Three National Guard servicemen killed, two wounded during enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia NPP

In Enerhodar, three National Guard servicemen were killed and two others are in critical condition following an attack by Russian troops on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine Yevhen Ukolov, Mykhailo Frolikov, and Yuriy Kvach were killed in the shelling. May the memory of our fallen compatriots live forever," Orlov wrote.

According to him, the condition of the two guardsmen remains serious, they are in the intensive care unit. Doctors are fighting for their lives.

Orlov also said that two people injured during the shelling of the checkpoint are undergoing outpatient treatment.

As Ukrinform reported, in the early hours of March 4, Russian troops opened fire on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. One shell hit the plant's first power unit, a fire broke out in an administrative building.

After heavy fighting and shelling of an industrial site with artillery weapons, the Zaporizhzhia NPP was captured by the Russian military.

The staff of the Zaporizhzhia NPP monitors the condition of power units and ensures their operation.