British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine – 25 August 2022
In early March, Russian ground forces assaulted and seized Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). On 21 August 2022, imagery indicated that Russia maintained an enhanced military presence at the sit
- In early March, Russian ground forces assaulted and seized Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
- On 21 August 2022, imagery indicated that Russia maintained an enhanced military presence at the site, with armoured personnel carriers deployed within 60 metres of reactor number five.
- Russian troops were probably attempting to conceal the vehicles by parking them under overhead pipes and gantries.
- Russia is probably prepared to exploit any Ukrainian military activity near ZNPP for propaganda purposes.
- While Russia maintains the military occupation of ZNPP, the principal risks to reactor operations are likely to remain disruption to the reactors’ cooling systems, damage to its back-up power supply, or errors by workers operating under pressure.