Zelensky: Russians “placed explosives” at Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. What am I looking for?

On Tuesday evening, President Zelensky said the Russians had placed explosives on the roof of the plant, while Russian media spoke of a kamikaze drone attack Kiev was preparing.

Local residents are preparing to leave, and unconfirmed sources say the Russians have withdrawn some troops occupying the plant and the nearby town of Energodar.

Since the start of the war, Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of bombing areas around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. However, now the allegations speak of an attack against nuclear reactors.

Zelensky told Macron that the Russians were going to cause a nuclear incident

Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday evening and informed him that the Russians were going to cause a nuclear incident.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, President of Ukraine: “On the roofs of several energy units of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, we have information that the Russian military placed explosive-like materials. Perhaps to simulate an attack on the plant. Perhaps (the Russians) have another scenario”.

Instead, the Kremlin camp says that it was the Ukrainians who planned the attack on the nuclear power plant and that is why they would have taken action.

Russian nuclear analyst Renat Karcha said on Russian television that the Ukrainian military plans to attack the Zaporizhia reactors with kamikaze drones and precision missiles.

One thing is certain: Ukrainians are preparing the local population for the worst. A clip showing the types of alarms was broadcast on Kyiv television stations. For example, the ringing of church bells means that a nuclear incident has occurred.

Heavy explosions in Makiivka and Karkiv. Dozens of people were injured

At this time, on the front, the shelling continued on both sides. On Tuesday evening, a large explosion occurred in the city of Makhivka in Russia’s occupied Donetsk region.

The Russians say at least 25 people were injured and several residential and administrative buildings were destroyed. On the other hand, the Ukrainians claim to have attacked the forces of the Russian division.

Other shells, this time fired by the Russians, fell on a town in the Kharkiv region. 43 people including 12 children were injured.

As for the situation on the front, Ukrainian soldiers continue to make gains south of Bahmut, while Russia is trying to “throw all its forces” to block their advance, officials in Kiev say.

More than 180,000 new recruits have joined the Russian military since the start of the year, nearly 10,000 in the past week alone, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says in a post posted on Telegram.

However, Russian military technology leaves much to be desired. Pictures of old Russian T55 tanks produced after World War II have surfaced on social media.