Very difficult to believe that the Ukrainian side would attack their own nuclear power plant on their own (occupied) territory and risk the safety of their own cities. On the other hand, the Kremlin clearly wants the world to see the Ukrainians as terrorists who could also be behind the Crocus City Hall strike. So who's behind this?
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UN nuclear watchdog head condemns drone strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/08/un-nuclear-watchdog-head-condemns-drone-strike-on-zaporizhzhia-power-plant?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
@kallekn
> After receiving information from the ZNPP about the drone attacks, the IAEA experts stationed at the site went to three affected locations. They were able to confirm the physical impact of the drone detonations, including at one of the site’s six reactor buildings where surveillance and communication equipment appeared to have been targeted. While they were at the roof of the reactor, unit 6, Russian troops engaged what appeared to be an approaching drone. This was followed by an explosion near the reactor building.
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> While the team so far has not observed any structural damage to systems, structures, and components important to nuclear safety or security of the plant, they reported observing minor superficial scorching to the top of the reactor dome roof of Unit 6 and scoring of a concrete slab supporting the primary make-up water storage tanks.
On the one hand, striking surveillance equipment with small drones that does little damage to the building structure does seem plausible.
On the other hand, having the Russians engage and destroy an approaching drone as the IAEA watches seems like a _suspiciously_ convenient propaganda image.
But if this is a false flag, that means the Russians have somehow produced a convincing false flag, but recalling their efforts in the leadup of the invasion, this is not something one should just accept that they can.
