Posted on 03/03/2022 4:28:03 PM PST by DFG
A fire has been seen at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine after tanks opened fire with heavy weapons at the facility, footage in the early hours of Friday morning showed.
A live feed from the Zaporizhzhia station showed flames at the site in the east of country, having earlier showed tanks firing at buildings - sparking fears of a radiation disaster in the nation currently being invaded by Russian forces.
Dmytro Orlov, the mayor of the nearby town of Energodar, confirmed the blaze in an online post. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the largest of its kind in Europe.
'As a result of continuous enemy shelling of buildings and units of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is on fire,' Orlov said on his Telegram channel, citing what he called a threat to world security.
Earlier, Ukrainian authorities reported Russian troops were stepping up efforts to seize the plant and had entered the town with tanks.
The shocking footage came after Ukrainian civilians defied Russian troops for a second day running in a bid to protect the nuclear plant. They were shown setting up make-shift road blocks in an attempt to block the road to the facility.
Both the Ukrainian state atomic energy company and Orlov said troops were nearing Zaporizhzhia. Officials said loud shots were heard in the city late Thursday.
'Many young men in athletic clothes and armed with Kalashnikov have come into the city. They are breaking down door and trying to get into the apartments of local residents,' the statement from Energoatom said.
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Who lives in Russia for 15 years? 🤣
When did I ever suggest doing that? Projecting much?
Hahaha you are so confused.
per your argument, Russia can not attack Ukraine because it is a SOVEREIGN country!
Well, we attacked CUBA by executing a naval blockade around Cuba, thus infringing the rights of SOVEREIGN county for free access to its ports. May be you are too young to remember it, but it was during JFK admin.
Do you know why we did it? Because we did not want missiles stockpiled in Cuba only 90 miles away from our shores. That is exactly why Russia is attacking Ukraine because Ukraine is NOT 90 miles away from Russian border, it is RIGHT ON Russia border. And Ukraine has been pushing to join NATO and stockpile war weapons in Ukraine. Russia does not want adversary country on it’s borders. It was OK for us to attack Cuba but not OK for Russia to attack Ukraine?
What? A former comedian can’t be a hero?!
They try.
You’re constantly posting biased Ukrainian sob stories here, so what’s your objective then?
Fo’ Sho’
filters out A & B particles. Maintain 6’ of distance from anything radioactive and we’re all set!
It was bad for everyone - except the Clintons.
But unless Kosovo's independance is rolled back, the West (and America in particular) has no basis to criticise Russia for the Ukrainean war.
You mean, they intended to shell an administrative building? Of course. They don’t empty their wastepaper baskets enough, and people leave leftovers in the fridge. Awful./s
No rationale whatever for shooting arty around a nuclear power plant, unless you intend to either scare people or actually cause damage. Either is disturbing.
When you can identify this “someone,” please do. The earliest reports were of no increased radiation whatever.
WWIII doesn’t start with “propaganda”. It starts with overt action. Plenty can be done short of starting WW III, both with and without government action, to help the Ukes. It’s Putin who’s outlawing free speech that contradicts the government. “Propaganda” in the form of a Radio Free Russia would go a long way towards undermining him, since he’s afraid of dissent now.
Who is stopping you from going to fight for Ukraine tough guy?
Bush was a rabid dog for attacking a ####ing 2 cent worthless country like Iraq, pretty much what ukraine is.
you are as much a sucker as the people un democratic underground
if he attacks someone in NATO, we fight
Not for the country that is the major source of graft for dems and is 3rd world country
some people here need to grow the #### up and not let their emotions and a lying msm dictate what they think
Childish thinking is YOUR type of thinking, simpl dolt all or nothing. Adults understand subtlety. To you, if you support the Ukrainian people wanting to be free, that means you hsve to fly over there anx help them fight for it or be in favor of the US sending troops. Little children like YOU have the mindset of “if Sally likes Mary then I don’t like Mary”. They are easily manipulated. Adults THINK FOR THELMSELVES, DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES.
No “Thilly” is right, Putin has made the nuclear gesture...heck he put his nuclear forces on highest alert or have you ignored that little bit of the news lately. NWO bankists are under the illusion that they can control everything thru zeros and ones...that is what they comfort themselves with. They subvert the morals of nations and weaken the virtue of billions causing them to come under the fear of death and isolation so that they can easily be controlled. They have a strong “jedi mind” thing going on fueled by the pit of hell. But if a mad man and a nation, being financially strangled, with nothing left to lose decides to launch nukes then not even the NWO elites can escape fast enough to get to their New Zealand hideaways. Radiation is a great equalizer between an elite and a homeless San Franciscan taking his dump on the street!
I am old enough to actually remember the Cuban Missile Crisis.
If you want to get really terrified compare our President at that time (sharp as a tack, whatever else you may think of him) to the current clown.
Funny picture. But a poor analogy.
Jaws with wings - they hurt.
American vacationers in EU, don’t get buried by that radiation cloud. Not healthy.
American vacationers in EU, don’t get buried by that radiation cloud. Not healthy. There is also the possibility of no return flight home. Put down that bier and Wienerschnitzel and haul a$$.
Who is hurting more? Russia or NATO countries?
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