Presence there and my conviction is that having them on site will have a stabilising effect. mr grossi says the situation at the plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming "very alarming". this is why. the soviet—built plant is on the south bank of the dnieper river, south—west of the city of zaporizhzhia itself, making it an important position for russian and ukrainian forces, who have been contesting control of the site since early in the war. the plant was shelled on august 5, causing several explosions near the electrical switchboard and a power shutdown. the fire was put ...