partial evacuation of residents from 18 settlements located near the contact line.