European Command News Defcon Warning ~ May 4, 2023

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Energoatom: Russia continues To Turn The Temporarily Occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP Into A Military Base – The Energotom National Nuclear Power Company State Enterprise claims that Russia has “placed another batch of military equipment, weapons, and explosives in the premises of the turbine department of the 4th power unit of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant”. See All Alerts

It also reported, “the storage of military equipment with ammunition, weapons and explosives in other production premises of the ZNPP, in particular in repair and mechanical workshops and on the roofs of power units”.

The statement added, “We will remind you that earlier the occupiers placed such “treasures” in the engine rooms of the first, and later the second power units of the station”.

Ukraine Claims Russia Placed Explosives On Turbine Section Of ZNPP Nuclear Power Plant – The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has claimed that Russia loaded explosives “in the premise” of the turbine section of the power unit number 4 in the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) See All Alerts

The Ukrainian agency also said, “We will remind that at the end of July 2022, the Russian military placed heavy military equipment with ammunition, as well as weapons and explosives, in the engine room of power unit No. 1 of the ZANP,” and added, “At the beginning of August 2022, information was received regarding the placement of military equipment also in the engine room of power unit No. 2 of the ZNPP”.

The agency added that, “Also, through unofficial channels, the State Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission receives information about the storage of equipment, weapons and explosives in other production premises of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, including in repair and mechanical workshops and on the roofs of power units”.

“We emphasize once again that in the event of an emergency situation at the ZNPP with a potentially possible release of radioactive substances into the environment, the consequences will be felt not only by Ukraine – they will have a cross-border nature,” the statement added.

The Regulatory Inspectorate called on the international community for a “consolidated and decisive response to the actions of the aggressor country, the application of tough sanctions against Russian nuclear industry enterprises and persons affiliated with them”.

They added, “We emphasize that the Russian Federation should be deprived of all rights and privileges in the IAEA and other international institutions in the field of nuclear energy use”. Taken from Defcon Level Warning System: https://www.defconlevel.com/european-command-news.php#breaking-news

April 2nd, 2023 – A newly declassified report on Havana Syndrome by the director of national intelligence has been released that contradicts another recent report saying that it was very unlikely that the illness was caused by an energy weapon. Read more

March 17, 2023 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) released a statement on Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, including the abduction of children from Ukraine during Russia’s war on the country. Read more

March 15, 2023 – The Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that Russia views the U.S. drone flight in the Black Sea as a “real provocation” and said that it was flying with its “transponders off” and “entered into the zone of the special military operation” which is the term Russia uses for its war in Ukraine. Read more

March 14, 2023 – Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea today. Read more

March 09, 2023 – DOD: Russia Reportedly Supplying Enriched Plutonium to China: Various open-source outlets reported how Rosatom is providing highly enriched uranium for Chinese fast breeder reactors. Read more

March 09, 2023 – There was a fake nuclear alert that went out alerting Russians about a nuclear strike. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said that the message was due to a false alarm as a result of a cyberattack. Read more

March 06, 2023 – BLACK SEA – Ukrainian Defense Forces have reported that there are currently 16 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, including four missile carriers. Read more

February 26, 2023 – The death toll as a result of the earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria has now exceeded 50,000, with 44,218 deaths in Turkey alone, and Syria: 5,914 deaths. Read more

February 22, 2023 – Russia suspends the New START nuclear treaty, which is the only nuclear treaty in effect between the US and #Russia, saying that the U.S. is “weakening” the security of the Russian Federation.