Just days after Russia claimed Ukraine is planning false flag terror attacks and two days after peaceful talks began in earnest between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a drone bombed the Chernobyl nuclear reactor early Friday morning, which Ukraine claims was done by Russia and Russia has denied, accusing Ukraine for the attack. There are no reports of a radiation release at this time.
“As a peace negotiation summit is being prepared, the threat of false flags to escalate the war intensify. Russia has recently claimed Ukraine is preparing false flags to draw NATO into direct war with Russia,” Infowars reported Thursday, the day before the Chernobyl attack.
Russia has claimed Ukraine is responsible for the nuclear reactor strike.
“The provocation at Chernobyl NPP is yet another criminal action by the Kiev regime,” the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the operation a frame up.
“This is what they love doing,” Peskov said Friday.
🇺🇦🇷🇺‼️🚨 NUCLEAR FALSE FLAG: UKRAINE IS DESPERATE TO NOT BE DORCED INTO A DEAL!
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) February 14, 2025
A strike at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was done!
This is a provocation. Russia has no reason to strike the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Especially now. But Zelensky urgently… pic.twitter.com/DcOFIPzzlx
While Russia has welcomed Trump’s peace plan, Ukrainian ruler Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly aspired for war and nuclear weapons.
Word to the wise.
— Prodigal (@ProdigalThe3rd) February 4, 2025
Never give nukes & advanced weaponry to a corrupt cokehead that’s lost track of +$100B in US aid/arms/support
Ukrainian President Zelenksy:
"Give us… nuclear arms." https://t.co/bBlag6twbE pic.twitter.com/P5OOm9HZKp
Trump indicated Thursday that Ukrainian ruler Vladimir Zelensky will probably not be at the peace summit. Trump previously directed Zelensky to hold peace talks with Russia but Zelensky just wanted nuclear weapons.
🚨DID ZELENSKYY BOMB HIS OWN NUCLEAR SHELTER? KREMLIN THINKS SO
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 14, 2025
Maria Zakharova of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
“The provocation at Chernobyl NPP is yet another criminal action by the Kiev regime.
Each time, in order to lobby for arms supplies, money, and to give Western… https://t.co/HjbXKI25zv pic.twitter.com/5fel54NX64
Zelensky’s ‘victory plan‘ called for de-facto war with Russia, NATO membership and three classified goals. Zelensky’s top aide even believes direct war between the U.S. and Russia would be good for Ukraine.
BREAKING: Ukraine says Russia has struck the Chernobyl nuclear plant with a drone attack.
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) February 14, 2025
Anyone else find the timing very odd? pic.twitter.com/jKzJ1qaEBU
In December a drone bombed a vehicle carrying international nuclear reactor inspectors in Ukraine, which Kiev and Moscow blamed each other for as well.
The Chernobyl nuclear reactor experienced a meltdown and explosion in 1986. Since then a significant effort has been made reduce radiation emissions via securing the damaged reactor inside a bigger building (the New Safe Confinement).
“The Chernobyl protective dome, also known as the New Safe Confinement, was built in the 2010s to protect the remains of the destroyed reactor 4 unit from the elements and prevent the escape of contaminated material into the environment,” RT said. “The project cost a reported €2.1 billion ($2.2 bn) in international funding.”
Chernobyl plant workers must keep humidity within a small range within the new containment unit to avoid radioactive releases. Too little and radioactive dust forms, too much and radioactive water forms. A hole in the roof would greatly affect internal humidity.
The original containment building (the one erected over the exploded reactor building directly following the incident) was constructed quickly and has been showing signs of structural fatigue. This is why the new containment unit was erected over it in the 2010s.
If the old unit collapses then immense amounts of radioactive dust will form, and worse, nuclear fuel still within the reactor unit may begin to fissile and undergo reactions, leading to huge releases of radiation and potential nuclear fire due to the massive heat release – another meltdown.