Shelling of nuclear plant?!?

[SteveG]

It'll contaminate lower eastern Ukraine, the river, the reservoir and CRIMEA



Enerhodar is a city and municipality in the north-western part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine. The population is 52,887. Enerhodar is located on the left bank of Dnieper River near the Kakhovka Reservoir, opposite of Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka.

[mattkime]

Its been clear for a number of days that he's essentially thumbing his nose at the world and doesn't care about the consequences. At this point we're hoping he becomes mired in his own incompetence - and there's a chance that will happen - otherwise we're likely looking at WWIII, Russia vs. the world. Or maybe just Europe.

[Ombligo]

Nuclear waste sites and fuel storage have also been attacked in other areas of the country.

Makes me wonder if Putin plans to withdraw in the name of peace while leaving a radioactive wasteland behind.

[Racer X]

Go into a country, fling poop around, and then leave. :boink:

[mrbigstuff]

Racer X wrote:
Go into a country, fling poop around, and then leave. :boink:

I think that's the plan if things don't start falling their way. They will then "negotiate" an exit, and conjure up some b.s. in the future to invade once again.

[RgrF]

The Twitter thread from Matthew Bunn:

[vision63]

RgrF wrote:
The Twitter thread from Matthew Bunn:

That's a good thread.

[hal]

Zelens’kyi: "Russian tanks are firing right now on a nuclear power plant. They are equipped with night vision gear, they know what they are doing... No state aside from Russia has ever fired upon a nuclear power plant. This is a first, a first in human history..."

[SteveG]

from CNBC-

Ukrainian officials say situation at nuclear power plant is secure

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine said Friday that following an attack by Russian forces on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the facility is currently secure.

The emergency service said that there was a fire behind the nuclear power plant in an area that is used for training. The service said that initially, firefighters were unable to extinguish the fire due to the ongoing armed conflict.

The director of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant said in a statement posted Friday on Facebook that at the moment the plant is secure.