(Kyiv) Ukraine accused Moscow on Tuesday of preparing a “provocation” in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (south), occupied by Russian troops, while Russia assures for its part that Kyiv is preparing an “attack” of the facility.
The Ukrainian army warned of “the possible preparation of a provocation on the territory of the Zaporizhia power plant in the near future”.
She claims that “objects similar to explosive devices were placed on the outer roof of reactors 3 and 4”.
“Their denotation should not damage the generators, but give the impression of bombardments from the Ukrainian side”, continues the army, warning that Moscow “will make misinformation about this”.
In Moscow, an adviser to the Russian nuclear giant Rosatom, Renat Karchaa, accused Kyiv of preparing an “attack” on the plant.
“Today we received information that I am authorized to reveal. On July 5, during the night, in complete darkness, the Ukrainian army will try to attack the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhya,” Karchaa told Russian television.
He assures that Kyiv has planned to use “long-range precision weapons” and drones.
Falling into the hands of the Russian army on March 4, 2022, Europe’s largest power plant was targeted by gunfire and cut off from the electricity grid on several occasions. According to Kyiv, Russia has placed troops and weapons in its compound.
The destruction in May of the Kakhovka dam located in the southern zone occupied by Russia raised concerns about the sustainability of the basin used to cool the six reactors of the plant.
On June 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of preparing a “terrorist attack” involving a “radiation” leak at the Zaporizhia power plant, an accusation immediately dismissed as a “lie” by the Kremlin.