Ukraine Nuclear Tensions Rise as US Radiation Detector Ready
- Monitors remain at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
- Dispatch of US Air Force’s Constant Phoenix fuels speculation
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Concerns intensified that a Russian-occupied nuclear reactor in southern Ukraine could be the target of fresh attacks as Kyiv and Moscow traded accusations over the threat of a radiological incident.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reinforced a warning overnight that Russia may be planning to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which Moscow’s forces have occupied since the start of the war. The Kremlin responded Wednesday that the government in Kyiv is planning a provocation.