Nuclear power stations across the world are increasingly vulnerable to attack after Russia’s capture of Europe’s biggest facility during its invasion of Ukraine and the “normalisation” of such assaults, a leading think tank will warn.
Vladimir Putin’s troops seized control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in spring 2022 in an attempt to disrupt Ukraine’s energy supply, and have used the site to create fear in the nearby Ukrainian-held city of the same name by setting off nuclear drills.
