Zaporizhzhia Region: Russians are trying to gain a foothold, planting mines near nature reserve

Svitlana Kizilova - Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 00:53

The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported on the situation regarding the Russian invasion as of 26 April.

Source: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: The aggressors have blocked humanitarian corridors in Melitopol: it is currently impossible to supply food and medicine or to evacuate the population. The Russians continue to abduct civilians, and collaborators are appointing incompetent workers and former criminals to "leadership positions." In addition, the aggressors are preparing a grand celebration and parade on 1 May and 9 May, as well as trying to restart the educational process in schools and kindergartens.

Russian aggressors planted mines near Kamiana Mohyla (Stone Grave, an archaeological site and nature reserve in the Molochna River valley - ed.) in the Melitopol region. They dug trenches in the villages near the reserve and set up camp at the springs of Terpinnia village. In this way, the invaders are trying to gain a foothold in Zaporizhzhia and at the same time they expect to prevent a guerrilla resistance movement in the Melitopol region.

The aggressors seized two medical facilities in Berdyansk. It became known that one of the collaborators had been appointed an "executive authority" of one of these facilities. The traitor to the Ukrainian people, Mykola Miroshnychenko, who until recently volunteered and helped evacuate from the ATO/JFO (Anti-Terrorist Operation/Joint Forces Operation) grey zone, has now been appointed by the Russians as the "head" of the city's health department.

Zaporizhzhia volunteers converted a milk truck into a fuel truck for the needs of military personnel. The mechanics of the Zaporizhzhia United Volunteer Centre "Palianytsia" received a request from the military for such a transformation. Volunteers carried out full maintenance, installed gas stations with hoses for diesel fuel and gasoline, and repainted the modified car in camouflage colour.

The need for blood donors in Zaporizhzhia and the region has increased because the structural units of the blood service are not functioning in the temporarily occupied territories.

The Air Defence forces of the Zaporizhzhia region shot down a missile near Spasivka village.

Russian missiles hit Vasylivka town on 26 April. "Thus, the aggressors are once again trying to convince civilians of their outright lies, as if the Armed Forces of Ukraine were firing on civilians. However, the residents of Vasylivka do not believe in such provocations," the Regional Military Administration added.

A residential private building, a shop, and a two-wheel tractor with a trailer were destroyed in the Russian shelling of Novodanylivka village, Polohy district. In addition, there has been no gas supply in the village since the weekend, and there is also no electricity or water supply. Local residents say that the village is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. Many people have left, but there are still people who are not ready to leave their homes.

The aggressors are looting and conducting a census in Kinski Rozdory village, Polohy district, which is temporarily occupied by Russian troops. According to local residents, the Russian military has settled in a school and a hospital and are staying in the village council building. The invaders are digging trenches to hide their military equipment in the village.

Overall, the aggressors are trying to broadcast Russian television and radio in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Region. The Zaporizhzhia military administration reminded people: the leading Ukrainian TV channels decoded their signals on the satellite. In addition, the T2 signal still covers the entire region.