Reports of militants seizing power plant in Shchastye

Media hysteria has persisted for days over claims that Ukrainian troops are withdrawing from the 30-kilometre zone in Donbas, abandoning cities where people still remain. Despite assurances from the ATO press centre that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding their previous positions, information continues to emerge about militants capturing new settlements and strategic facilities. Notably, well-known journalist Irma Krat reported that terrorists have seized the power plant in the city of Shchastye.

«Як хочете, не можу я лежати на дивані і плакатися, що все пропало! Вважаю, що саме зараз треба йти під АП і вимагати повернути українські війська в Широкіно, це наша земля! В ці хвилини в Щасті залишилося чоловік 30, їх теж зрадив наш гарант! Вивів офіційні війська звідти, а добровольців залишив помирати! Мене зараз просять військові із фронту вивести людей під АП. Хлопці з Айдару, зокрема Виктор Сердюк терміново виїжджає на фронт рятувати хлопців! Давайте щось робити, так не можна. Всі під АП, прямо зараз. ТЕЦ також вже захопив ворог!» (Whatever you want, I cannot lie on the sofa and complain that everything is lost! I believe that right now we need to go to the Presidential Administration and demand the return of Ukrainian troops to Shyrokyne, this is our land! At this moment, about 30 men remain in Shchastye, and our guarantor has betrayed them too! He withdrew the official troops from there, but left the volunteers to die! Soldiers from the front are now asking me to bring people to the Presidential Administration. The guys from Aidar, in particular, Viktor Serdyuk is urgently heading to the front to save the lads! Let's do something, this cannot be allowed. Everyone to the Presidential Administration, right now. The enemy has also already seized the power plant!), Irma Krat wrote on her Facebook page.

However, the Ukrainian troops themselves deny the information about the seizure of the power plant.