Not only is the Ukraine one of the bread baskets of the world, but it also features some of the largest nuclear power plants in the world.
For one, there is the infamous Chernobyl Power Plant (4 reactors, only one was affected by the 1986 accident) and then there is the Zaporizhzhia Power Plant (10th largest in the world; 6 reactors; total power output of 5,700 MW; generates about 50% of Ukraine's electricity). "Ukraine operates four nuclear power plants with 15 reactors located in Volhynia and South Ukraine. The total installed nuclear power capacity is over 13 GWe, ranking 7th in the world in 2020." (Source)
So far the Russian military during the invasion of the Ukraine has been rather irresponsible and reckless with respect to these nuclear power plants in the Ukraine! This is of great concern!
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