The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was taken over by the Russians on March 4, 2022 and is still occupied by them today. The Ukrainian armed forces reported a probable provocation at the facility. According to intelligence, on Tuesday, objects resembling charges were placed on the roofs of the third and fourth energy units.
The Russians are preparing provocations in Ukraine. They will pretend that they blew up the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
According to the Ukrainian military, the detonation of the charges will not destroy the nuclear power plant, but it will create a picture by which they will convince that they allegedly attacked the facility. Russian media and Telegram channels are already spreading disinformation on this topic. Ukraine’s armed forces have declared that they do not violate the norms of international laws of war. As added, it monitors and controls the situation and is ready to act in any conditions. “No provocation by the enemy will pass,” reads the entry on .
“‘Ukraine intends to attack in Zaporizhia tonight with precision weapons and kamikaze drones’ – RIA. As you can see, the Russian media are already writing about the attack that ‘the SZU is to carry out’. So it is worth taking the statement of the Ministry of National Defense of Ukraine into account, “he writes on Twitter Bartłomiej Wypartowicz, Defence24 journalist and founder of the “War Report” profile.
“It is worth adding here that on many Telegram channels, those clearly Russian, but also those associated with Russia, there are entries all day long about a possible night attack by Ukrainians on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant,” Wypartowicz continues. In the next entry, he emphasizes that nothing may happen and that he recommends approaching this information with caution.
The Atomic Energy Agency disconnects the main external power line at the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia
According to the press service, at 01:21 Kiev time, the Zaporozhian power plant was disconnected from the 750 kV power line. Prior to the Russian invasion, the plant was powered by four power lines. The press service added that the IAEA currently has no information on what caused the power outage and how long it will last. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is currently powered by a 330 kV backup line, which provides the power plant with electricity for the water pumps that cool the reactors. This was reported by the press service of the International Atomic Energy Agency, with reference to the director general of the agency, Rafael Grossi.
Grossi said this time the plant avoided a complete disconnection of external power, which had happened seven times before during the conflict. The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency noted that this limitation in powering the power plants once again shows how uncertain the situation is in terms of nuclear safety and power plant security.
Source: Gazeta
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