Ukraine Warns of Terror Plot Against Chernobyl Power Plant, Experts Skeptical

Ukrainian defense officials have made the alarming allegation that Russian troops are preparing a terrorist attack at Chernobyl, though there’s currently no public evidence that anything is planned there.

The Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine announced on its Facebook page Friday morning that it was anticipating a “technological catastrophe” at the Russian-controlled areas of the plant. Chernobyl was first invaded at the beginning of the war, on Feb. 24, and has been occupied by the Russian military ever since. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a UN nuclear watchdog group, confirmed Thursday that it had lost communication with the plant entirely.