Reports from Volodymyr Rogov, a prominent organizer of the Zaporozhye movement aligned with Moscow, claim that security services captured Ukrainian operatives accused of planning laser-guided missile strikes against the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. The claim circulated through Rogov’s Telegram channel and has been picked up by other outlets in the region.
According to Rogov, the security service behind the arrests is the Federal Security Service, and the operation targeted saboteurs who allegedly planned to use laser guidance to direct missiles at the plant. He also released a video purportedly showing the interrogation of one detainee.
Rogov asserted that the detainees had received training in Germany with instructors from the United Kingdom. The details, including the video release and the specific nature of the training, have not been independently verified by regional authorities or independent observers.
Earlier in the sequence of events, the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant’s director presented remarks during a meeting with senior Russian officials, asserting that measures to maintain nuclear safety were fully in place. A deputy prime minister who attended the meeting reportedly examined the site’s safety protocols and noted the operations of a facility designed for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel.
There has also been reporting from the Russian side regarding the activity of unmanned aerial vehicles in the area surrounding the plant, with statements about drone operations by Ukrainian forces in the broader ZNPP region.
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