KYIV: Ukraine’s defense ministry on Saturday urged citizens in a key area seized by Russia to reveal where Moscow’s troops were living and who among the local population was collaborating with the occupying authorities.
The statement by the ministry’s defense intelligence directorate was aimed at people in and around the southern city of Enerhodar, which is home to a major nuclear power station.
“Please let us know as a matter of urgency the exact location of the occupying troops’ bases and their residential addresses ... and the places of residence of the commanding staff,” it said, adding that exact coordinates were desirable.
It also asked for details “of local collaborators who went over to the side of the enemy,” including where they lived and worked, as well as information about “people who ‘sympathize’ with the occupiers.”
Russia captured Enerhodar in early March and in May, the Russian-appointed head of the city was injured in an explosion. The Kremlin termed it a “terrorist attack.”
In June, a pro-Russian official in the southern Kherson region was killed in a blast, RIA news agency said. Earlier that month the head of the region’s penal service was taken to hospital after a bomb exploded near his car.
The intelligence directorate’s appeal — published on Telegram — also asked for the routes that Russian military equipment was using in Enerhodar.
“Together, let’s kick the occupants out of our homeland!” it said, adding people could either call in details or provide them via the WhatsApp or Signal instant messaging apps.
Enerhodar had a pre-war population of more than 50,000. Many residents work at the two power plants near the town, one of which is the Zaporizhzhia facility, the largest nuclear power station in Europe.
Tell us where Russian troops are living, Ukraine tells citizens in key region
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Tell us where Russian troops are living, Ukraine tells citizens in key region
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SYDNEY: New Zealand authorities said on Saturday they were working to identify victims of a landslide that hit a busy campground on the country’s North Island, after human remains were found overnight.
Six people, including two teenagers, were presumed dead after heavy rains triggered Thursday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui on the island’s east coast, bringing down soil and rubble at the site in the city of Tauranga, crowded with families on summer holidays.
Rescue efforts have ceased and a recovery operation is under way, police said, adding that it was unlikely any of those missing were still alive. No signs of life have been detected from the rubble since voices were heard by first responders on Thursday, according to police.
Chief Coroner Anna Tutton said her office was now working to identify victims.
“I can’t say how long the identification process will take — but I give my absolute assurance that we will work very carefully,” Tutton said in a statement.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said it was “devastating to receive the news we have all been dreading.”
“To the families who have lost loved ones — every New Zealander is grieving with you,” Luxon posted on X.
The prime minister visited the site on Friday and met with families of the victims.
Thirty-five crew, assisted by heavy machinery, were removing debris on Saturday after a partial slip in a section of the search area on Friday evening, Fire and Emergency New Zealand said.
Heavy rain forecast for the area on Saturday could present further challenges, and the work crew might have to withdraw from the search area for their safety, Fire and Emergency official Megan Stiffler said in a statement.
The heavy rain this week unleashed another landslide in the neighboring suburb of Papamoa, killing two.
