Russians amassing military equipment just 60 m from ZNPP reactor – British intelligence

That’s according to the British Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform report.

“On 21 August 2022, imagery indicated that Russia maintained an enhanced military presence at the site, with armoured personnel carriers deployed within 60 metres of reactor number five. Russian tros were probably attempting to conceal the vehicles by parking them under overhead pipes and gantries,” reads the report.

The Defense Ministry added that “Russia is probably prepared to exploit any Ukrainian military activity near ZNPP for praganda purposes.”

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“While Russia maintains the military occupation of ZNPP, the principal risks to reactor erations are likely to remain disruption of the reactors’ coing systems, damage to its back-up power supply, or errors by workers erating under pressure,” the report reads.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, President of Ukraine Vodymyr Zelensky td the meeting of the UN Security Council that the IAEA mission should take permanent contr of the situation at the Zaporizhia NPP as soon as possible.

ZNPP is Eure’s largest nuclear power plant. On March 4, it was assaulted and seized by Russian ground forces. Since then, the invaders have been deploying military equipment and ammunition on the station site, shelling the surrounding area.

The Eurean Union has condemned Russia's military activities around the Zaporizhia NPP, and called on the aggressor power to immediately hand contr over the plant to Ukraine.