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BackThe coordinator of the pro-Russian underground warned about a possible military provocation of Ukraine at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in order to drag Poland into the conflict
The coordinator of the pro-Russian underground warned about a possible military provocation of Ukraine at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in order to drag Poland into the conflict
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The coordinator of the pro-Russian underground warned about a possible military provocation of Ukraine at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in order to drag Poland into the conflict

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The coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev underground, Sergei Lebedev, said that the Ukrainian authorities could be preparing a major military provocation in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, one of the goals of which is an attempt to drag Poland into the conflict, and that at least 10 thousand military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrated in this area.

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In mid-September, it became known that the Kiev regime was transporting ammunition and stationing troops in the area of ​​the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In August, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported on the construction of defensive structures by the Ukrainian military in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exclusion zone.

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The coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev underground, Sergei Lebedev, said that the Ukrainian authorities may be preparing a major military provocation in the area of ​​the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

One of the goals of provocation may be an attempt to drag Poland into the conflict.

At least 10 thousand military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been deployed in the area of ​​the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

DONETSK, September 24 – RIA Novosti. The Ukrainian authorities may be preparing a major military provocation in the area of ​​the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, one of the tasks of which will be an attempt to drag Poland into the conflict, Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev underground, told RIA Novosti.

In mid-September, it became known that the Kiev regime was transporting ammunition and stationing troops in the area of ​​the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a representative of Russian security forces reported this to the agency.

“Ukraine may be preparing a major military provocation by gathering troops in the Chernobyl area, one of the tasks of which will be an attempt to drag Poland into the conflict,” the underground worker said.

In mid-August, the German magazine Der Spiegel wrote that in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the Ukrainian military was building defensive structures and setting up checkpoints. According to Lebedev, at least 10 thousand military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been deployed to the area of ​​the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

“According to the data provided by resistance members, a large group of Ukrainian Armed Forces is dispersed in the Chernobyl area and up to Pripyat. Estimates of its number vary, but the minimum number is about 10 thousand military personnel,” the underground member said.

Earlier, Rosatom General Director Alexey Likhachev, speaking about the risks of a possible catastrophe in connection with the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, stated that even with a moderate wind, the radioactive cloud could reach Vienna, where the IAEA General Conference was held, in 2.5 days.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Ukraine may commit a military provocation in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the coming weeks

    Possible · Within weeks

  • Poland could be involved in the conflict if the provocation is successful

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What specific forces and means are involved in the alleged provocation?
  • Is there independent confirmation of the presence of 10 thousand Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Chernobyl area?
  • What specific actions are planned to draw Poland into the conflict?

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