Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant

A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Monday, not damaging its three reactors but hitting other industrial equipment in what Ukrainian authorities denounced as an act of “nuclear terrorism.”

The missile struck within 325 yards of the reactors at the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant near the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in Mykolaiv province, leaving a hole 6 1/2 feet deep and 13 feet wide, according to Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom.

This nuclear power station is Ukraine’s second-largest after the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has repeatedly come under fire.

Following recent battlefield setbacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened last week to step up Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. Throughout the war, Russia has targeted Ukraine’s electricity generation and transmission equipment, causing blackouts and endangering the safety systems of the country’s nuclear power plants.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-09-19/ukrain…

Jaak