Disrespecting All Agreements, The Russian Federation Keeps Striking From the ZNPP and Threatens the Security of Other Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants
By: Giorgio Provinciali
Live from Ukraine
Oleksandriivka, Donetsk — The number of Ukrainian users disconnected from the electricity grid is incalculable because hour after hour, Moscow destroys what Ukrainian technicians painstakingly repair. Russian (i.e., Iranian and Chinese) drones now target almost exclusively Ukrainian energy infrastructure, including nuclear power.
Several media outlets have reported an alleged agreement between the parties not to engage in battle near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is illegally occupied by the Russians in Enerhodar. This is completely untrue because — as we documented from those very places just a few hours ago — Moscow continues to use the protective shells of that facility as a military shield from which it can strike cities like Marhanets’ and Nikopol’without receiving an immediate and equivalent response.
Long-range, high-explosive Russian drones targeted the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant, narrowly avoiding a repeat of the tragedy that occurredon the night of October 23–24, 2023. Other drones also flew over the Rivne nuclear power plant.
The level of terror caused by Russian forces on November 8, when they struck critical electrical substations at both sites, reached new heights of recklessness. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, the Chornobyl nuclear power plant temporarily lost external power after the Russians targeted its substations.
Unpunished and even reintroduced into international forums that purport to speak of “peace,” the Russian Federation has launched a new campaign of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, targeting facilities serving nuclear power plants. This has had further, highly impactful consequences for the daily lives of a nation ravaged by 12 years of war, 4 of which were large-scale.
Without water, in the dark and freezing cold, often for more than 16 hours at a time, many families have confined their living space to a single room, such as the kitchen or bathroom, sealing it off from the rest of the house with plastic sheeting and blankets. Many have their children sleep in tents set up inside their homes, trying to retain as much heat as possible with blankets and pillows. Internet connectivity is extremely limited due to mobile network congestion, because fixed-line connectivity is mostly inaccessible. In the brief windows when it is available, it is often deactivated or limited for security reasons, to prevent Russian drones from connecting to Ukrainian mobile cells. When internet access is available, instructions on how to build a candle stove are circulating, along with recommendations from various municipal departments urging an increasingly large segment of the population to equip themselves with an emergency backpack containing food, water, and a power bank for at least three days’ survival.
Many friends responded to a clip we shared showing the interior walls of our house — internal temperature: -2°C — completely covered in frost, sending us similar clips. Isolated in a now-gray area of Kostiantynivka, a woman wrote «I ask for bread» in the snow. The message, made even more humiliating and heartbreaking by the fact that no one can now evacuate her, prompted the ЗСУ to send her supplies via drone. A report we filmed there is still available on the YouTube channel of “La Ragione”, alongside women who, like her, had chosen not to leave their homes, no matter what happened.
Sick children are forced to continue treatment in neslamnosti punktiv(resilience points set up in 2022 to provide access to hot drinks, internet, and smartphone charging), and entire families sleep in cars, seeking nonexistent shelter from Russian raids. Others line up for a bowl of hot soup. Between the toxic agents released by the bombs, the vehicle engines, and other internal combustion generators running 24/7, the air is often unbreathable.
The conditions we described as tragic four years ago are even worse today. The nightmare Ukraine has been living through has only worsened since then, while the attention of the media and the so-called “free world” — which these people defend with their sacrifice — seems increasingly directed elsewhere.
The continuous blackouts severely damaged the heating system of our house in Western Ukraine while we were here in Donbas.
Without electricity, the pump couldn’t circulate the liquid while the fire was lit. As a result, the system caught fire, and the whole house was at risk of burning. Fortunately, it did not, but the whole system needs to be changed, and the house needs to be restored. Tubes are all bent, walls are blackened by haze, and the heating system doesn’t work, requiring an entirely new system.
We are doing our best since Alla’s parents live there, but there’s still a lot to work on here, too, as the people around us are in no better situation.
We’re renewing our fundraising campaign and thanking everyone who joins to help us restore what Russia is destroying. Even a small donation helps. We’ll keep you updated on developments.
