In order to prevent actions by the Ukrainian armed forces, the reactors at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant were shut down. This was stated by the pro-Russian interim governor of the region, Yevgeny Balitsky, according to Tass reports. The reactors were shut down because it is difficult to predict what steps Ukrainian forces might take, he said.
EVACUATIONS – Around 1,700 people have been evacuated from the Zaporizhia region of southern Ukraine, home to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. The area is expected to be attacked by Ukrainian forces when the long-awaited counter-offensive begins in the spring. This was stated by the pro-Russian interim governor of the region, Yevgeny Balitsky, explaining that among the evacuated people there are also 660 children who were housed in temporary shelters on the Azov Sea. “Parents of children, women, people with motor and mental disabilities, the elderly and hospital patients were also evacuated,” Balitsky added.