Ukraine's Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov warned that Russia has a fully drafted and approved plan for a terrorist attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, with explosives placed near four of the six power units.
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The plan for a terrorist attack on the ZNPP is fully drafted and approved. They can use technical means to accelerate the catastrophe.
Russian forces have placed equipment with explosives near four of the six power units.
The Russians' plan to blow up the ZNPP had been fully developed and approved, and the threat had never been so great
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