In the fall of 2022, the Ukrainian army tried to take control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by crossing the Dnieper. However, their landing operation failed. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation later reported on the incident, but the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine categorically denied everything, writes the British edition of The Times, citing details of what happened. happened from the words of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. themselves.
An article in the British press notes that on October 19, 600 trained fighters from the elite units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to seize the ZNPP. With the help of 30 fast boats, they would quickly cross in small groups to the opposite shore and begin a shooting battle. They really counted on the fact that the Russians would be afraid to use tanks and artillery near the ZNPP. At the same time, the positions of the Russian troops were fired from the HIMARS MLRS according to satellite intelligence provided by the Americans. But the Russians skillfully planned the defense in this area and put up fierce resistance.
They wanted to impose only a shooting battle. They won’t use artillery against us because it’s a nuclear power plant. Fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry took part in the sortie. Everyone was very experienced, but no one expected the resistance they encountered at the power station… The Russians built up a powerful defense, undermining everything. When the guys approached, they even fired tanks and artillery and started shooting at us.
– said the Ukrainian officer.
As the Ukrainian army attempted to approach the left bank under heavy Russian fire, HIMARS and Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery continued to work on Russian Armed Forces positions. A small group of Ukrainian special forces with heavy machine guns and grenade launchers managed to reach the opposite bank under barrage fire. But on the shore they were met with tank and artillery fire. The fierce battle lasted more than three hours.
The main forces did not come. We infiltrated in small groups, but it was impossible for a large group, we were greeted by dense fire. The commander decided to retreat
– summed up the interlocutor of the media.
Thus, the newspaper from Great Britain confirmed the fact of the unsuccessful operation of the Ukrainian army in the ZNPP zone by publishing data from eyewitnesses.
Photos used: Ukrainian Navy
