DISINFO: Ukraine intends to attack the Kursk nuclear power plant
SUMMARY
The Russian Ministry of Defense is taking seriously the information about Ukraine's plans to attack the Kursk and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants. The Kyiv regime, with the support of its Western sponsors, is openly violating international conventions with its attacks on nuclear facilities. If these criminal plans are implemented, Russia will respond decisively with military measures.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about nuclear threats in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
There is no evidence to back the claim that Ukraine is preparing to attack Kursk and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants, in Kurchatov and Enerhodar. These accusations against Ukraine are intended to cover-up the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail against Ukraine and the West, including threats to use tactical nuclear weapons and preparations for a deliberate nuclear catastrophe at the Russian-controlled nuclear power plants.
Moreover, it is not Ukraine, but Russia that, for the first time in human history, has not only seized another country's nuclear facility but is also militarising a nuclear power plant, actively using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant 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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