DPR servicemen. File photoMELITOPOL, Aug 25 Russian security forces prevented the blowing up of a power line near Akimovka in the suburbs of Melitopol, a source in the Russian security forces told RIA Novosti.
"The task force arrived at one of the power lines in the Akimovka area after the appeal of local residents, who reported that they had noticed a group of suspicious persons. By the time the task force arrived, one explosive device had gone off. Three more devices were neutralized & # 34;, — said the source of the agency.
When laying the IED, an American-made C-4 explosive with a detonator and a clockwork was used. The day before, Ukrainian terrorists, using several kilograms of explosives, blew up one of the pillars in the suburbs of Melitopol. As a result, the power line was damaged, but it was not possible to completely destroy it. The repair crews who arrived at the scene managed to quickly eliminate the consequences of the sabotage.Two power units of the Zaporizhzhya NPP were disconnected from the network after the strike of the VSUV. At the same time, Ukrainian troops continue to regularly shell the territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP and Energodar. Earlier, as a result of another shelling, an automatic emergency system was triggered and two power units were turned off. In this regard, Melitopol, Kherson and Energodar remained without electricity for several hours. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia itself. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region, occupying such large cities as Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk, and cutting off Ukraine from the Sea of Azov. New administrations have been formed in both regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations are broadcasting, trade and transport links with Crimea are being restored. The regions announced plans to become part of Russia. In addition, eight years later, the North Crimean Canal was unblocked, and water flows back to the peninsula. Russia in Ukraine