Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed in an "emotional" speech on Thursday night that Russia intentionally launched an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the city of Energodar with tanks and warned that the entirety of Europe could be destroyed as a result.
"Right now, Russian tanks are firing upon nuclear units," Zelensky said. "These are tanks equipped with thermal imagers. That is, they know where they are shooting, they have been preparing for this!"
He continued: "I appeal to all Ukrainians, to all Europeans. To all people who know the word 'Chernobyl.' Who know how many grief and casualties the explosion at the nuclear power plant caused. It was a global catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of people struggled with its consequences. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated. Russia wants to do it again. And already repeats. But six times more!"
"Europeans! Wake up, please! Speak to your politicians! Russian troops are firing upon the nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the city of Energodar. There are six power units. Six! One power unit exploded in Chernobyl," Zelensky said.
"The Russian military must be stopped immediately! Shout to your politicians. Ukraine has 15 nuclear units. If there is an explosion, it is the end of everything. The end of Europe. This is the evacuation of Europe. Only immediate European action can stop Russian troops. Do not allow the death of Europe from the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant!"
Zelensky regime officials claimed they detected "elevated levels of radiation" and urged NATO to immediately institute a no-fly zone over Ukraine (which would immediately mean World War III).
A government official tells The Associated Press elevated levels of radiation are being detected near the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which provides about 25% of the country’s power generation.
— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) March 4, 2022
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal called on the West to close the skies over the country’s nuclear plants as fighting intensified. “It is a question of the security of the whole world!” he said.
— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) March 4, 2022
Everything they said was a lie. The International Atomic Energy Agency and the White House both fact-checked Zelensky's claims on Thursday night and reported there was no radiation leak.
"Ukraine regulator tells IAEA there has been no change reported in radiation levels at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site," the IAEA said.
#Ukraine regulator tells IAEA there has been no change reported in #radiation levels at the #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site.
— IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency (@iaeaorg) March 4, 2022
"Two White House officials say their latest information shows no indications of elevated levels of radiation at the Zaporizhzhia complex," CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported.
Two White House officials say their latest information shows no indications of elevated levels of radiation at the Zaporizhzhia complex. The White House is continuing to monitor it closely following President Biden’s call with Zelensky.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 4, 2022
"Background radiation levels remain unchanged at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine where a fire has broken out following an attack by Russian military, the RIA news agency cited a plant spokesman as saying," Reuters reported Thursday night. "Separately, RIA quoted Ukraine's emergency service as saying that the fire was outside the station perimeter and one of the blocks at the station had been switched off. "
Clint Ehrlich highlighted video suggesting a Ukrainian soldier actually shot "what appears to be an RPG" from inside the plant.
"Russian forces claim these RPG attacks are what forced them to return fire," Ehrlich said.
This is video of what appears to be an RPG being fired from inside the #Zaporizhzhya plant.
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 4, 2022
Russian forces claim these RPG attacks are what forced them to return fire.
Their explanation seems plausible from the video. https://t.co/UqyxXu9Lj3
Ehrlich noted that if Russia wanted to blow the plant up they could have easy done so.
Russian and Ukrainian forces reached a local ceasefire to guard #Chernobyl together.
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 4, 2022
The Russians were ready to do the same thing at #Zaporizhzhya.
But they were fired on with RPGs -- which set off this whole incident.
Russian forces in Ukraine are actively working to maintain services like water & electricity in the areas they occupy.
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 4, 2022
That doesn't make their invasion ethical.
But it puts the lie to claims they tried to sabotage a nuclear reactor.
If Russia wanted to destroy #Zaporizhzhia, they would have bombed it from the air.
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 4, 2022
They sent infantry there to protect it -- just like they did at #Chernobyl.
Anyone claiming there was a Russian op to sabotage the reactor is gaslighting you.
Zelensky put out the exact same lie to con NATO into the war a week ago.
Reminder: #Zaporizhzhya is the *second* nuclear PsyOp of this war.
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 4, 2022
Zelensky also pretended the Russians were trying to meltdown #Chernobyl. https://t.co/mIrHJ7o44S
Zelensky is a serial liar and a con man who is doing everything in his power to drag this war on and get as many Ukrainian civilians killed for propaganda purposes to try to justify Western intervention.
Zelensky lied about the first nuclear plant incident, he lied about the second nuclear plant incident, he lied about Snake Island and he lied about Russia attacking a Holocaust memorial.
He's trying to con NATO into a war induced by his own aggressive threat to acquire nuclear weapons and his own aggressive moves to join NATO.
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