Ukrainian officials say the Russians are using the reactor blocks at the Zaporizhia plant to protect against retaliatory fire
The missiles were fired from what may be the most impregnable Russian positions along the entire front line: those around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant just five kilometres away on the other side of the Dnipro River.
Surveillance camera footage shows the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following shelling on March 4, 2022, in this screengrab from a video on social media. The fear was palpable among the scores of people waiting for food parcels at a charity centre in the town funded by Poperechnyuk. The previous night five Russian missiles had hit several residential blocks and a factory, killing two people.
“Before the rockets hit, business was bouncing back,” said Andriy Vezetelnik, who owns a restaurant, gym and a group of convenience stores in the town. Now “everyone has gone”.Article content In the nearby town of Oleksiyivka, Oksana Glushko was handing out food parcels to locals from outside the village hall. The municipal councillor hailed the extraordinary effort of ordinary Ukrainians to help not only their neighbours but also to support the war effort.
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