Rushists are using a new method of creating the desired ‘picture’ at the Zaporizhzhia TPP to manipulate public opinion and influence the international community. Recent mortar attacks on the suburbs of Enerhodar have a specific target: the ash dumps of the Zaporizhzhia TPP.

These are the sites where ash is stored, formed during the operation of thermal power plants. This waste has a high concentration of toxic substances and a level of radiation that is at least 2.5 times higher than the natural background. When it dries, it forms dust that is able to travel long distances.

As a result of mortar strikes on ash pits, clouds of dust are formed, blown by the wind in the vicinity of Enerhodar. Monitoring of the radiation background, which is carried out near the nuclear plant, indicates an increase in the radiation levels. Thus the invaders are trying to present these data as the results of the alleged ‘strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine’.