Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Yields Nothing but Destruction of NATO Weapons — DPR Head

Denis Pushilin did not rule out, however, that Ukrainian troops may take more provocative actions ahead of the NATO summit on July 11-12

Para 1: MOSCOW, July 6. /TASS/. The first stage of Ukraine’s counteroffensive has yielded no serious results except for the loss of manpower and numerous combat vehicles supplied to the Kiev regime by NATO countries, Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Acting Head Denis Pushilin said on Wednesday.

"The notorious, ‘very serious,’ counteroffensive, at least its first stage, has yielded practically no result, but for a lot of destroyed NATO vehicles and enormous losses in manpower," he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel.

Pushilin did not rule out, however, that Ukrainian troops may take more provocative actions ahead of the NATO summit on July 11-12.

Para 4: "I am sure that all kinds of provocative actions can be expected from Ukraine. We see that the [NATO] summit’s price is very high for Ukraine because some important decisions may be made. <…> They [Ukraine] need to demonstrate something before the summit, so, we think that they will resort to false flag attacks. They don’t care for people, that is why, regrettably, this cannot be ruled out," Pushilin stressed.

Zelensky Set to Blow Up Zaporozhye NPP Ahead of NATO Summit, Says Senior Russian Lawmaker

Leonid Slutsky said that "giving up their military support for the Kiev junta," which seeks to trigger a nuclear disaster, "would be much more effective than any words

MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is planning to blow up the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the run-up to NATO’s July summit and then pin the terrorist attack on Russia, thereby dragging the alliance into the conflict, Leonid Slutsky, leader of the LDPR party and chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, said on Wednesday.

"Everything indicates that Zelensky intends to lay ‘his last card’ on the table ahead of the NATO summit and blow up the Zaporozhye NPP. The objective is monstrous - to use a nuclear terrorist attack in order to place the blame on Russia and force the collective West to get directly involved in the Ukraine conflict," Slutsky wrote on his Telegram channel.

The lawmaker pointed out that tensions concerning the ZNPP "are building, including in European capitals."

"According to Rosenergoatom, a number of European leaders were in intense contact with Zelensky last night. The reason is crystal clear - to persuade the Ukrainian Fuhrer who has lost his mind after ‘the counteroffensive’ stalled, to abandon his plans. The general implications for all of Europe are also clear," the senior lawmaker believes.

Additionally, Slutsky said that "giving up their military support for the Kiev junta," which seeks to trigger a nuclear disaster, "would be much more effective than any words."

"Brussels and Washington have every chance of finding themselves among the sponsors of nuclear terrorists and they will be responsible for the repercussions from the ZNPP explosion," the lawmaker concluded.

The NATO summit will be held in Vilnius on July 11-12.

Situation around Zaporozhye NPP

On June 22, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed prior to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s visit to Russia that Moscow was allegedly plotting a terrorist attack at the Zaporozhye NPP. He informed the United States, Brazil, India and China, as well as European, Middle Eastern and African countries about this alleged plot but provided no evidence to back up his allegations. Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said that Ukraine would hold drills and set up crisis centers "in case of a possible radiation leak from the ZNPP." In particular, the drills were organized in the Dnepropetrovsk and Nikolayev Regions, as well as in the Kiev-controlled areas of the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov refuted Zelensky’s allegation as yet another lie. Commenting on Zelensky’s remarks that Russia was allegedly plotting a terrorist attack at the Zaporozhye NPP, Renat Karchaa, advisor to the CEO of Russia’s Rosenergoatom nuclear power plant operator, said that the Ukrainian leader’s statement could serve as proof of Kiev’s preparations for an attack on the ZNPP, which would ultimately be aimed at dragging NATO into the Ukraine conflict.

On June 23, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said at a UN Security Council meeting that Moscow was highly concerned about Kiev’s increasingly shrill allegations that Russia is booby-trapping the ZNPP. According to him, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission that recently visited the facility could see for themselves the utter absurdity of such allegations.

The Zaporozhye NPP, located in Energodar, is the largest nuclear facility in Europe. The total capacity of its six reactors is about 6,000 megawatts. In late February 2022, the facility was taken under control by Russian forces. Since then, the Ukrainian military has been periodically bombarding both the residential neighborhoods of Energodar and the area of the ZNPP, using drones, heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

Blatant support for Ukrainian Nazis to leave indelible mark in US history — Russian envoy

The Ukrainian terrorists that have committed countless atrocities against the Russian population in Donbas, "make speeches within the walls of the once trustworthy Stanford University" now, the diplomat noted

WASHINGTON, July 5. /TASS/. The US is smirched with dishonour as it blatantly supports the Ukrainian Nazis, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday when commenting on the visit to the United States of representatives of the Azov nationalist battalion (terrorist organization outlawed in Russia) and their meetings at the Capitol.

"One cannot look indifferently at how the heirs of Hitler and Bandera are honored in the country that contributed to the defeat of the fascist Germany. This is a betrayal of the memory of the Americans who gave their lives during World War II. The blatant support for the Ukrainian Nazis will leave an indelible mark in the American history," he said.

The Ukrainian terrorists that have committed countless atrocities against the Russian population in Donbas, "make speeches within the walls of the once trustworthy Stanford University" now, the diplomat noted.

"The question arises: what vision of the world do they want to instill into young Americans and foreign students, studying here? The duty of humanity is to oppose the glorification of Nazism with all its might. We tirelessly urge Washington to solve this problem. However, in response, we encounter absurd prohibitions even in the run-up to memorable events, such as laying wreaths at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial," Antonov emphasized.