Russia has planted suspected explosives on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant roofs, says Zelenskiy : ukraine

[–] HowRu68 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"If detonated, they would not damage the reactors but would create an image of shelling from the Ukrainian side,” the statement on Telegram said. It said the Ukrainian army stood “ready to act under any circumstances”.

In his nightly video message, Zelenskiy said Russia was planning to “simulate an attack” on the plant. “But in any case, the world sees – and cannot fail to see – that the only source of danger to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is Russia. And no one else.”

Zelenskiy and the Ukrainian military provided no evidence for their assertions"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh good. Everyone is making it sound like they're going to make a radioactive cloud that triggers article 5. Nope, they're just making more shitty propaganda for the domestic Russian audience.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They've also rigged the reactors, we just don't know if they'll donate them as well or if that's just a backup plan. But given Russia's level of competence throughout the war who knows if they'll accidentally detonate it.

[–] G_Wash1776 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s the part where it gets interesting. Either they commit to blowing the plant or not. If they do, we’ll see Article V activated and the war will be over.

If they don’t, this would be the smartest move though as said very aptly in the beginning of the war by a Ukrainian soldier “thank god they’re so fucking stupid” so I tend to think it will happen just out of incompetence.

[–] Stuka 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thinking Article 5 is just a magic end the war button is naive as all hell

[–] mirror_slap 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yes and no... NATO would decimate Russian troops in Ukraine in a matter of days via long range missiles and air power. It's just a matter of what the Russian response would be.

[–] Stuka 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not how this works. They could certainly soften them, but if all it took was missiles and artillery Russia would own Ukraine by now

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

If you forget all the death, destruction, terror, and shattered lives, you realize that Putin’s decisions have been so absurd that this might almost be funny.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Considering russia's prior actions committing ecocide, it is highly likely. I wouldn't trust a monitor who doesn't have unfettered access to the facility. I think it's best to assume the worst of russia in this case.

[–] TCE -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Budanov, Head of Ukrainian Intelligence, now reverses his stance and claims that the threat of “artificial catastrophe” at the ZNPP is “quietly decreasing”.

In other words, he called off the attack.

What changed?

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/921266-amp.html

[+] TCE -8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (UN nuclear watchdog) has been monitoring the ZNPP for months, at the request of Russia.

Today, they report there is no evidence of planted explosives at the ZNPP.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/iaea-has-seen-no-sign-explosives-zaporizhzhia-yet-more-access-needed-2023-07-05/

[–] HowRu68 11 points 1 year ago

Kind of difficult for the IAEE to see anything, if they don't have proper access. Quote:

" (...) but they need more access to be sure, the agency said on Wednesday."

[+] TCE -14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq4643bsH8w

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The video is filled with unsubstantiated accusations, I would love to see the in-depth articles filled with reviewable evidence about the wrongdoing, fraud, theft of public funds, collaboration with terrorist organizations by the west, he refers to in his speech.

Lets see who this person is:

After Blumenthal's visit to Moscow in December 2015, according to a 2018 article by Janine di Giovanni in The New York Review of Books, he began to promote views supportive of Bashar al Assad and the Syrian government's position.
In an interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News. He told Carlson: "I go on RT fairly regularly, and the reason I do so is because, while the three major cable networks are promoting bombing and sanctioning half the world, at least the non-compliant nations, RT is questioning that."
The Grayzone and Blumenthal have denied the scale of the detention of Uyghurs in mass internment camps in Xinjiang.

Ah OK, so Ukraine should negotiate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAMysWzcvtM

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can we call for an end to Max Blumenthal?

[+] TCE -58 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Russia has warned the UN for almost a year that Ukraine have plans to use the Zaporizhzhia NPP as a "dirt nuclear bomb", in order to blame it on Russia and justify NATO military intervention.

[–] c4lm 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How do you think Ukraine are going make NATO believe that russia blew the plant?

It's currently occupied by russia, it's in annexed territory, they can't just walk in plant a few explosives. I expect folk would notice if Ukraine threw some missiles at it.

So how?

[–] G_Wash1776 14 points 1 year ago

Also consider that when Russia took control of the plant they did so by bombing the fuck out of it. I remember watching the livestream as explosions rocked the plant.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

It is not for the west to believe, it is for their home audience. If a dirty bomb made out of zaporizia goes off nato countries will get involved to help.clean up and control the plant and assist humanitarian efforts. Russia gov then still gets to play victim to its domestic audience blaming it all on other side. And some may be patriotic and want to believe and others will have to engage in doublethink and 'have' to believe it or be re-educated.

[–] HowRu68 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This, it's mainly for Ruzz home audience and other allies.

[–] tpfm 31 points 1 year ago

Russia has lost all its credibility and what they say means nothing because they’re lying. So, fuck this statement and fuck Russia.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

dumb cunt

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fucking ledge response.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Few people believe what Russia says anymore. They have been caught lying too many times, starting with the lie that their troops were just doing military training exercises close to the border and had no plans to invade Ukraine. In fact I remember them accusing the west of "acting like a bunch of hysterical women" over their claims Russia would invade. Then the next day, guess what? They invaded.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Oh, my first Lemmy user ban. Nice.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Get the fuck out of here with that idiocy

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were right about the dam. They'd been warning about that one for a while too.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 1 points 1 year ago

What did you get banned for?