Nikopol Citizens Cleaning Their City Hours After Brutal Overnight Russian Shelling
2 September summary: Shelling of Mykolayiv, anti-Russian enclave or how Putin brainwashes
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Nikopol Citizens Cleaning Their City Hours After Brutal Overnight Russian Shelling
Nikopol is just across the river from Ukrainian land occupied by the Russians, including the largest nuclear plant in Europe. Since July the city has been shelled almost every day by Russian artillery from across the river, often without warning. Here you can see residents after a sleepless night cleaning up their city knowing that at any moment more shells could hit. Especially poignant to me: The couple stepping over broken glass and through a broken door to order coffee at a shop that keeps working.
Daily Situation summary of war in Ukraine by region for Friday, September 2, 2022.
by PAVLO VITENKO, Ukrainian Freedom News
Mykolayiv / Photo: National Police
Summary by Oblasts (regions)
MYKOLAYIV REGION
Mykolayiv and the regions of the region were shelled over the past day. Yesterday evening, the village Zelenyi Hai was subjected to artillery shelling, as a result of which three residential buildings caught fire. No casualties so far.
At night, the enemy shelled the village Nova Mykolayivka. Commercial buildings were partially destroyed. There are no casualties. At midnight, enemy shelling of the outskirts of the village Kostyantynivka of the Pervomaiske community. There were no damages or injuries.
According to the information of Operational Commander Pivden, yesterday, September 1, the enemy launched an air-launched missile from an Su-35 fighter jet at the Berezneguvate community, which was destroyed by the Air Defense Forces. Also, during the past day, the surrounding territories of Berezneguvate, the villages of Vysunsk and Kavkaz were shelled. Information on the consequences of shelling is being clarified.
At night - shelling of the village Shyroke. The hits were in open areas and in an already destroyed residential building. There are no casualties.
KHERSON REGION
Explosions rang out in the region throughout the night and day. The air raid alert was announced several times again. Heavy fighting continues in the Kakhovsky and Beryslav districts, many settlements are on the verge of destruction.
Russian military and local collaborators continue organizing the referendum. They are currently recruiting "independent observers" to hold a pseudo-referendum. In particular, they plan to involve local collaborators, representatives of "friendly countries" and EU citizens.
ZAPORIZHZHIA NPP
"We feel like hostages," said an employee of Zaporizhzhya NPP
Employees of the ZNPP are searched daily by the Russian military, so that they cannot bring phones, flash drives or memory cards to work.
An employee who currently works at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is being held hostage.
The woman told CNN about it.
Olga, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, said working conditions at the station were "very stressful" and noted that Russian guards were often aggressive.
"God forbid you look at the security guard the wrong way. You could be thrown into the basement," she said in a phone interview with CNN on Thursday, September 1.
According to Olga, employees are searched every day by the Russian military, so that they cannot bring phones, flash drives or memory cards to work.
Speaking from her home in the Russian-occupied town of Energodar, the woman said she stayed at home during the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visit because, she said, she was frightened by the "constant shelling".
Olga said she wasn't sure the IAEA mission would get the full picture, but hoped they would see "all the soldiers, equipment, helicopters and the damage caused by their shelling."
Despite the IAEA visit, Olga said her future looks bleak.
"All our desires, our freedom, our needs and our will have been squeezed out of us, and we're just waiting," she said.
Read the full report at Ukrainian Freedom News.
🎙🎙🎙 Chicago WGN Radio Daily Ukraine Report:
From 2 September:
Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War and shares some details on the shelling of Zaporizhzhia as Russian forces advance on the city’s nuclear plant. Joseph later addressed his thoughts on the death of former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, as well as the Reagan presidency.
Listen to the WGN broadcast here.