Kremlin 'playing Russian roulette' by threatening Chernobyl-like disaster at power plant

Security experts fear the Kremlin could cause a Chernobyl-like disaster as the Zaporozhzhia facility is on the brink of disaster, putting thousands of lives in danger

Kyiv revealed that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex was on the verge of disaster (

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The Kremlin is playing “Russian roulette” by threatening the world with a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster by continuing to risk a breach in a Ukrainian power plant, experts have warned.

A security expert has warned that a single misstep could "blow the brains of the reactor across Europe", causing the death of several thousand victims.

This happened when Kyiv revealed that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex was on the brink of disaster when Russian bombing caused the power supply to its reactors to be cut off.

Officials claimed hours later that the plant had been reconnected to the grid and it is believed that emergency generators were used to avert the disaster.

The Ukrainian president has urged international bodies to act more quickly to force heavily armed Russian troops to evacuate the site they are using as a nuclear shield.

President Zelensky at a press conference on August 23 (

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian bombing sparked fires in the ash pits of a nearby coal-fired power plant that disconnected the Zaporizhzhia plant from the grid.

Backup generators provided vital power to power the plant's cooling and safety systems, operated by Ukrainian workers monitored by Russian forces.

Zelensky said, "If our station staff hadn't responded after...