BREAKING: Russian and Ukrainian troops battle near Europe’s largest nuclear plant

BREAKING: Russian and Ukrainain troops battle near Europe’s largest nuclear plant.

BREAKING NEWS – Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling for control of Enerhodar, which is home to Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear plant, the city’s mayor said on Thursday, March 3.

Sirens can be heard ringing in the north-western Ukrainian city as Russian forces are believed to have started shelling multiple areas of the city. Several sources believe that Putin is trying to overthrow Ukrainian forces from nuclear plants across the country, after taking Chernobyl.

Enerhodar, which has a population of 52,887, is a major energy hub that accounts for about one-quarter of Ukraine’s power generation.

Several unconfirmed videos showing thick billowing smoke around the area have been circulating on social media platform Twitter on March 3.

VIDEO: Large fires burn near the besieged city of Enerhodar in southern Ukraine, the site of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. – @SputnikATO pic.twitter.com/afpJ66jdba

— Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 3, 2022

Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov has said that Ukrainian forces are currently fighting Russian troops on the outskirts of the town.

📽️ دخلت القوات الروسية
#Enerhodar. نقطة تفتيش أوكرانية
، كما رأينا في مقاطع الفيديو السابقة ، تعرضت للهجوم وتحترق. #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/yGgw8wF8nE

— الأمير فاصوليان (@M86950933) March 3, 2022

#Ukrayna'nın #Enerhodar bölgesinde halk #Rus güçlerine karşı barikatlar kurarak mücadele veriyor. pic.twitter.com/P7EKVomRGK

— Daily Ummah (@dailyummah) March 3, 2022

Earlier on March 3, images shared on Twitter showed Ukrainians trying to protect Enerhodar’s power plant from Russian forces by forming a human barricade.

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