(C) Daily Kos
This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .



Ukraine claims Russian forces kidnap head of ZNPP [1]

['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags']

Date: 2022-10-01

The Zaporihzhia Nuclear Power Plant

apnews.com/…

A very brief few (seven, by my count) paragraphs in the above AP release claim the Russia has detained the head of the ZNPP.



They've buried the lede a few paragraphs down, but then report

Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m. Friday, Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom said. That was just hours after Putin signed treaties to absorb Moscow-controlled Ukrainian territory into Russia, including the area around the nuclear plant.

The AP publishes the information as unsubstantiated, with an additional comment that

Russia did not immediately acknowledge seizing the plant director. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has staff at the plant, said it was aware of the reports of Murashov’s capture, and had contacted Russian authorities for clarification on what happened. “His detention by (Russia) jeopardizes the safety of Ukraine and Europe’s largest nuclear power plant,” said Energoatom President Petro Kotin said, demanding the director’s immediate release.

An almost identical article is available from www.ukrinform.net/…, the Ukrainian multimedia platform for broadcasting

Escalation is not a new tactic when the Russia is feeling desperate. We've seen this before, and it's likely to continue as long as Ukraine is winning.

And isn't that an irony

[END]
---
[1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/10/1/2126349/-Ukraine-claims-Russian-forces-kidnap-head-of-ZNPP

Published and (C) by Daily Kos
Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified.

via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/