6/11/2023 0 Comments Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day![]() ![]() Workers from municipal companies spend all day clearing away mounds of shattered bricks, broken glass and window frames using tractors and trailers. The authorities say around 40–50% remain in the city. Nikopol lies near the reactors of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station Image: Kostiantyn Liberov/AP Photo/picture allianceīefore the war, Nikopol had a population of around 100,000. Eyewitnesses say it was predominantly residential areas near the river that were hit. When the Russian occupiers recently announced the evacuation of the city of Enerhodar, where the power plant is located, Nikopol came under even heavier fire. Since Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, 44 people have been killed in Nikopol and 210 injured. The Russian artillery is firing at Nikopol from the Zaporizhzhia power plant. But it takes a missile only between 15 and 30 seconds to get from there to here," he warns. He advises us not to stay in Nikopol too long. ![]() ![]() He quickly fills up his car at the gas station before going on his way. "That's our soldiers and the occupiers shooting," says 37-year-old Oleksandr, who lives in the city. From time to time, the sound of explosions reaches us from different directions. ![]()
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