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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - June 29

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    unkz
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    Ukraine claims Russia planning ‘massive’ incident at nuclear site Russia will certainly have a hard time denying culpability after their bombing of the dam, and it would not be a surprise to anyone.

    Ukraine claims Russia planning ‘massive’ incident at nuclear site

    Ukraine’s defence ministry has warned that Russia plans to simulate a major accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is under the control of Russian forces, in a bid to thwart the expected counteroffensive by Ukraine to retake its territory captured by Moscow.

    Russia will certainly have a hard time denying culpability after their bombing of the dam, and it would not be a surprise to anyone.

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      BisonST
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      Do we know for sure Russia bombed the dam? I was watching Ryan McBride's YouTube video on it and it does look like a gradual degradation of the dam due to extended spill over.

      Do we know for sure Russia bombed the dam? I was watching Ryan McBride's YouTube video on it and it does look like a gradual degradation of the dam due to extended spill over.

  3. unkz
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    CIA director William Burns ‘called Kremlin’ after Wagner mutiny

    CIA director William Burns ‘called Kremlin’ after Wagner mutiny

    CIA director William Burns reportedly called Russian spy chief Sergei Naryshkin in the aftermath of failed mutiny by the Wagner group.

    The phone call to the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service was to assure Kremlin that the US had no role in the Wagner group’s aborted rebellion, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal said

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  4. skybrian
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    Ukraine war: Major Moscow airport flights disrupted by drone attack (BBC)

    Ukraine war: Major Moscow airport flights disrupted by drone attack (BBC)

    Restrictions at Vnukovo airport, one of Moscow's three international airports, have now been lifted. Flights from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt were among those affected.

    According to the defence ministry, four of the drones flying in the Moscow region were shot down by air defence systems. A fifth was intercepted electronically before crashing.

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  5. boxer_dogs_dance
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    https://kyivindependent.com/iaea-chief-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-reconnected-to-backup-power-line/ IAEA: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to backup power line Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power...

    https://kyivindependent.com/iaea-chief-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-reconnected-to-backup-power-line/

    IAEA: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to backup power line
    Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been reconnected to its only available backup power line for the first time in four months, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on July 3.

    Since early March, the plant has relied only on a single main power line for external electricity needed for reactor cooling and other critical nuclear safety functions. The backup line is now energized and ready to feed the station should the primary line become unavailable or damaged.

    The 330 kilovolt (kV) backup power line was cut on March 1 due to damage on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River and restored on July 1, the IAEA wrote. Before Russia's full-scale war, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant had six backup lines and four main lines of 750 kV.

    "While the reconnection of the backup power line is positive, the plant's external power situation remains highly vulnerable, underlining the precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the site," said IAEA chief Rafael Grossi.