Published 08:33 IST, January 24th 2023
Storing missiles and ammunition in nuclear plants? Ukraine responds to claims
According to Russian media, citing Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, the Ukrainian Forces are storing the Western-provided weapons in nuclear power plants.
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Western countries are arming Ukraine with vanced weapons so that it can continue to fight and defend itself against Russia. According to Russian media, citing Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Ukrainian Forces are storing se Western-provided missiles and ammunition in nuclear power plants.
According to Director of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin, y have received reliable data that Ukrainian Armed Forces are "storing weapons and ammunition provided by West on territories of nuclear power plants in Ukraine" to provoke a Russian military strike, RT reported.
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ding furr, Naryshkin stated that armaments include rockets for US-me HIMARS launchers and missiles used by foreign air defence systems and “large-calibre artillery shells”.
Ukrainian military command hides ammunition depots behind nuclear reactors and if a large-scale detonation of warehouses and destruction of nuclear power plant happens due to ar "stray" Ukraine air defence missile n such trdy can always be blamed on Moscow, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said, according to RT.
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Ukraine denies storing weapons in nuclear power plant territory
Meanwhile, Mykhailo Podolyak, an viser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has rejected claims of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service that Ukraine is storing weapons at Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
Taking to Twitter, Podolyak said, "Ukraine has never stored any weapons on "NPP territory", as falsely "claimed" by Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (Naryshkin). On contrary, RF seized ZNPP & keeps its military re."
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He said that his country is "always open to inspecting bodies" including International Atomic Energy ncy (IAEA). Podolyak accused Russia of lying and stated that Moscow's lies "are aimed to justify ir provocation".
08:33 IST, January 24th 2023