Posted on 05/04/2023 3:11:45 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
Russia-installed managers at the Moscow-occupied atomic energy power plant in Zaporizhzhia are trying to leave the site over concerns about Ukraine's expected counteroffensive, according to the country's nuclear operator.
Energoatom said on Telegram that the Moscow-appointed director of the site, Yuriy Chernichuk, had left the town of Enerhodar, where the plant is located, for occupied Crimea on Monday. The Ukrainian state enterprise had also said that the "pseudo management" of the site had urgently asked to go on leave.
"The current so-called managers of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant show a desire to 'rest' en masse closer to the Kerch Strait, asking the Russians to go on vacation," said the post, according to a translation. The Kerch Strait separates Russia from Russian-occupied Crimea.
"However, due to the critical lack of personnel, middle-level 'managers' have not agreed to this," the post added.
"The traitors are looking for ways to evacuate, because they understand that the (Ukrainian) Armed Forces are already close, so there is very little time left to escape," it said.
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Last week, British defense officials said that Russian forces had built fighting positions on top of reactor buildings at the site as Moscow becomes increasingly concerned about Kyiv's anticipated counteroffensive. However, they said that "direct catastrophic damage to the reactors is unlikely" because the structures are very heavily reinforced.
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The thought occurred to me if the offensive gets the power plant damaged we could see a meltdown similar to what almost happened at Chernobyl. The core could reach the water table and nearby river.
Creating an environmental disaster of which the world has never seen.
More reason to find peace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO75H6rWizg
Putin’s eternal legacy. Aided and abetted by Joe Biden, the idiot venal hack.
As Andrew Klavan routinely refers to Biden as a “Venal Houseplant”.
slanderous drivel
Correct. Putin took the chance to invade since we have a loser Prez in Brandon.
Why? Because the Ukrainians are about to shell it again and try to cause a nuclear meltdown?
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