DISINFO: Neo-Nazi Kyiv regime prepares an attack on the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant
SUMMARY
The Kyiv regime has begun preparing an attack on the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. We call on international organisations, especially the UN and the IAEA, to immediately condemn the provocative actions being prepared by the Kyiv regime and prevent a violation of the nuclear and physical nuclear safety of the Kursk NPP, which could result in a large-scale man-made disaster in Europe. The entire international community must understand the danger that the neo-Nazi Kyiv regime poses to the European continent.
RESPONSE
This article contains multiple recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about neo-Nazis ruling Ukraine, and nuclear threats, linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and recent developments in the Ukrainian advance into Kursk Oblast in August 2024.
There are no independent confirmations that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack the Kursk NPP. These accusations against Ukraine aim to distract from the Kremlin’s own nuclear blackmail tactics, including threats to use tactical nuclear weapons and plans to provoke a nuclear disaster at Russian-controlled power plants.
Moreover, it is Russia, not Ukraine, that has seized another country's nuclear facility and is using the Zaporizhzhia NPP to conduct hostilities against Ukraine. In April, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell stressed that the drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant increases the risk of a nuclear accident and that Russia should withdraw from there.
Russia has adopted many reckless actions regarding this facility, including placing military equipment and troops inside its premises, using its surroundings as a base for rocket and missile attacks, and interrupting its power line. In addition, Russia rejected UN proposals to demilitarise the areas surrounding the plant, as it was deliberately waging a fear campaign about the risks of a nuclear disaster in order to advance its goals in Ukraine.
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