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Ukrainian nationalists attempted to cut power to Chernobyl, Russia claims
Moscow accuses Ukrainian forces of staging an “extremely dangerous provocation”
Ukrainian nationalists attempted to cut power to Chernobyl, Russia claims
FILE PHOTO: A radioactivity sign seen near Chernobyl, Ukraine, November 22, 2018 © AP / Efrem Lukatsky
The Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday accused “Ukrainian nationalist forces” of committing an “extremely dangerous provocation” by attacking a substation and power lines which provide the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant with electricity. Earlier, Ukrainian authorities claimed that the power cut was Russia’s fault, and could put “Europe in danger.”

“At the moment the Ukrainian side is doing everything possible to avoid the organization of repair and restoration work. In our opinion, this once again confirms the absolutely deliberate and provocative character of the actions of the nationalists,” Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said during a special briefing.

Pankov said that Russian specialists have ensured that the plant will be powered by backup diesel generators, while Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Pavel Sorokin indicated that the plant could be hooked up to the Belarusian energy grid to ensure power on a permanent basis.

“We would like to emphasize and warn that any disruption of the work of compressor stations, or provocations against them, is the responsibility of Ukrainian authorities. This is their contractual obligation, it is the responsibility of the Ukrainian side,” Sorokin said.

Russian troops took control of the Chernobyl plant within hours of entering Ukraine, two weeks ago, though sporadic fighting has been reported in the days since.

Ukraine’s nuclear energy firm, Energoatom, warned earlier on Wednesday that communications had been lost with Chernobyl, and that the facility “was fully disconnected from the power grid.” With Russian troops operating in the area, the company claimed that Ukrainian repair workers could not get to the plant to restore power.

The biggest threat to humanity is the proliferation of nuclear weapon.

Eventuality of Putin using of nuclear weapon is the major factor scaring NATO away from this Russian invasion of Ukraine.

tit or what is your monika, You must be living in Mars if you believed the russian that Ukraine is bombing Nuclear plants

Ukraine is fighting dirty, like agbero.
Their soldier stay in city instead of coming out to open place to fight.
They hide in house and bomb russia.vif rossia bomb back they say you bomb civilian you bomb hospital

So, why the complaints of bombing civilian buildings in a clearly Urban warfare?

chopnaira:

So, why the complaints of bombing civilian buildings in a clearly Urban warfare?