DISINFO: The US marks the targets for Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia plant
SUMMARY
The US has been providing intelligence data to Ukrainian forces, marking the targets to bomb in the area of the Russian-controlled nuclear plant of Zaporizhzhia.
RESPONSE
This is part of a wider disinformation campaign about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, trying to blame the US and Ukraine for the dangerous situation around this facility and thus deflect any Russian responsibility.
No evidence is provided to support the claim. Although it is true that the US has been sharing intelligence with Ukrainian authorities throughout the war to repeal Russia’s unprovoked aggression, the allegation that the US or Ukraine are deliberately trying to cause damage to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is false. In fact, both countries have made repeated efforts to defuse tension around the plant, whilst Russia has adopted many reckless actions regarding this facility, including placing military equipment and troops inside its premises, using its surroundings as a base for rocket and missile attacks, and interrupting its power line. Besides, Russia rejected UN proposals to demilitarise the areas surrounding the plant, as it was deliberately waging a fear campaign about the risks of a nuclear disaster in order to advance its goals in Ukraine.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that the Kyiv regime actions around the Zaporizhzhia plant is nuclear terrorism, that Washington and the Kyiv regime’s actions pose a threat of nuclear catastrophe, that Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia plant show that the US does not accept defeat, or that NATO may use Zaporizhzhia incident as a pretext to join combat in Ukraine.