Russia’s continued insistence that Ukraine is responsible for a series of rocket strikes on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised eyebrows across the international community, with analysts questioning why Russia would strike a nuclear facility that is currently housing its own troops, ammunition, and weapons. Reports this weekend, however, suggest that Russia is preparing a false flag operation on the facility, designed to make it look like Ukrainian forces are behaving recklessly.
According to reporting by The Kyiv Independent, intelligence confirmed an instance of shelling against the power plant.
“Intelligence: Russia shells Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant from nearby occupied village,” the independent media outlet tweeted. “According to the Defense Ministry’s Intelligence Directorate, Russian troops are preparing a false-flag operation disguising a self-propelled artillery as Ukrainian,” the outlet also claimed.
Not the First False Flag
In March, after occupying the Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia made extraordinary claims that Ukraine was developing a nuclear dirty bomb.
On March 6, Russian news outlets cited unnamed sources claiming that Ukraine was close to developing a plutonium-based bomb, but no evidence was given to support the claims, and the story quickly disappeared.
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