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The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that two Ukrainian sabotage groups of up to 60 people landed on the coast of the Nova Kakhovka reservoir, 3km east of the ZNPP.

Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:40.022Z

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