UK Lawmaker Wants Attack On Ukraine Nuke Plant Deemed As Assault On NATO Members

An attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant should be considered as a trigger for NATO Article 5. Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Defense Select Committee of the House of Commons, called for such action to be considered an attack on NATO member states, Ukraine Daily reported.

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Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom earlier said that Russia planned a major false flag operation at the Zaporizhzhia plant. Russia seized control of the plant located in occupied Enerhodar in March and is using the site as a military base to launch attacks on Ukraine.

Russian troops have instructed Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant staff to take time off and followed it up with another order for them to extend their leave without specifying the return date.

The report, from the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, could be a ploy for the Russians to disconnect the plant from the Ukrainian energy system, which would lead to a breakdown of the plant.

Russia has lost 44,900 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24. Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Aug. 20 that Russia also lost 1,907 tanks, 4,212 armed fighting vehicles, 3,137 vehicles and fuel tanks, 1,018 artillery systems, 266 multiple launch rocket systems, 141 air defense systems, 197 helicopters, 234 airplanes, 803 drones, and 15 boats.

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