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What Happens to Kyiv if the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Blows? Officials Downplay Concerns
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What Happens to Kyiv if the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Blows? Officials Downplay Concerns
If the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is blown up, the official advice to Kyiv residents is not to panic and wait for instructions. Kyiv embassies and NGOs don’t seem worried.
By Steve Brown, Maryna Shashkova, Christopher Stewart
Jul. 3, 2023
Zelensky on Threat of Russian Terrorist Attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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Zelensky on Threat of Russian Terrorist Attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Russia may stage terrorist attack on ZNPP to scare the world with consequences of war, politically influence Ukraine's counteroffensive – Volodymyr Zelensky
By Kyiv Post
Jul. 2, 2023
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 30, 2023
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ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 30, 2023
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
By Kyiv Post
Jul. 1, 2023
Nuclear Accident Training Held in Zaporizhzhia Region
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Nuclear Accident Training Held in Zaporizhzhia Region
Command and staff exercises, aimed at strengthening the response capabilities of control bodies and civil protection forces in case of a nuclear emergency have commenced in the Zaporizhzhia region.
By Kyiv Post
Jun. 30, 2023
It Could Be a Hot Summer in Ukraine in More Ways Than One
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OPINION: It Could Be a Hot Summer in Ukraine in More Ways Than One
It's a hot summer’s day in Kyiv and, in spite the wailing of sirens at night, it would be easy to forget there’s a war on as life in the capital feels like a pre-war vacation period.
By Iuliia Mendel
Jun. 29, 2023
Is Another Chornobyl Looming at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant?
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Is Another Chornobyl Looming at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant?
Ukraine’s spymaster believes Russia has finished preparations to blow up Europe’s largest nuclear plant – and all that awaits is the order to go ahead based on the military situation.
By Pete Shmigel
Jun. 29, 2023
Russians Approve Terrorist Attack Plan on NPP, Explosives Found Near Four Power Units, Ukraine’s Intel Chief Says
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Russians Approve Terrorist Attack Plan on NPP, Explosives Found Near Four Power Units, Ukraine’s Intel Chief Says
The situation has never been as serious as it is now, Budanov said. The world’s attention to the existing Russian threat at the Zaporizhzhia NPP is still insufficient, Zelensky added.
By Kyiv Post
Jun. 26, 2023
Threat of Explosion at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant Never Higher EXCLUSIVE
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OPINION: Threat of Explosion at Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant Never Higher
The safety and security at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is extremely fragile and an explosion there would be far worse than the 1986 Chornobyl disaster.
By Iuliia Mendel
Jun. 22, 2023
Russia Preparing Terrorist Attack on Zaporizhzhia NPP, Zelensky Warns
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Russia Preparing Terrorist Attack on Zaporizhzhia NPP, Zelensky Warns
The President of Ukraine stated that intelligence indicates that Russia may be preparing a terrorist attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which would release radiation into the atmosphere.
By Kyiv Post
Jun. 22, 2023
Mines ‘Real Threat’ to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant – Budanov
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Mines ‘Real Threat’ to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant – Budanov
Military intelligence chief warns that Russians have mined the cooling system at the seized Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, threatening a major disaster if blown.
By Kyiv Post
Jun. 21, 2023
Chornobyl: A Legacy of Human Error and the Lessons That Were Never Learned (by Russians)
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Chornobyl: A Legacy of Human Error and the Lessons That Were Never Learned (by Russians)
Today, April 26, is the 37th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, as we remember that nuclear catastrophe, we consider how Russia’s full-scale invasion raises concerns it could happen again.
By Alisa Orlova
Apr. 26, 2023