The video shows one of the six turbine rooms located on the western side of the nuclear plant, located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar. Each turbine room is connected and integrated into a large building that houses a nuclear reactor. The vehicles, which appear to be standard Russian military trucks, are located at the west end of the building on the ground floor, just over 400 feet (130 meters) from the reactor. At least five vehicles — with one clearly marked with the pro-war “Z” symbol — are seen in the video, with at least two tent-like structures nearby. There are a number of different pallets near the vehicles. It is unclear from the video whether the pallets and tent-like structures are part of the Russian military or related to power plant work. Moscow has previously stated that the only military equipment at the plant is related to guard duties. On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that satellite images “show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of this station.” CNN reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment on what is in and around the military vehicles in the turbine room, but did not immediately receive a response. Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening nuclear terrorism, particularly around the plant. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of stockpiling heavy weaponry inside the complex and using it as cover to launch attacks, knowing Ukraine cannot return fire without risking hitting one of the plant’s reactors. Moscow, meanwhile, claimed that Ukrainian troops were targeting the site. On Monday, the chairman of Ukraine’s state nuclear 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”. Russian military vehicles have been absent from the plant since July 24, according to satellite images of the complex provided to CNN by Planet Labs. It is unclear if 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. The attack targeted Russian military personnel in three tents just under 1,000 feet (over 300 meters) from one of the nuclear reactors.
Fears of nuclear disaster
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been under Russian control since March. Attacks on the compound, which have intensified as fighting flares in southern Ukraine, have fueled concerns about the specter of nuclear fallout, leading the United Nations nuclear watchdog and world leaders to demand that a mission be allowed to visit the site and to assess property damage. But nuclear experts are keen to play down some of the more alarming warnings, explaining that the main threat is closer to the plant itself and does not warrant Europe-wide warnings. Experts are particularly wary of any comparisons to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster — the worst nuclear accident of all time — a repeat of which is incredibly unlikely, they said. Fires at the plant in recent weeks damaged a dry storage facility — where barrels of spent nuclear fuel are kept — as well as radiation monitoring detectors, according to Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear company. On August 5, several explosions near the electrical panel caused a power outage and a reactor was disconnected from the power grid, according to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi told the UN Security Council last week that the situation had deteriorated “to the point of being very worrying”.
title: “Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station Russian Vehicles Are Seen Inside The Turbine Hall Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-26” author: “Max Botelho”
The video shows one of the six turbine rooms located on the western side of the nuclear plant, located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar. Each turbine room is connected and integrated into a large building that houses a nuclear reactor. The vehicles, which appear to be standard Russian military trucks, are located at the west end of the building on the ground floor, just over 400 feet (130 meters) from the reactor. At least five vehicles — with one clearly marked with the pro-war “Z” symbol — are seen in the video, with at least two tent-like structures nearby. There are a number of different pallets near the vehicles. It is unclear from the video whether the pallets and tent-like structures are part of the Russian military or related to power plant work. Moscow has previously stated that the only military equipment at the plant is related to guard duties. On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that satellite images “show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of this station.” CNN reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment on what is in and around the military vehicles in the turbine room, but did not immediately receive a response. Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening nuclear terrorism, particularly around the plant. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of stockpiling heavy weaponry inside the complex and using it as cover to launch attacks, knowing Ukraine cannot return fire without risking hitting one of the plant’s reactors. Moscow, meanwhile, claimed that Ukrainian troops were targeting the site. On Monday, the chairman of Ukraine’s state nuclear 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”. Russian military vehicles have been absent from the plant since July 24, according to satellite images of the complex provided to CNN by Planet Labs. It is unclear if 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. The attack targeted Russian military personnel in three tents just under 1,000 feet (over 300 meters) from one of the nuclear reactors.
