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[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (6 children)

"If detonated, they would not damage the reactors but would create an image of shelling from the Ukrainian side,” the statement on Telegram said. It said the Ukrainian army stood “ready to act under any circumstances”.

In his nightly video message, Zelenskiy said Russia was planning to “simulate an attack” on the plant. “But in any case, the world sees – and cannot fail to see – that the only source of danger to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is Russia. And no one else.”

Zelenskiy and the Ukrainian military provided no evidence for their assertions"

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[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What the fuck is this comment section?!

[–] Kempeth@feddit.de 18 points 2 years ago

Russian copium brigade out for a special typing operation

[–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 17 points 2 years ago (22 children)

How is the Russian propaganda attempting to frame that? "Ukrainians are Nazis and so we took over their nuclear power plant because we (though we) could. Now they want to destroy it, incurring an immense ecological impact to mostly themselves, because if they can't have it, better be dead too"?

[–] lycanrising@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

"turns out the ukranians actually liked chernobyl, so much so that they're probably planning on doing it again!"

[–] Spzi@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

How is the Russian propaganda attempting to frame that?

Just see this comment section. "Ukranian artillery did it!"

[–] Stereocloud@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't underestimate Russias stupidity and sheer incompetence, they probably think the brainwashed masses in russia will believe them. We need a hard line to stop it, but, if russia wants their face kicked in by NATO for real, who am I to deny them. I hope for a crater where the Kremlin stands.

[–] LiquorFan@pathfinder.social 1 points 2 years ago

I don't think most of them believe the government media, they just go along with it. And the ones that are against it are already dead/in gulags/sent to Ukraine. That's what totalitarian states do.

[–] InverseParallax@voyager.lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, but also "We need a status quo cease fire, clearly things are getting dangerous for everybody, let's all sit down at the bargaining table right now. Of course, in the meantime we keep our current territory and that is the starting point for negotiation, not any territory you might get in the next few months."

It's calling timeout, no tag backs when you're losing in tag. Or as putin calls it "escalate to de-escalate".

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Your guess is as good as mine. But if you have watched Russ TV, they aren't afraid of saying the most ridiculous things.

Though according to the article: Renat Karchaa, an adviser to the head of Rosenergoatom, which operates Russia’s nuclear network, said Ukraine planned to drop ammunition laced with nuclear waste transported from another of the country’s five nuclear stations on the plant.

“Under cover of darkness overnight on 5 July the Ukrainian military will try to attack the Zaporizhzhia station using long-range precision equipment and kamikaze attack drones,” Russian news agencies quoted Karchaa as telling Russian television. He offered no evidence in support of the allegation."

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[–] Lyrus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

These comments.... I wasn't expecting Lemmy to be russian bots just chatting with each other.

[–] Famko@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I mean, lemmy does have a sizable tankie population at lemmygrad

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