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"ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - The Soviet planners who founded Enerhodar in 1970
bestowed the city with a fitting name: “the gift of energy.” For decades, the
southern Ukrainian city was an affluent company town for power plant workers
and their young families, with tree-lined avenues and tall apartment blocks.
But as the Russian occupation enters its fourth year, the hub that provided
electricity across Ukraine is a ghost town ruled by violence and fear. Russian
troops conduct surprise home searches and seemingly arbitrary detentions, while
some residents disappear into indefinite incarceration in distant penal
colonies.
The majority of its original inhabitants have fled and their homes are being
repossessed. Russians are settling in, Reuters found. Ukrainian children are
indoctrinated to be loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian state
energy giant Rosatom.
Money from Moscow and Rosatom is pouring in. The energy company and Russian law
enforcement control nearly every facet of life. Soldiers are ensconced in the
nuclear power plant in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Across the city, the changes are evident. Schools and cultural centers have
reopened after modest renovations paid for by Rosatom, supermarkets with
Russian names sell Russian produce, and locals see unfamiliar Russian faces
walking otherwise empty streets."
Via David.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