Thank you all, friends
不顾一切协议 俄罗斯联邦继续从扎波罗热核电站发动攻击，并威胁其他乌克兰核电站安全
作者：Giorgio Provinciali
翻译：旺财球球
乌克兰前线报道
顿涅茨克州 奥列克桑德里夫卡 —莫斯科一次又一次摧毁乌克兰技术人员辛苦修复的设施，致使被断电的乌克兰用户数量已无法统计。俄罗斯（即伊朗和中国制造的）无人机如今几乎专门袭击乌克兰的能源基础设施，其中也包括核电站。
多家媒体报道称交战双方曾达成协议，不在被俄罗斯非法占领的埃涅尔霍达尔的扎波罗热核电站附近交战。但这完全不属实——正如我们仅在数小时前在那些地点所记录的那样——莫斯科继续利用该设施的防护壳作为军事掩护，从中向马尔哈内茨和尼科波尔等城市发起攻击而不遭到即时且等量的反击。
（图：Alla在乌克兰顿巴斯现场报道—— 版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
远程高爆的俄制无人机袭击了赫梅利尼茨基核电站，险些重演2023年10月23–24日夜间发生的悲剧。其他无人机也曾飞越里夫内核电站。
俄军在11月8日对两处关键变电站的攻击所造成的恐怖程度达到了新的鲁莽高度。周一至周二的夜间，切尔诺贝利核电站在俄军袭击其变电站后曾一度失去外部供电。
（图：Alla在乌克兰民用基础设施的冰冻废墟中行走。地板完全结冰了——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
在未受惩罚、甚至被重新纳入那些打着“和平”旗号的国际论坛之后，俄罗斯联邦随后又对乌克兰能源基础设施发起新一轮攻击，目标包括核电站的服务设施。这对一个被战争蹂躏已达12年（其中4年为大规模战争）的国家的日常生活造成了更深远、更严重的影响。
经常连续超过16小时停水、停电、停暖，许多家庭将生活空间局限在厨房或浴室等单个房间内，用塑料布和毯子将其与房屋的其他部分隔开。许多人在屋内搭起帐篷让孩子睡在里面，用毯子和枕头尽量保温。由于移动网络拥堵，且固定线路大多不可用，互联网连接极其有限。在短暂可用的时段内，为安全原因网络常被关闭或限制，以防俄制无人机连接至乌克兰移动基站。当有网络时，关于怎样制作蜡烛炉的指南在流传，同时各市政部门也建议越来越多的民众准备可供至少三天生存的应急包，包含食物、水和移动电源。
（图：乌克兰当局分享的生存说明，指导民众在日益增多且更具致命性的俄军攻击下如何准备在无电、无暖、无水、无联系的情况下生存3–5天）
（图：我们房屋内的室温。杯子和墙壁都结了霜——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
许多朋友回应了我们分享的一段视频——显示我家内墙完全结霜、室内温度为零下2摄氏度——并发来类似的短片。在科斯蒂安蒂尼夫卡一片被孤立的灰色地带，一名妇女在雪地里写下“我求面包”。由于无人能将她撤离，这个信息显得更加屈辱与令人心碎，促使乌克兰武装部队通过无人机向她投送了物资。我们在那里拍摄的一则报道仍可在“La Ragione”的YouTube频道看到，视频中还有像她一样选择无论发生什么都不离家的妇女。
（图：2022年沿切尔尼夫齐街道设立的“neslamnosti punkt”（应对点）之一。如今在更恶劣的条件下仍在运作——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
（图：人们排队领一碗热汤——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
病童被迫在应急点继续接受治疗（该类复原站是2022年设立的，为民众提供热饮、互联网和手机充电），整个家庭睡在汽车里，躲避俄军袭击同时试图找到避难所。还有人排队领一碗热汤。炸弹释放的有毒物质、汽车发动机和其他昼夜运行的内燃机发电机使得空气常常无法呼吸。
四年前我们称之为悲惨的状况如今更为严重。乌克兰所经历的噩梦自那以后变得更糟，而媒体和所谓“自由世界”的关注——这些乌克兰人民正牺牲自己所捍卫的——似乎越来越远。
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持续的停电严重损坏了我们在乌克兰西部的家中的供暖系统，而我们当时就在顿巴斯。
没有电，点着的炉火无法通过水泵循环热水。结果，系统起火，整个房子面临着烧毁的风险。幸而未被烧毁，但整个系统需要更换，房子也需要修复。管道都是歪的，墙壁被烟雾熏黑，供暖系统无法正常工作，需要彻底更换。
我们正在尽最大努力，因为Alla的父母住在那里，但这里还有许多工作要做，周围的人处境也好不到哪儿去。
我们正在重启筹款活动，感谢每一位支持我们修复被俄罗斯摧毁一切的朋友。即使是小额捐款也有帮助。我们会及时更新进展。
感谢大家，朋友们。
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