But experts say a Chernobyl-sized disaster is unlikelyīut nuclear experts are keen to defuse some of the more alarmist warnings, explaining that the main threat is closest to the plant itself and doesn’t justify Europe-wide alerts. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo Alexander Ermochenko/ReutersĮurope's largest nuclear plant is under threat. The strike targeted Russian military personnel in three tents just under 1,000 feet (more than 300 meters) from one of the nuclear reactors.įILE PHOTO: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. It’s unclear whether the Russian military trucks are being stored inside the turbine room or if they are using it as cover after a Ukrainian military strike on July 19. Russian military vehicles have been absent from the plant since July 24, according to satellite imagery of the complex provided to CNN by Planet Labs. On Monday, the chairman of Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, Petro Kotin, said Russia was storing 14 “units of heavy military equipment” in the “first power unit” and “six vehicles” in the “second engine room.” Moscow, meanwhile, has claimed Ukrainian troops are targeting the site. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of storing heavy weaponry inside the complex and using it as cover to launch attacks, knowing that Ukraine can’t return fire without risking hitting one of the plant’s reactors. On Thursday, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that satellite imagery, “shows that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of this station.”ĬNN reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment on what is inside and around the military vehicles in the turbine room, but did not immediately receive a response.īoth Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening nuclear terrorism, particularly around the plant.
Moscow has previously said the only military equipment at the plant is related to guard duties.
New video shows Russia military vehicles parked inside a turbine hall, connected to a nuclear reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. It’s unclear from the video whether the pallets and tent-like structures are part of the Russian military or are related to power plant operations. There are a number of assorted pallets near the vehicles. The vehicles, which appear to be standard Russian military trucks, are sitting in the far western edge of the building on the ground floor, just over 400 feet (130 meters) from the reactor.Īt least five vehicles – with one clearly marked with the pro-war symbol “Z” – are seen in the video, with at least two tent-like structures nearby. Each turbine hall is connected and built into a large building that houses a nuclear reactor. The footage shows one of the six turbine rooms located on the western side of the nuclear plant, located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar.
New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to a nuclear reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where intensified shelling has fueled fears of a nuclear disaster.ĬNN has geolocated and confirmed the authenticity of the video, which began circulating on social media Thursday.
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