Battle of Enerhodar

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Battle of Enerhodar
Part of the southern Ukraine offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian shelling of Enerhodar
Date 4 March 2022 Location Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine

On 4 March 2022, a military engagement took place between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on the southern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Enerhodar is the location of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which generates nearly half of the country's electricity derived from nuclear power and more than a fifth of total electricity generated in Ukraine,^[1] as well as a nearby thermal power station.

After attacking protesting civilians on March 3, Russian forces engaged Ukrainian forces at the nuclear power plant and took control of it, seizing Enerhodar the same day.