Zaporizhzhia Oblast, also referred to as Zaporizhzhia, is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The oblast covers an area of 27,183 km2 (10,495 sq mi), and its population is 1,666,515 .
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in southeastern Ukraine is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. It was built by the Soviet Union near the city of Enerhodar, on the southern shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper river. It is operated by Energoatom, who operate Ukraine's three other nuclear power stations also.
Zaporizhzhia is a city in south-eastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper. It is the administrative centre of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (region). Zaporizhzhia has a population of 722,713 as of 2021.
Enerhodar, is a city and municipality in the north-western part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine. It is on the left bank of the Dnieper river, on the opposite side of the Kakhovka Reservoir from Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka. It has a population of 52,887.
Zaporizhzhia DRES is a large thermal power plant (DRES) built by the Soviet Union at Enerhodar in Ukraine. The plant was built between 1971 and 1977. It has two 320-metre (1,050 ft) tall flue-gas stacks, which are among the tallest free-standing structures in Ukraine. On 4 March 2022, it was captured by Russian forces together with the adjacent Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. It is the most powerful thermal power station in Ukraine with an installed capacity of 3,650MWe. Its primary fuel is coal however it can also fire natural gas and fuel oil and has tank storage located on-site for these reserve fuels adjacent to the coal bunkers.
Ukraine operates four nuclear power plants with 15 reactors located in Volhynia and South Ukraine. The total installed nuclear power capacity is over 13 GWe, ranking 7th in the world in 2020. Energoatom, a Ukrainian state enterprise, operates all four active nuclear power stations in Ukraine. In 2019, nuclear power supplied over 20% of Ukraine's energy.
Energy in Ukraine is mainly from gas and coal, followed by nuclear then oil. The coal industry has been disrupted by conflict. Most gas and oil is imported, but since 2015 energy policy has prioritised diversifying energy supply.
The National Guard of Ukraine is the Ukrainian national gendarmerie. It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was originally created as an agency under the direct control of the Verkhovna Rada on 4 November 1991, following Ukrainian independence. It was later disbanded and merged into the Internal Troops of Ukraine on 11 January 2000 by then-President Leonid Kuchma as part of a "cost-saving" scheme. Following the early 2014 Ukrainian revolution on 13 March 2014, amidst the Russian intervention, the National Guard was reestablished and the Internal Troops were disbanded.
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. This timeline is a dynamic and fluid list, and as such may never satisfy criteria of completeness. Please note that some events may only be fully understood and/or discovered in retrospect.
The Battle of Chernobyl was a military confrontation in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone between the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on 24 February 2022, during the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces invading from the country of Belarus seized the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant area by the end of that day. By 7 March, around 300 people, 100 workers and 200 Ukrainian guards were trapped at the power plant since the Russians captured the site. On 31 March, it was reported that most of the Russian troops occupying Chernobyl pulled back as part of a regrouping of Russian forces in the area.
The Battle of Kharkiv is an ongoing military engagement taking place in and around the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine as part of the Northeastern Ukraine offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kharkiv, located just 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of the Russia–Ukraine border and a predominately Russian-speaking city, is the second largest city in Ukraine and is considered a major target for the Russian military.
The Southern Ukraine offensive is an ongoing theatre of operation in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. From their base in Russian-occupied Crimea, the armed forces of Russia have attacked the provinces (oblasts) of Kherson Oblast, Mykolaiv Oblast, and Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. On 24 February, Russian forces engaged the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Battle of Ivankiv was part of the Kyiv offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of the town of Ivankiv which is the location of a key crossing over the river Teteriv. The combatants were elements of the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Ground Forces. The battle lasted from 25 February 2022 to 31 March 2022 and ended with the withdrawal of Russian forces. The battle was part of a larger tactic to encircle Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. While Russian forces captured the village on 27 February, the armed forces of Ukraine resisted the Russian advance in the capital's western suburbs of Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel.
The Battle of Melitopol was a military engagement between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Russia in the city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It was part of the Southern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities were accused of carrying out indiscriminate attacks in densely populated areas exposing the civilian population to unnecessary and disproportionate harm. The Russian forces used cluster munitions – a type of weapon that is prohibited by most states because of its immediate and long-term danger to civilians – and fired other explosive weapons with wide-area effects including air-dropped bombs, missiles, heavy artillery shells and multiple launch rockets. The result of the Russian forces' attacks was damage or destruction of civilian buildings such as houses, hospitals, schools and kindergartens as well as nuclear power plants and cultural properties such as historic buildings and churches. As of 25 March, the attacks had resulted in the death of at least 1,035 civilians and the wounding of at least 1,650. Authorities from the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk and Luhansk have accused the Ukrainian armed forces of shelling populated areas.
The Siege of Mariupol is an ongoing military engagement between Russia and Ukraine which began on 24 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive. The city of Mariupol is located in the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine, and is claimed by the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk People's Republic. The Red Cross described the situation as "apocalyptic", and Ukrainian authorities have accused Russia of engineering a major humanitarian crisis in the city, with city officials reporting that over 5,000 civilians have been killed, as of 28 March.
The Battle of Okhtyrka is a military engagement which began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Northeastern Ukraine offensive during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Fighting began in the outskirts of the city as Russian forces attempted to occupy the city. The initial advance was repelled, and the city was attacked by artillery fire. On March 26, 2022, it was reported that the strategic stronghold of Trostianets was taken back by Ukrainian Forces. This disrupted Russian communications and supply routes, threatening the Russian front.
The Battle of Irpin was part of the Kyiv offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of the city of Irpin. The combatants were elements of the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Ground Forces. The battle lasted from 27 February 2022 to 31 March 2022 and ended with the withdrawal of Russian forces. The battle was part of a larger tactic to encircle Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. The armed forces of Ukraine resisted the Russian advance in the capital's western suburbs of Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel. Irpin was named as one of the most dangerous places in the Kyiv Oblast by the Kyiv Oblast State Administration.
Ukraine is home to four nuclear power plants, as well as the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, site of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. As of 11 March, both Chernobyl and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant had seen battles during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The invasion has prompted significant discussion about the status of the power plants, including fears of potential disasters, and has also prompted debates about nuclear energy programmes in other European countries.
The Battle of Slavutych was a military engagement which took place during the Kyiv offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in the city of Slavutych, a purpose-built settlement for workers in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Russian forces attacked and besieged the city for nine days in March 2022, forcing out Ukrainian defenders. As in Konotop, the Russians agreed with Ukrainian authorities to not enter the city in return for residents not to attack or oppose Russian forces.
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