Russian soldiers are said to be fleeing from the front line in Ukraine, according to a report. A confidant of Moscow's ruler Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, is even proposing a nuclear response by Russia because of the counteroffensive.

The situation in the Zaporizhzhia region is highly tense at the beginning of May. The Russian occupiers have set up defensive positions on the roofs of the nuclear power plant, while the Ukrainian army is on the opposite side of the Dnieper.