The disputed Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been a flashpoint for both sides in the ongoing conflict that began with Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The sprawling compound has been fought over ever since, with repeated rocket strikes — blamed by either side on the other — severing its vital connection to Ukraine’s national electricity grid. In recent weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the head of the country’s state-owned nuclear power company called on both sides to stop shelling the area around the plant to prevent a catastrophic mishap. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general has … Continue reading Russia’s Nuclear Threat: Zelenskyy Alleges Explosives Planted at Zaporizhzhia Plant