Ukraine war: Workers at the Zaporizhzhia plant fear there could be 'devastation' on a scale 'worse than Chernobyl'

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Ukraine war: Workers at the Zaporizhzhia plant fear there could be 'devastation' on a scale 'worse than Chernobyl'
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The Zaporizhzhia power plant was taken under Russia control last March, becoming one of the first major areas to be captured by Vladimir Putin's forces - but staff say they are intimidated by Russian troops to keep quiet about what's happening behind closed doors.

While some nuclear experts think that such an eventuality is unlikely, others have told us it's a possible worst case scenario.

For 30 years, workers at Europe's largest nuclear power station couldn't imagine that there could be a power outage.The back-up generators we were told are also not being properly maintained, the other man, Mykola, told us that this was because of staff shortages. Five of the six reactors are now in cold shutdown, but there are fears Russia may use the power plant to stage a false flag attack.

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