This was announced by Acting Governor Yevgeny Balitsky. The head of the region also clarified that they tried to get to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by boat, but were neutralized, boats sunk.
«Those that were at night, most of them were sunk. There were about 30 people. Most of the boats were sunk, some of the militants were destroyed. The others turned around and went back,» Balitsky said on the air of 1 Channel .