Fears of nuclear disaster
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been under Russian control since March. Attacks on the compound, which have intensified as fighting flares in southern Ukraine, have fueled concerns about the specter of nuclear fallout, leading the United Nations nuclear watchdog and world leaders to demand that a mission be allowed to visit the site and to assess property damage. But nuclear experts are keen to play down some of the more alarming warnings, explaining that the main threat is closer to the plant itself and does not warrant Europe-wide warnings. Experts are particularly wary of any comparisons to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster — the worst nuclear accident of all time — a repeat of which is incredibly unlikely, they said. Fires at the plant in recent weeks damaged a dry storage facility — where barrels of spent nuclear fuel are kept — as well as radiation monitoring detectors, according to Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear company. On August 5, several explosions near the electrical panel caused a power outage and a reactor was disconnected from the power grid, according to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi told the UN Security Council last week that the situation had deteriorated “to the point of being very worrying”.
title: “Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station Russian Vehicles Are Seen Inside The Turbine Hall Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Reggie Gusler”
The video shows one of the six turbine rooms located on the western side of the nuclear plant, located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar. Each turbine room is connected and integrated into a large building that houses a nuclear reactor. The vehicles, which appear to be standard Russian military trucks, are located at the west end of the building on the ground floor, just over 400 feet (130 meters) from the reactor. At least five vehicles — with one clearly marked with the pro-war “Z” symbol — are seen in the video, with at least two tent-like structures nearby. There are a number of different pallets near the vehicles. It is unclear from the video whether the pallets and tent-like structures are part of the Russian military or related to power plant work. Moscow has previously stated that the only military equipment at the plant is related to guard duties. On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that satellite images “show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of this station.” CNN reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment on what is in and around the military vehicles in the turbine room, but did not immediately receive a response. Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening nuclear terrorism, particularly around the plant. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of stockpiling heavy weaponry inside the complex and using it as cover to launch attacks, knowing Ukraine cannot return fire without risking hitting one of the plant’s reactors. Moscow, meanwhile, claimed that Ukrainian troops were targeting the site. On Monday, the chairman of Ukraine’s state nuclear 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”. Russian military vehicles have been absent from the plant since July 24, according to satellite images of the complex provided to CNN by Planet Labs. It is unclear if 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. The attack targeted Russian military personnel in three tents just under 1,000 feet (over 300 meters) from one of the nuclear reactors.
Fears of nuclear disaster
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been under Russian control since March. Attacks on the compound, which have intensified as fighting flares in southern Ukraine, have fueled concerns about the specter of nuclear fallout, leading the United Nations nuclear watchdog and world leaders to demand that a mission be allowed to visit the site and to assess property damage. But nuclear experts are keen to play down some of the more alarming warnings, explaining that the main threat is closer to the plant itself and does not warrant Europe-wide warnings. Experts are particularly wary of any comparisons to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster — the worst nuclear accident of all time — a repeat of which is incredibly unlikely, they said. Fires at the plant in recent weeks damaged a dry storage facility — where barrels of spent nuclear fuel are kept — as well as radiation monitoring detectors, according to Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear company. On August 5, several explosions near the electrical panel caused a power outage and a reactor was disconnected from the power grid, according to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi told the UN Security Council last week that the situation had deteriorated “to the point of being very worrying”.
title: “Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station Russian Vehicles Are Seen Inside The Turbine Hall Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-06” author: “Bobby Spann”
The video shows one of the six turbine rooms located on the western side of the nuclear plant, located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar. Each turbine room is connected and integrated into a large building that houses a nuclear reactor. The vehicles, which appear to be standard Russian military trucks, are located at the west end of the building on the ground floor, just over 400 feet (130 meters) from the reactor. At least five vehicles — with one clearly marked with the pro-war “Z” symbol — are seen in the video, with at least two tent-like structures nearby. There are a number of different pallets near the vehicles. It is unclear from the video whether the pallets and tent-like structures are part of the Russian military or related to power plant work. Moscow has previously stated that the only military equipment at the plant is related to guard duties. On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that satellite images “show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of this station.” CNN reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment on what is in and around the military vehicles in the turbine room, but did not immediately receive a response. Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening nuclear terrorism, particularly around the plant. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of stockpiling heavy weaponry inside the complex and using it as cover to launch attacks, knowing Ukraine cannot return fire without risking hitting one of the plant’s reactors. Moscow, meanwhile, claimed that Ukrainian troops were targeting the site. On Monday, the chairman of Ukraine’s state nuclear 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”. Russian military vehicles have been absent from the plant since July 24, according to satellite images of the complex provided to CNN by Planet Labs. It is unclear if 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. The attack targeted Russian military personnel in three tents just under 1,000 feet (over 300 meters) from one of the nuclear reactors.
