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A whole other kettle of fission: Ukraine’s imperilled nuclear plant

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Is the Ukrainian Power Plant a Military Base?

The plant usually provides about 20% of Ukraine's electricity. Over the course of this war, they've failed to take its electricity for their own use. One of the factors that's been the most distressing is the continuing and increasing reports of really violent intimidation by Russian authorities on the workers and employees themselves. The Russians have found out into surrounding villages and also garrisoned the town of Inohara adjacent.

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