The Kremlin said that Ukraine is preparing an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russia-occupied territory, raising fears of a disaster as each side accuses the other of potential sabotage at the facility, which Moscow’s forces control.
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — The Kremlin said Wednesday that Ukraine is preparing an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russia-occupied territory, raising fears of a disaster as each side accuses the other of potential sabotage at the facility, which Moscow’s forces control.Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, have warned with increasing frequency in recent days that Russia has planted explosives around the plant’s nuclear reactors and has mined its cooling pond.
Ukrainian officials have said the odds of an accidental release of radiation at the Zaporizhzhia plan have increased since the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, an act that Kyiv has blamed on Russian forces.Russia has denied destroying the dam, which is located in Russian-occupied territory and was under Moscow’s control at the time of its collapse.
Peskov also claimed that Russian forces have taken steps to counter a threat to the plant by Ukraine.“The situation is quite tense,” Peskov said. “The Kyiv regime has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to not hesitate to do anything; most recently we saw during the bombing of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, also with horrific consequences.
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