The Latest Breaking News from Dmytro Orlov

Deadly ‘lawnmowers’ in the sky… Electricity 4 hours a day… A people that won’t give up

The world is focused on the West Asia war. So partly are Ukrainians, who have endured the sound and pain of war for four years. “Now you know what we go through,” they say. Resilience has become a fact of life for them; surrender is off the table. As a…

The Times of India · Mar 8

How Russia is risking nuclear catastrophe with attempts to syphon power from Ukraine’s biggest plant

The exiled mayor of Enerhodar, close to Zaporizhzhia, reveals his fear of an ecological catastrophe

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

With an inconclusive counteroffensive, Ukraine looks toward an anxious winter

Ukraine's government acknowledges the gains in its most recent counteroffensive have been small. And it worries Western allies are distracted by the war between Israel and Hamas.

WEKU · Dec 11, 2023

Safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant hangs in the balance

Shelling near the six-reactor facility plus a shortage of workers and uncertain backup power could be making it the most dangerous place on Earth

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

Russians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing mayors

As Russians seized parts of eastern and southern Ukraine in the opening stages of the war, mayors, civilian administrators and others, including nuclear power plant workers, say they have been abducted, threatened or beaten to force their cooperation

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

Ukraine nuclear workers recount abuse, threats from Russians

Workers at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are recounting fears of being abducted and tortured or killed by Russian forces who seized control of the facility and the city of Enerhodar

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

As inspectors leave Ukraine's nuclear plant, the mayor of a nearby town has high hopes

Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov speaks to NPR about the risks of attacks and nuclear disaster with Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant under Russian occupation.

WEKU · Sep 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin accused of 'Nazi-style' campaign of mass torture in invaded Ukraine

Dmytro Orlov, the Ukrainian mayor of Enerhodar, said Kremlin troops are demanding ransoms of 50,000 Ukrainian hryvnias (£1,400) to be paid either to the soldiers or their relatives if they wish for detainees to be released

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2022