Russian appointed mayor of occupied Ukraine town injured in explosion
A Russian-appointed leader of an occupied town in Ukraine is in the hospital following an explosion outside of his home.
Andrei Shevchik, whom the Kremlin named the mayor of Enerhodar after Russian forces captured the city in early March, is reportedly in intensive care after an explosion injured him and his bodyguards.
"We have accurate confirmation that during the explosion, the self-proclaimed head of the 'people's administration' Shevchik and his bodyguards were injured," Dmytro Orlov, the Ukrainian mayor of the town, wrote on Telegram.
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Enerhodar is home to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. The town was built by the Soviet Union to house workers at the plant. At its height, Enerhodar was home to more than 53,000 people.
Russia quickly took control of several nuclear power plants in Ukraine after it invaded the former Soviet state in late February.
Earlier this week, Ukraine shot down a plan Russia announced in which it would use the power plant in Enerhodar as “wishful thinking.” Russia had floated the idea of connecting the plant to its own electricity grid.
Ukrainians are still operating the Zaporizhzhia plant, though Russian forces control it and have their own experts overseeing the day-to-day operations.
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It looks like the Ukrainian insurrection within occupied areas of the country is well underway. This is likely to put greater stress on Russian forces which have reportedly lost one-third of their combat power in the war to date.
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