The Ukrainians attempted a desperate raid to take control of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant just prior to the scheduled arrival of UN inspectors. The raid appears to have failed.

RT:

Ukraine deployed troops from several directions in an apparent attempt to capture the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced.

In one incident, two separate “sabotage groups” with a total strength of up to 60 troops used seven speedboats to cross the Kakhovka Reservoir and land about three kilometers from the nuclear facility to the northeast early in the morning, according to the claim.

The Ukrainian commandos were presumably hoping to capture the station from the Russian troops who are guarding it, but were blocked, the ministry indicted. The Russian military deployed attack helicopters to support the plant’s guards, it added. 

A separate engagement took place about an hour later to the west of Energodar, which hosts the power plant, Moscow explained. Russian forces attacked and sank two watercraft that were carrying Ukrainian amphibious tactical teams, the statement said.

The ministry also claimed that about two hours after the landing of the commando units, Ukrainian artillery began shelling a specific location near Energodar. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who are on their way to visit the facility, are scheduled to pass by the area, according to the report.

“The provocation of the Kiev regime is aimed at derailing the arrival of the IAEA mission to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant,” the ministry said.

The Ukrainians have been shelling the plant for the past several weeks. The only reason why they would attempt such a suicide mission would be to block the inspectors from accessing the plant.

Some of the Ukrainian soldiers who were part of the raid were reportedly captured alive.

The whole situation sounds like quite the debacle. It did not prevent the inspection team from arriving on-site though. There are several reports indicating that they have safely arrived at the facility.

What’s crazy is how the pro-Ukraine shills are once again accusing Russians of attacking the area around the nuclear plant that they control.

It is such a stupid bullshit narrative. It is actually nuts that they continue pushing it.

Either way, the UN inspectors are going to quickly come to the conclusion that the Ukrainians have been the ones shelling the plant and trying to cause a major incident. Even the Ukrainians know that this will be the outcome. They would have never attempted this stupid raid if they didn’t think that.

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