The ghost of Chernobyl hovers over Zaporizhzhia . While rockets and grenades rain all around, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses the Russians of atomic blackmail, of continuing to barricade themselves and shoot from the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, shielding themselves from it.
"Every day the Russian contingent stays on the territory of the nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia and nearby areas - said Zelensky during the night in the usual video message on Telegram - the threat to Europe increases , as has never happened even at the peak of the clash of the Cold War".
The risks of a nuclear disaster , according to the mayor of Energodar, Dmytro Orlov, "are growing by the day", and the "most worrying thing is that there is no sign of a de-escalation".
Zelensky also addressed Russian citizens directly: "When evil reaches such a level, people's silence approaches complicity . Therefore, if you have Russian citizenship and remain silent, it means that you support the war in Moscow. And not. no matter where you are, whether it is in Russia or abroad, your voice should sound in support of Ukraine, "he said.
Meanwhile, the London secret services believe it likely that Moscow is organizing a referendum in the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk (DPR) with the aim of annexing it to Russia.
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"Wagner battalion headquarters in Donbass hit"
Ukrainian artillery would have centered the headquarters of the Russian mercenary group of the Wagner battalion in Popasna, in the self-proclaimed republic of Lugansk in the Donbass controlled by Russian forces. This was revealed by official local sources and also pro-Russian sources cited by the BBC, who, however, for now do not pronounce themselves on the victims of the attack or provide further details.
