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Mine event in Ukraine on Sat 8th July 2023
8th July 2023
The Russian occupying forces carry on mining Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and facilities on the plant's territory, with mines and explosives being delivered to the facility at this time, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) said.
Source: DIU
Details: Ukrainian intelligence reports that mines and explosive barriers consisting of remote-controlled and unguided anti-personnel mines of the directional type have been planted in the technical rooms and turbine halls.
The report specifies that the mines used are mostly Soviet-era directional ones: MON-50, MON-90, MON-100, and MON-200.
The intelligence service has published a map of the ZNPP, which shows the likely mining sites. The agency does not explain what kind of schematic it is or where it came from.
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