![]() ![]() In a simulated fallout map produced by Ukraine’s national weather service and posted Sunday, a radiation plume spreads northwest and reaches Poland and Lithuania within 72 hours. The ongoing confrontation risks widespread death and contamination-including to the fertile Ukrainian breadbasket that helped feed the world until Russia’s invasion. ![]() And, all the while, each blames the other as explosions rock the nuclear site.Īccording to a Reuters report today, Russia’s Defense Department may order the plant to shut down, citing shelling damage to the plant’s “back-up support systems.” Yesterday most plant workers were allegedly told not to come to work tomorrow, according to Ukranian intelligence, which warns the Russians may be planning a dangerous “provocation.” Ukraine is launching a counteroffensive to retake occupied territory, including Zaporizhzhia. Russian forces use the Zaporizhzhia plant as a safe haven for troops and equipment, including artillery that is shelling Ukrainian-held territory directly across the Dnipro River. A battle of nerves and steel is raging at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which Russia captured in March. ![]()
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