Russia says it repelled 30 boatloads of Ukrainian troops who came to retake Zaporizhzhia plant

Russia has claimed that its troops repelled a bid by Ukrainian forces to retake the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Pro-Russian forces said the Ukrainian special forces came in 30 landing boats.

Rogov added that the landing attempt was thwarted and the situation was under control, and there were no plans to evacuate Enerhodar, the settlement attached to the ZNPP.

Zaporizhzhia NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near Energodar and has been under the control of Russian troops since March.

Recently, reports of frequent shelling near the plant emerged. Both Ukraine and Russia accused each other of firing on the power plant and risking a nuclear accident.

This comes as bids by the West and the UN to have the area declared a demilitarised zone have failed.

Meanwhile, amid the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Russia has called for the evacuation of more civilians while terming the situation at Kherson as "very difficult."

Besides Surovikin, other Kremlin officials, like Russian-installed regional official Kirill Stremousov, too warned Kherson residents about the impending Ukrainian assault on the city.

Kherson was the first big city to fall to the Russians just after the war began in February.