During the concurrent pushes into Enerhodar and later Mykolaiv, elements of the Russian 126th Naval Brigade made an advance towards the town of Voznesensk. It was located north-west of Mykolaiv, and offered a route into the neighboring nuclear power plant. To prepare for the engagement, the mayor of the town, Yevheni Velichko, organized numerous road-blocks with the aid of local businessmen in efforts to deny points of entry to the Russian forces.