Russian soldiers were killed and injured in a mysterious “unexplained incident” in occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power Plant in Ukraine, it was claimed.
Dmytro Orlov, the mayor of Enerhodar, where the station is based, said the troops were “so frightened that they ran around in panic”, some are currently in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
However, the cause of the sudden hysteria is not known Putin‘s men had used the power plant to store many of their weapons, including missile systems.
Russian soldiers have been killed and injured in a mysterious “unexplained incident” at the occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine
The president of the Ukrainian nuclear agency Energoatom warned on Friday that the situation was “extremely tense” because up to 500 Russian soldiers were controlling the site.
“The occupiers are bringing their machines there, including missile systems, from which they are already shelling the other side of the Dnipro River and the Nikopol area,” said Petro Kotin, referring to the city across the water.
“They physically control the perimeter. The invaders’ heavy machinery and trucks with weapons and explosives remain on the territory of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,” he said.
According to Mayor Orlov, nine soldiers of varying degrees of severity were taken to the local hospital.
He said: “One of them was admitted in a serious condition and taken to intensive care.
“Some have died, but we cannot give the exact number at the moment.”
A Russian soldier guards the main entrance to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
He continued, “They were so terrified that they ran around the station grounds in a panic and blocked two shifts of operations staff at the plant for a very long time instead of rotating shifts as was intended.”
The Zaporizhia power plant, which generates about 20 percent of Ukraine’s electricity, was seized by Russian forces on March 4, and they now control the administration buildings and train station.
It comes as Britain’s MoD claimed Russia was increasingly relying on “convicts and blacklisted individuals” to fill gaps in its front-line forces.
With 50,000 Russian soldiers held dead, wounded or captured since Vladimir Putin penetrated Ukrainethe Kremlin commissioned the Wagner Group, a mercenary company, to supply soldiers.
But the group’s resources are also running out after fighting in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Russia has made territorial gains, but at a significant cost. Yesterday, the Ministry of Defense said: “The fighting has inflicted heavy casualties on the group.
“Wagner is lowering recruiting standards, hiring convicts and formerly blacklisted individuals, while very limited training is available to new recruits.
Russia is increasingly relying on “convicts and blacklisted individuals” to fill gaps in its front-line troops, Britain’s MoD claimed yesterday, as 50,000 of Putin’s troops are believed dead, wounded or captured since the president (pictured) invaded Ukraine
“This will most likely affect the future operational effectiveness of the group and reduce its value as a pillar for the regular Russian armed forces.”
It comes as video shows the moment prisoners from a desolate Russian prison are recruited to fight in Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
The inmates are taken to their prison yard to enlist in the Wagner private army to bolster Moscow’s armed forces.
Around 300 convicts from prison in the impoverished Russian republic of Adygea chose to become front-line combatants in exchange for release from the penal colony and an amnesty.
The video, filmed by an inmate, shows prisoners meeting with representatives of Wagner, which works closely with the Russian Defense Ministry and the FSB security service.
It comes as video shows the moment prisoners from a desolate Russian prison are recruited to fight in Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine
Critics see the recruitment of prisoners as “frontline cannon fodder” as a sign of Russia’s desperation.
A source told prison rights group gulagu.net: “It was July 7, 2022 in colony N1.
“The inmates are waiting to speak to Wagner Group recruiters.
“Approximately 300 inmates have agreed to leave.”
Voices can be heard on the video saying, “Fuck hell, so many people.”
This prison has 1,350 convicts, including murderers.
