I read somewhere that part of the offensive was to regain control of the nuclear plant.
IF true this is frightning and probably why the diver that was murdered refused to dive in the pools. This is posted by a Ukrainian MP
At the occupied
#Zaporizhzhya NPP, russian are going to drain the cooling pools. They are looking for fictional weapons. And this could lead to nuclear danger. The world must unite in response to the nuclear threats of the rashists.
Russia are going to have all sorts of problems re putting industry on a war footing, spares and parts often from the west and used by their military will not be available to them in possibly sufficent quantities ( there is always illegal imports )
The reliance they built up from car parts, to washing machines, to tanks and aviation might come back to bite them in the ass, that is one reason why they have been generating T62 tanks over the more modern T80's in stocks, as the T62 despite its short comings is a Soviet era tank built in Russia without a real reliance on western technology.
A classic example of the problems they face, Russia has just introduced a new 100 Ruble note... Slight problem though, a lot of the ATM machines in Russia are western manufactured and are unable to dispense the new currency.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/...mersant-a78175
Russia’s new 100-ruble bill will not be introduced into circulation anytime soon due to difficulties stemming from Western ATM and point-of-sale service providers' exit over the war in Ukraine, the Kommersant business daily
reported Thursday.
Russia’s Central Bank introduced the new 100-ruble banknote — depicting the Kremlin’s Spasskaya Tower on the front and the Rzhev Memorial to the Russian Soldier on the back — with higher durability and upgraded security features this Thursday.
Concerns over the new bill’s circulation arose after the leading U.S. ATM and point-of-sale terminal manufacturers NCR and Diebold Nixdorf left Russia in retaliation to its invasion of Ukraine.
“Given the geopolitical situation, it is difficult to imagine that development for the Russian market will be a priority,” Kommersant quoted an unnamed payment market source as saying.
They warned that the new banknotes could be impossible to use because of the service providals’ refusal to issue updates for them.
Central Bank deputy chief Sergei Belov said it would take between six months and a year for Russian ATMs and cash registers to update equipment that would recognize the new banknotes.
The Association of Russian Banks, an NGO that represents the interests of 145 members, had asked to delay the introduction of the new notes this spring, Kommersant said.
The association estimates that 60% of Russian ATMs and all of its cash registers are imported.
Russia last introduced newly designed currency in 200 and 2,000 ruble denominations in 2017.
The Central Bank plans to introduce 1,000 and 5,000 ruble notes next year.