US involved in Ukrainian strikes on nuclear plant – Moscow
Top Russian security official suggests the US is creating the conditions for the attacks | Washington has been supplying Kiev with crucial intelligence to designate targets for shelling around the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the head of Russia’s Security Council Nikolay Patrushev has claimed. ● Speaking at a security meeting on Monday, Patrushev said there was a “serious threat” to radiation safety posed by Kiev’s shelling. He insisted that attacks near the plant are carried out using NATO-supplied weapons while Washington is providing Ukraine’s forces with the targets. ● The security official noted that the continued firing around the ZNPP could lead to an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
💬 “The consequences of these provocations could be very catastrophic not only for the majority of the population of Ukraine and Russia but also for Europe, and in terms of their scale they could surpass the tragedies that occurred at the nuclear power plants in Chernobyl and Fukushima,” Patrushev warned.
According to a Sunday report from Russia’s Defense Ministry, Kiev’s forces have carried out a total of 26 separate attacks on the nuclear power plant, as well as the nearby city of Energodar, since September 1. Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov reported that the city and nearby areas have lost electricity as a result of the attacks.