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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA] What happens near the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region by Maria Marikyan Ukrainian troops are trying to find a weak spot in the defense of the Zaporozhye region. They are shelling peaceful cities, including Kamenka-Dneprovskaya near Energodar. About what the situation is there - in the report of RIA Novosti.  Peaceful city On the way from Melitopol we pass many checkpoints. Each one is closely scrutinized. The military warns: you need to return strictly before the curfew, that is, before 20:00. Control has been strengthened. The once bustling embankment is deserted. Around the announcement: "No entry." Kamenka-Dniprovska is closest to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - a little more than four kilometers. From the Ukrainian Nikopol, the city is at a glance. “The line of contact is two kilometers away, right along the river. In fact, we are at the forefront,” explains Alexander Reimer, deputy head of the military-civilian administration (MAC). “And next to Energodar. there are no military and strategically important facilities." Alexander Reimer talks about the shelling of Kamenka-Dneprovskaya They fire from artillery, attack with drones stuffed with explosives. One of the main targets is the police department. Recently, the entire staff was transferred to another building. “I can only guess why we get so much. Under Ukraine, nothing really worked here, but now we have order. Apparently, this is not profitable for that side,” says the head of the police department, Viktor Chudak. He served here under the previous government, sent corrupt officials to jail. "But what's the point? Some interested persons quickly released them. All the work was wasted," the policeman recalls. "Birds Have Arrived" The entrance is lined with sandbags, the facade is cut, holes gape in the roof. Victor asks not to stay long in one place. “When I was walking here, I saw a“ bird ”(drone. - Approx. ed.). Where the first is, the second is right there,” he clarifies. “It is sunny today, good visibility. In general, it is calmer in the city when it is windy and cloudy On such days - without "guests". Police officers do not stand out among the locals, but they are known. For Ukraine, they are collaborators. A week ago, the boss's house was bombed - copters flew in from Nikopol. “I moved with my family to another place, but we remain in the city. And we are not going to leave,” Victor emphasizes. The police have a lot of work: 16 settlements within a radius of 60 kilometers. “In addition to thieves, I’ve also caught DRGs,” continues the head of the police department. “We often come across spotters. Most of them are teenagers. They don’t realize that they are causing fire on themselves. We explain. with such preventive conversations, including with relatives. Agricultural complex The city is small, before the hostilities there were twelve thousand people, now there are about eight. Almost everyone is engaged in agriculture - they grow tomatoes and cucumbers. They work in the fields, sow wheat, barley, corn. Harvest is delivered to granaries. n One of the elevators, still Soviet, is on the outskirts. The fighter accompanying us there sternly says: "A little bit, on my command - immediately into the car." Workers show smoldering wheat for more than a month. After the missile hit, it has not been possible to extinguish so far. "There are 250 tons here. And from the Ministry of Emergency Situations they came, and it rained - to no avail. We are used to the fact that drones, as scheduled, arrive every day at lunchtime. Although it happens earlier," master Artur Antonov gazes intently at the sky. scout. The second, bigger one, bombs." A total of 2.5 thousand tons of barley burned down in a storage facility on the other side of the city. The fire was extinguished by more than ten brigades of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. "We are ready to accept a lot - tens of thousands of tons. True, not yet in raw form: we need gas to dry," says Oleg Shvets, director of the enterprise. "There are export opportunities. But now the main thing is for everything to calm down." "I want stability" Local residents recall recent arrivals. “My neighbor, an ambulance nurse, was sitting here,” pensioner Anna Igorevna points to a bench near a five-story building in the city center. “A week ago. There was no electricity for three days, we warmed tea together on the street. …" Luckily the nurse was rescued. There are several families left in the house. “I have nowhere to go. And how to leave the apartment,” the pensioner cries. The Konservny microdistrict was also heavily bombed - not a single whole house was visible. “They were taking out a wounded grandmother, and the shells were falling from all sides. It was scary,” says nurse Anna (name changed at her request). “The other day they beat on the embankment. old, but with arrivals it got worse. Upstream - dams that can undermine. Then everyone will be flooded. "Ukrainian troops did not even try to defend themselves: the security forces fled long before the Russians came here. There are no illusions about who is shelling us. And those who left do not believe us. They know better - from Poland and Germany," bitterly ironic Oksana Shuparskaya, deputy chief physician at the hospital. Medical experience - more than 30 years. Work is in full swing here. The state is almost at full strength in place. Medicines are available, but there is not enough equipment. “We are gradually moving to Russian standards. I am glad that the list of drugs that we can prescribe for free has expanded almost four times. This was not the case before,” the doctor notes. “The clinic needs repairs: nothing has been done since Soviet times. There are many plans, but I want stability." Help to the population It is forbidden to crowd near the headquarters of humanitarian aid. The kits are handed over to the representatives of the quarters. They go around the houses, find out who needs what, and inform the volunteers. But lately, help has been scarce. “The set contains two packs of pasta, sunflower oil, stew, buckwheat. So far, so far. First of all, we provide for the disabled, the elderly, who are over 80, single mothers, large families. still retired,” sighs coordinator Natalia (not her real name). The city has been shelled since the summer. Farmers brought bread, dairy products and vegetables. Due to problems with logistics, the crop was sold only in the Crimea, and as a result, it went into negative territory. “It’s not easy for them. Therefore, there is not enough for everyone,” Natalya adds. She worked in administration with difficult teenagers. Together with the rest of his colleagues, he keeps in touch with the wards who left for Ukraine. Communicate despite political differences. “As a rule, strangers in social networks threaten, but we don’t dwell on it, we just do our job,” says the volunteer. At the same time, the situation is heating up. The shelling intensifies. The authorities are talking about attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to break through. But the defenders of the city beat off all attacks. Posted by: badanov 2022-11-08 |
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