Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli occupation forces issue a new bombing threat against civilian buildings in the Southern Lebanese towns of Borj Qalaouiye and Chehabiyeh.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Extending the snapback mechanism deadline will test how independent Europeans truly are from the US.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Activating the snapback mechanism will nullify the Cairo Agreement, shut the door on cooperation between the IAEA and Tehran, and bar inspections.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: The diplomatic window remains open, but signs of activating the snapback sanctions mechanism on Iran are increasing.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: Although the Cairo Agreement meets an important part of European demands, they have begun speaking of new conditions in recent communications.
Sources to Al Mayadeen: European countries show no independence in their stance toward Iran during the talks.
Israeli occupation forces issued bombing threats to bomb civilian buildings in Southern Lebanon.
Israeli media: Person behind shooting operation at Allenby Crossing is a Jordanian Army soldier.
Israeli media citing Emergency Services: Both wounded in Allenby shooting operation now dead.
Israeli media: One soldier wounded at Allenby crossing now confirmed killed.

With West's knowledge, Ukraine allegedly planning strikes on NPPs

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 17 Aug 2024 00:27
  • 1 Shares
4 Min Read

The military-civil administration of the Kharkov region says the Ukrainian strikes on nuclear facilities aim to accuse Russia of provocation.

Listen
  • x
  • In this image from a camera provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, smoke rises from a cooling tower of the Zaporozhye NPP in Energodar, Zaporozhye region of Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP)
    In this image from a camera provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, smoke rises from a cooling tower of the Zaporozhye NPP in Energodar, Zaporozhye region, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP)

The Ukrainian armed forces are reportedly preparing to detonate a dirty nuclear bomb and plan to target storage sites for spent nuclear fuel, reported military correspondent Marat Khairullin, citing sources.

"Sources on the other side report that the ... [the Ukrainian armed forces] are preparing a nuclear provocation — an explosion of a dirty nuclear bomb. They plan to strike at storage sites for spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants. Possibly during another attempt by ... [Ukraine] to enter Rylsk [a town in the Kursk Region] from Hlukhiv. Special warheads for this provocation have already been delivered to the city of Zhovti Vody in the Dnipropetrovsk [also known as Dnipro] region," Khairullin wrote on his channel on Telegram.

The military correspondent added that there is a strong likelihood of strikes on both the Kursk and Zaporozhye nuclear power plants.

On its part, Sputnik cited Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying that the Ukrainian armed forces are planning to use warheads containing radioactive materials to attack these nuclear power plants.

"According to the information received, the enemy may strike the territories of the Kursk and Zaporizhzhya NPPs. The target is the storage sites of spent nuclear fuel. For the strikes, the enemy plans to use charges with warheads filled with radioactive substances. They have already been delivered to the settlement of Zhovti Vody in the Dnipropetrovsk [also known as Dnipro] region of Ukraine," the FSB stated.

Similarly, the military-civil administration of the Kharkov region stated that Ukrainian forces plan to attack nuclear facilities at the Kursk and Zaporozhye nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Kurchatov and Energodar (also known as Enerhodar).

"According to information received promptly from the military environment, based on the results of interrogation of prisoners of war of the Ukrainian armed forces from the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, the Ukrainian leadership is planning to strike nuclear facilities of Russia. At the moment, it is known about the intention to attack the nuclear facilities of the Kursk and Zaporizhzhya NPPs in Kurchatov and Energodar," the administration wrote on Telegram.

The Ukrainian strikes on nuclear facilities aim to accuse Russia of provocation, it indicated.

In a related context, Sergei Lebedev, the coordinator of a local pro-Russian underground network, told Sputnik that the planned attacks on the Kursk and Zaporozhye NPPs are being overseen by Western intelligence services, particularly from the UK.

Related News

Valery Zaluzhny: From Ukraine top general to presidential prospect

Russia hands over 1,200 bodies of Ukrainian troops, Ukraine does not

Lebedev stated that Ukrainian forces "are planning to carry out a missile attack with NATO weapons on the Kursk and Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plants soon. Western intelligence agencies, mainly UK ones, are supervising the terrorist attack. Long-range missiles do not fly to targets without their knowledge."

Ukraine suffering massive losses in Kursk offensive, Russia says

Russian officials said Wednesday that Russia's armed forces have claimed significant success in repelling a large-scale offensive by Ukrainian troops in the Kursk Region.

General Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces regiment, reported that nearly 12,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including numerous foreign fighters, had entered the region but that most had already been eliminated.

"We estimate that around 12,000 personnel entered the Kursk Region," General Alaudinov told Russian broadcaster Rossiya 1. He highlighted the involvement of foreign fighters, noting the presence of Polish, English, and French speakers among the Ukrainian forces.

"Most of them have already been destroyed," he said.

The offensive, which began on August 6, aimed to seize strategic facilities in both the Kursk and Belgorod regions, Alaudinov explained. The operation was reportedly part of a broader strategy by NATO to enable Ukrainian forces to capture significant Russian territory, thereby putting pressure on Moscow.

Despite the scale of the attack, Alaudinov noted that Ukrainian aircraft were not observed over the Kursk Region during the offensive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the assault, describing it as another "large-scale provocation" by Ukraine, targeting civilian infrastructure. He vowed that the Russian military would deliver a decisive response in the border regions.

Earlier reports from the Russian Foreign Ministry indicated that Ukrainian forces had suffered heavy losses, including up to 2,300 personnel and 37 tanks, during their incursion into the Kursk Region.

Read more: Kiev struggling against Russian air, ground superiority: US DoD agency

  • Ukraine crisis
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Armed Forces
  • ZNPP
  • Zaporozhye
Russia & NATO

Russia & NATO

As the Draconian Western-led sanctions on Russia exacerbate the economic crisis worldwide, and as Russian troops gain more ground despite the influx of military aid into Ukraine, exposing US direct involvement in bio-labs spread across Eastern Europe and the insurgence of neo-Nazi groups… How will things unfold?

Most Read

Why is Choose Love using a firm with British and US intelligence connections to run a pro-Palestine musical event? (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Together for Palestine: Troubling questions about the organisers of this huge event

  • Opinion
  • 17 Sep 2025
Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza.

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza

  • Politics
  • 12 Sep 2025
A screengrab from the ad played on Fox News. (X Screengrab)

Fox airs ad warning Trump not to let Netanyahu 'play' him on Gaza

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

  • Palestine
  • 14 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A Hezbollah supporter who lost his sight in a pager attack carried out by "Israel" on Sept. 17, 2024, covers his eyes with a red headband inscribed with the name "Hussein" during Ashoura, July 6, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'We Have Recovered': Lebanon marks 1st anniversary of Pager Attack

The Arab neighborhood of El Za'im, on the outskirts of east Occupied Al-Quds in the West Bank, near where Israeli government says housing units will be built as part of the E1 settlement project, Thursday, August 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Palestine

'Israel’s' deliberate policies drive West Bank economy toward collapse

Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder resigns over parent company curbing activism

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll
US & Canada

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS