Ukrainian army attacks host city of Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky reported that the Ukrainian army shelled Energodar and Kamenka-Dneprovskaya. He stated that while no casualties were reported, civilian infrastructure was damaged.
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Read the original article: https://tass.com/emergencies/2135535
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“The Ukrainian army has attacked Energodar, the host city of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP)”
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Two independent sources report the attack on Energodar on May 23: one citing city administration head Maxim Pukhov and another from TASS reporting approximately 20 drone attacks.
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— The Public JSC National nuclear energy generating company "Energoatom" (Ukrainian: ПАТ 'НАЕК "Енергоатом"', romanized: PAT NAEK 'Enerhoatom') is the public enterprise operating all four nuclear power …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energoatom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energoatom
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— Enerhodar ( EN-ər-HOH-dar; Ukrainian: Енергодар, IPA: [enerɦoˈdɑr], lit. 'energy's gift'; Russian: Энергодар, romanized: Energodar) is a city and municipality in the northwest of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enerhodar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enerhodar
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— The National Guard of Ukraine (NGU; Ukrainian: Національна гвардія України, romanized: Natsionalna hvardiia Ukrainy, IPA: [nɐts⁽ʲ⁾ioˈnɑlʲnɐ ˈɦwɑrd⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ]; abbr. НГУ/NHU [ˌɛnɦeˈu]) is the nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_of_Ukraine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_of_Ukraine
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“Kamenka-Dneprovskaya and Energodar came under shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces”
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While there is corroboration for the attack on Energodar, there is no specific evidence in the provided search results confirming shelling of Kamenka-Dneprovskaya.
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— The ongoing military occupation of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast began after Russian forces launched an invasion of mainland Ukraine out of Crimea on 24 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Zaporizh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Zaporizh…
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— Jan 18, 2026 ... There are sever power shortages in Ukraine because Russia has been at it for two years and are winning the war.
https://www.facebook.com/wmar2news/posts/hundreds-of-thousan…
https://www.facebook.com/wmar2news/posts/hundreds-of-thousan…
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— Feb 6, 2026 ... This picture has been circulating online, and attributed to Russian forces destroying Ukrainian power plants. The problem is this picture is ...
https://www.facebook.com/vrsradio/posts/this-picture-has-bee…
https://www.facebook.com/vrsradio/posts/this-picture-has-bee…
“There were no reports of casualties”
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The TASS report specifically mentions 'no casualties' in relation to the drone attacks on Energodar, and the report from the city administration head does not list casualties.
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— The ongoing military occupation of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast began after Russian forces launched an invasion of mainland Ukraine out of Crimea on 24 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Zaporizh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Zaporizh…
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— Jan 19, 2026 ... The enemy attacked around 14 energy facilities, including transformer substations, CHP plants and thermal power plants, monitoring groups ...
https://www.facebook.com/ukrnewsfeed/posts/️-the-enemy-attac…
https://www.facebook.com/ukrnewsfeed/posts/️-the-enemy-attac…
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— Apr 19, 2026 ... Three civilians were wounded when a drone struck a scheduled passenger bus in Gorlovka (DPR). Page 3. 3. Attacks of the Ukrainian armed ...
https://mid.ru/upload/medialibrary/7fd/8rk7d2a7v6jdvsdsyxrpc…
https://mid.ru/upload/medialibrary/7fd/8rk7d2a7v6jdvsdsyxrpc…
“civilian infrastructure were damaged”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general reports about energy facilities and power shortages in Ukraine from 2026, but does not specifically confirm damage to civilian infrastructure in Kamenka-Dneprovskaya or Energodar resulting from the May 23 attacks.
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— Jan 18, 2026 ... There are sever power shortages in Ukraine because Russia has been at it for two years and are winning the war.
https://www.facebook.com/wmar2news/posts/hundreds-of-thousan…
https://www.facebook.com/wmar2news/posts/hundreds-of-thousan…
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— Feb 6, 2026 ... This picture has been circulating online, and attributed to Russian forces destroying Ukrainian power plants. The problem is this picture is ...
https://www.facebook.com/vrsradio/posts/this-picture-has-bee…
https://www.facebook.com/vrsradio/posts/this-picture-has-bee…
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— Jan 19, 2026 ... The enemy attacked around 14 energy facilities, including transformer substations, CHP plants and thermal power plants, monitoring groups ...
https://www.facebook.com/ukrnewsfeed/posts/️-the-enemy-attac…
https://www.facebook.com/ukrnewsfeed/posts/️-the-enemy-attac…
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