The Ukrainian military continues to shell the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, said during a briefing the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

“The Kyiv regime continues the actions of nuclear terrorism at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Over the past day, artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled the territory of the station three times.

A total of 17 shells were fired, four of which hit the roof of special building No. 1, where 168 assemblies with American nuclear fuel from Westinghouse are stored, ”Konashenkov said.

He added that ten more shells exploded 30 meters from the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel, and three shells detonated in the area of ​​special building No. 2, which houses the fresh fuel storage unit for TVEL reactors and the storage of solid radioactive waste.

According to the Russian side, the shelling of the ZNPP was carried out from the area of ​​​​the settlement of Marganets, Dnepropetrovsk region.

During the counter-battery fight, an American M777 howitzer located at this position was destroyed.

At the same time, it is noted that the radiation situation at ZNPP remains normal.

Regular personnel ensures control of the technical condition of the nuclear power plant and its operation.

“The Russian specialized military formation is guarding the outer perimeter of the station.

There are no heavy weapons in the area of ​​​​the nuclear power plant, ”the Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized.

  • Representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense - about the shelling of the Zaporizhzhya NPP by the Ukrainian military

Meanwhile, the administration of the city of Energodar, located not far from the ZNPP, said on Saturday morning that 20 arrivals were recorded over the past night, five of which occurred directly on the territory of the power plant.

And the representative of the regional administration, Vladimir Rogov, said that now the fifth and sixth power units of the ZNPP supply electricity both to the liberated territories and to the regions controlled by Kyiv.

“The fifth and sixth power units are in operation.

They do not operate at full capacity.

Electricity is supplied on both sides of the Dnieper, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

The course of the special operation

During the last briefing, the Russian Defense Ministry also stated that an ammunition depot for the HIMARS MLRS and M777 howitzers was destroyed in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

“A large ammunition depot of the 44th Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with missiles for US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and shells for American M777 howitzers was destroyed with high-precision ground-based weapons in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Preobrazhenka, Dnepropetrovsk region,” Konashenkov said.

Along with this, the allied forces continue to inflict strikes on Ukrainian formations, as a result of which a large number of enemy manpower was destroyed.

In the Kharkiv direction in the areas of the settlements of Vernopolye and Krasnopolye, the losses of the 30th mechanized and 95th air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 200 servicemen.

In the Kherson region, units of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were attacked, making another attempt to covertly force the Ingulets River.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the losses of the enemy amounted to more than 130 people and ten pieces of military equipment.

In addition, as a result of strikes by operational-tactical aviation on the positions of units of the 107th battalion of the 63rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev region, more than 40% of the personnel of this unit were destroyed.

In the Kharkiv region, as a result of strikes with high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the temporary deployment point of the 14th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, up to 100 nationalists, three vehicles of the Grad MLRS, more than ten units of automotive and armored vehicles were destroyed.

Air strikes, artillery and missile troops continue to attack Ukraine's military infrastructure.

During the day, seven command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit, including the positions of the 102nd brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region and the nationalist formation "Kraken" in the Kharkiv region, as well as 37 artillery units, manpower and military equipment of the enemy in 142 districts.

Six depots of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed in the territory of the DPR, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions controlled by the Kyiv regime.

As part of the counter-battery fight, four platoons of the Grad MLRS, three platoons of Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, and three platoons of Giacint-B howitzers were suppressed on the territory of the DPR and the Nikolaev region.

In addition, the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Malinovka (DPR).

A self-propelled launcher of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system was also destroyed.

During the day, air defense systems shot down seven Ukrainian drones, and also intercepted a Tochka-U ballistic missile and 18 HIMARS MLRS shells.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, 274 aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1,820 drones, 370 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,397 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 822 MLRS combat vehicles, 3,348 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 5,084 special military vehicles have been destroyed. technology.