Fears of nuclear disaster
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been under Russian control since March. Attacks on the compound, which have intensified as fighting flares in southern Ukraine, have fueled concerns about the specter of nuclear fallout, leading the United Nations nuclear watchdog and world leaders to demand that a mission be allowed to visit the site and to assess property damage. But nuclear experts are keen to play down some of the more alarming warnings, explaining that the main threat is closer to the plant itself and does not warrant Europe-wide warnings. Experts are particularly wary of any comparisons to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster — the worst nuclear accident of all time — a repeat of which is incredibly unlikely, they said. Fires at the plant in recent weeks damaged a dry storage facility — where barrels of spent nuclear fuel are kept — as well as radiation monitoring detectors, according to Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear company. On August 5, several explosions near the electrical panel caused a power outage and a reactor was disconnected from the power grid, according to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi told the UN Security Council last week that the situation had deteriorated “to the point of being very worrying”.
title: “Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station Russian Vehicles Are Seen Inside The Turbine Hall Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Brenda Bennett”
The video shows one of the six turbine rooms located on the western side of the nuclear plant, located in the southeastern city of Enerhodar. Each turbine room is connected and integrated into a large building that houses a nuclear reactor. The vehicles, which appear to be standard Russian military trucks, are located at the west end of the building on the ground floor, just over 400 feet (130 meters) from the reactor. At least five vehicles — with one clearly marked with the pro-war “Z” symbol — are seen in the video, with at least two tent-like structures nearby. There are a number of different pallets near the vehicles. It is unclear from the video whether the pallets and tent-like structures are part of the Russian military or related to power plant work. Moscow has previously stated that the only military equipment at the plant is related to guard duties. On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that satellite images “show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of this station.” CNN reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment on what is in and around the military vehicles in the turbine room, but did not immediately receive a response. Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of threatening nuclear terrorism, particularly around the plant. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of stockpiling heavy weaponry inside the complex and using it as cover to launch attacks, knowing Ukraine cannot return fire without risking hitting one of the plant’s reactors. Moscow, meanwhile, claimed that Ukrainian troops were targeting the site. On Monday, the chairman of Ukraine’s state nuclear 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”. Russian military vehicles have been absent from the plant since July 24, according to satellite images of the complex provided to CNN by Planet Labs. It is unclear if 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. The attack targeted Russian military personnel in three tents just under 1,000 feet (over 300 meters) from one of the nuclear reactors.
Fears of nuclear disaster
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, has been under Russian control since March. Attacks on the compound, which have intensified as fighting flares in southern Ukraine, have fueled concerns about the specter of nuclear fallout, leading the United Nations nuclear watchdog and world leaders to demand that a mission be allowed to visit the site and to assess property damage. But nuclear experts are keen to play down some of the more alarming warnings, explaining that the main threat is closer to the plant itself and does not warrant Europe-wide warnings. Experts are particularly wary of any comparisons to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster — the worst nuclear accident of all time — a repeat of which is incredibly unlikely, they said. Fires at the plant in recent weeks damaged a dry storage facility — where barrels of spent nuclear fuel are kept — as well as radiation monitoring detectors, according to Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear company. On August 5, several explosions near the electrical panel caused a power outage and a reactor was disconnected from the power grid, according to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi told the UN Security Council last week that the situation had deteriorated “to the point of being very worrying”.
