Ukraine uses US HIMARS to attack Enerhodar and try to seize control of 2 Nuclear Power Plants

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The Ukrainian military has been using US M142 HIMARS (M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) to attack key infrastructure in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia, Donbass. Here is video evidence of the HIMARS hitting the Enerhodar administrative building with 2 rockets.

Vladimir Rogov, representative of the Zaporizhzhia regional administration council, reported that the attempt by Ukrainian forces to regain the nuclear power plants he was pushed back after several hours of fighting. Vladimir Rogov reported. “After bombing the city, an offensive was launched and an attempt was made to take over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The battle went on for several hours, at least three or three and a half hours”

October 20th: A senior local official in Zaporozhye / Zaporozhzhia Region has published video of the moment HIMARS rockets hit the administration building in Energodar. The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the largest facility of its kind in Europe, is located on the shore of the Dnepr River, just outside the city

October 19th: The Enerhodar city of the Zaporozhzhia region is completely without electrical supplies due to an attack by Ukrainian forces conducted against the Luch substation with the HIMARS missile system
https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/le-forze-ucraine-attaccano-energodar-danneggiati-un-ponte-e-la-stazione-elettrica/

Enerhodar "energy giver" is the key city in the Zaporizhzhia region of Donbass. Donbass is the contested area that Ukraine and Russia have been fighting over.

Background wiki:

Enerhodar was founded on 12 June 1970 for building and serving the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station. It obtained city status by 1985, while part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, was built there in the 1980s (construction of the building began in 1980, and its first unit was commissioned in late 1985). In 1991, the city became part of Ukraine.

On 28 February 2022, Russia claimed to have captured the city and the nuclear power plant. The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, denied the claim.

Civilians built a large barricade of sandbags and vehicles on the road to the nuclear power plant in an attempt to hinder Russian troop advancement. The Ukrainian military confirmed on 7 March that Enerhodar had been occupied by Russian forces.

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