#UKRAINE: Russia strikes at Kyiv's electricity. Henry Sokolski, NPEC
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🗓️ 13 April 2024
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/ukraine-war-briefing-kyiv-electricity-plant-destroyed-by-russian-missiles-and-drones
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| 0:00.0 | This is CBSI on the World. I'm John Bachelors, Dateline AP, Keith Ukraine, |
| 0:11.7 | the head of the UN's atomic watchdog agency, condemned a drone strike on one |
| 0:17.3 | of six nuclear reactors at the Russian controlled Zapparezian Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks significantly increased |
| 0:27.6 | the risk of a major nuclear accident. |
| 0:30.9 | That is Mr. Grocy, Raphael Groi, head of the IAEA, who is very familiar with Zapparisha, the largest |
| 0:37.5 | nuclear power plant in all of Europe, six container vessels, one of them now functioning in order to keep the lights on, etc. |
| 0:47.0 | Russian dominated and earlier there was the allegation by the Russian media that Ukraine had attacked Zappareia in some fashion, |
| 0:59.1 | drones or missiles, and that Russia was concerned about this escalation. |
| 1:05.0 | At the same time I mentioned Greenpeace, which is not participating to my knowledge in the war fighting but has an opinion. |
| 1:14.0 | Rejects the Russian explanation for the attack and says it was most likely |
| 1:18.0 | Russia that did it, not Ukraine. |
| 1:20.0 | I welcome Henry Sikalski, the Executive Director of the Non-Proliferation Policy Education Center. |
| 1:27.0 | Henry and I have discussed apparition for more than a year, perhaps two years. |
| 1:31.0 | It is in Russian control. It is not sensible that Russia would attack its own nuclear |
| 1:36.2 | power plant. So this whole story suggests that there is unfinished business here. We've concerned ourselves with the general |
| 1:45.0 | understanding nuclear power plants in a combat zone are dangerous to |
| 1:50.0 | everyone for some time. Zapparisha has held up but it's had a number of moments |
| 1:55.0 | when it could have lost its water for the container vessels, it could have |
| 1:59.0 | lost this electricity, for the container vessels, |
| 2:02.0 | it could have had the containment vessel |
| 2:03.5 | penetrated by attack. These missiles and drones are not well directed. |
| 2:08.3 | Henry, a very good evening to you. I know that we've discussed separation, but |
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