Ukraine says Russia's Putin has "ordered the preparation of a terrorist attack" on Chernobyl

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Ukraine claims Putin ordered “a terrorist attack" on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The main electric supply to plant was cut off Wednesday, with Ukrainian authorities blaming Russia for the blackout and warning it could lead to "nuclear discharge."

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Ukraine says Russia's Putin has "ordered the preparation of a terrorist attack" on Chernobyl...
The dire warning, which U.S. and international atomic energy officials have not confirmed, says Putin personally ordered "preparation" for an attack on the notorious site.
9:09 AM · Mar 11, 2022

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-chernobyl-russia-putin-orders-terrorist-attack-nuclear-plant-kyiv-says/

Ukraine claimed on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "ordered the preparation of a terrorist attack" on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The main electric supply to the plant — site of the 1986 explosion and meltdown that traumatized the world — was cut off on Wednesday, with Ukrainian authorities blaming Russia's invading forces for the blackout and warning that it could lead to "nuclear discharge."

A Ukrainian national emergency services agency said if power to the plant's cooling systems — which keep spent nuclear fuel safely surrounded by water — is not ensured, it could create a "radioactive cloud" that would blow over "other regions of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Europe."

The U.N.-backed global nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, downplayed concerns of an imminent radioactive release, saying the spent fuel was old enough and there was enough water around it in the cooling tanks to prevent a disaster, even without power. The IAEA and Ukrainian officials said backup diesel generators at the site would also be able to keep vital systems running for two to three days.

On Thursday, Russia claimed the power supply cable had been restored by a team of engineers who crossed into Ukraine from Belarus, but the IAEA and Ukrainian officials said work to repair the line was still ongoing.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Could Putin be trying to get NATO involved?

Bombing maternity and children's hospitals.

Bombing and shooting civilians.

Chemical/Bio/Nuclear weapons possibly next?

[Wingus Dingus]

2. The plant is under enemy control with very stressed

workers who have been hostages for weeks, with probably not enough food, not enough sleep. What is the endgame?

[czarjak]

3. Putin-Power at any cost. More like game ender.

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[EndlessWire]

4. The UN mentioned this today

as a safety problem that is of grave concern to them, but she also included the other nuclear plant, the one in P---- (I forget the name, but you all know the one.) She said nothing further regarding its condition.