Today, there are no clear signs that the Russian occupiers are withdrawing troops from Enerhodar or from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant located there, mayor Dmytro Orlov has said, Hromadske Radio reports.
"As for the liberation of Enerhodar, in my opinion, it will be the most difficult task throughout the temporarily occupied territory. We are well aware that there is a 'nuclear shield' there, which, for example, was not in Chornobyl. There are seven power units, spent fuel storage facilities in Enerhodar, and the occupiers will try their best not to leave Enerhodar because it is a kind of a tool for blackmail," he said.
According to the mayor, there are two ways to de-occupy the city.
"We still hope that it will be a diplomatic way, and neither the enterprise nor the city will suffer, and we will be able to launch and restore water supply, electricity, heating, because there are problems with this. The other way is military. In this regard, we see that there are currently no changes on the front line, despite active and successful battles for the Ukrainian military," he explained.