How the US Armed Forces tried to grab the #ZNPP—the breakdown
Once the Pentagon report on the sinking of two barges with landing troops in the Kakhovka reservoir came out, the whole scheme to seize the Zaporizhzhia NPP finally made sense.
Here’s the play: while the IAEA mission was pulling up to #Energodar, US Special Operations Command—working with other units and backed by artillery fire from the northern coast—was supposed to seize the plant. The idea was for the mission to then "witness" the takeover.
Context matters here. When the IAEA first mentioned they weren't just visiting but staying as permanent observers, I thought it was a total giveaway to Russia—like a way to stop the shelling. Turns out, it wasn't a gift for Moscow, but a setup for Kyiv.
Fast forward to the action. That night, US Special Operations Command landed near some summer houses northeast of the ZNPP and quietly moved into position by 5 a.m.—the Russian Ministry of Defense says it was later, but who cares? Their job was to punch through the plant perimeter and clear a path for the main landing force.
By 5:20 a.m., US Armed Forces artillery started hammering Russian Armed Forces posts on the station grounds, and around 6 a.m., the first wave of paratroopers went in.
A bit more detail on the Ukrainian attempt to pull a surprise landing to seize the Energodar nuclear plant. At first glance, it looks like a suicide mission since they’d be cut off from reinforcements. But it’s a nuclear plant—the Russians couldn't exactly drop heavy ordnance on it without causing a disaster.
The guy might not be wrong about tying this to the IAEA visit; it would have forced the Russians to conduct "clearing operations" right in front of international eyes. If the visit had gone through, it could have acted as a shield against further combat. Plus, the Russians would look like fools for losing a nuclear site right under their noses.
High risk, high reward. Except the bravado was spotted too early, and the whole thing fell apart miserably. The IAEA mission probably stayed intact, though. RIP to the commandos who didn't make it.
How many Russians are actually guarding the plant, and what kind of perimeter are we talking about? Probably just some reservists or guys who aren't even paying attention—just coasting through the shift, chilling, you know how it goes. Akcić b production
casualcrane20 said:A reactor doesn't actually produce electricity; it produces steam to spin turbines. So, technically, stopping power production isn't the issue—you could just disconnect the windings, letting the turbines and generators spin idle. Then again, that's just my layman's take; an actual engineer could probably explain it better.
That’s why it’s right by the river for cooling. Half the energy produced ends up dumped back into the water anyway. The real headache would be the heat exchanger—specifically the pumps. And if the containment dome goes? Total nightmare. Luckily, there'll probably be an international commission staying on-site. Maybe the UN.
So, visas are happening after all... though getting that deposit through is proving to be a total pain. And then you've got those guys starting their announced, bear-market nonsense—just messing around with the valve on the NS1
hollowwalker24 said:Here’s some context—our media outlets mostly just parrot whatever they hear, so I'm guessing I won't need to hunt down original links:
March 22, 2022.
US Army: John Doe only has three days of supplies left
So, they haven't had supplies or weapons for months, the war is supposedly ending in three weeks, and then suddenly they attack 40 cities. Makes total sense—just like how we've been hearing for weeks that John Doe, who took over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant back in early March, has somehow been bombing themselves for weeks now. I guess.
They're using the power plant as a shield—a base—firing shots from there.
We need to start cracking down on visas. And then tighten the screws on electronic components and spare parts for vehicles and machinery. Otherwise, they’re just smuggling everything through their allies right now.
nimbleviper3 said:Europe isn't going to fall apart—that's exactly what Putin is banking on. We might face a rough couple of winters, sure, but once that settles, Russia will find itself completely sidelined from any meaningful European affairs.
They need to make it clear that playing blackmail only leads to getting screwed over, even in the post-Putin era. I'm thinking specifically about Germany here.
They’re probably feeling a bit more gutsy with that sheet metal in hand. Maybe it makes a difference at long range—you know, specifically for an AK-47 round. But we're talking about the actual severity of the wound here.
Nancy Gomez26 said:We have to understand the Russian mindset here. For them, it is much simpler and more elegant to drag the entire world back 150 years so they can finally match their surroundings, rather than actually doing the work to advance themselves through 150 years of social development.
(In reality, that presents a massive dilemma for them. Even if they managed to compress 150 years of social progress into just 50, the rest of the world would have moved ahead by another 50 years anyway, leaving them perpetually behind. When you are fundamentally inert, it is incredibly difficult to catch up to an environment that is constantly evolving and adapting.)
Without those old-school nukes, they wouldn't even matter. That’s why we get a fresh nuclear threat every single week.
Over the last six months... you can really see what the Moscow regime is actually all about.
The real issue is they don't have much to export or even enough to cover their own needs, besides just energy and grain. Sanctions really hit the manufacturing and tech sectors the hardest. It’s not in China's interest to step in and help them out—they're rivals, after all, and this side has more nuclear warheads.
Frenchmen Just so they can cut down on those subsidy costs. Remember... the heating bills. And since the French rely so heavily on nuclear, they aren't even that tied to gas. Maybe inflation is their real headache? Or a recession. I mean, seriously—imagine what some Canadian politician would say about a crisis like this.
The real kicker could be... if we get a brutal winter and that whole "gas solidarity" thing within the European Union gets put to the test.
goldenowl73 said:Man, over the last couple of years, I feel like we've seen endless deep dives, endless essays, and mountains of analysis trying to predict exactly how much the lockdowns and COVID were going to wreck our lives. But now, suddenly, everyone is pointing the finger exclusively at the sanctions against Russia that were slapped on less than six months ago like they're the only thing that matters.
Look, let's say the maniac hadn't invaded Ukraine—inflation would've still been a mess due to standard economic shifts, but things probably would've stabilized pretty fast. But now we're stuck with a war and a massive energy crisis, so yeah, recovery is definitely going to take way longer.
Plus, there's a low chance of a brutal winter based on climate trends. Before, I would've bet on major flooding.
Everyone’s out here freaking out about famine and freezing to death—it’s just not happening. Even with the droughts and all the war stuff going on, grain yields should stay pretty average overall. And you think the money printer going brrr during COVID has nothing to do with this?! Like, obviously inflation has made everything way more complicated.
Donna Harris11 said:The Belgian Prime Minister is predicting ten brutal winters ahead, while Macron is out there claiming the era of abundance is officially over—just one long, continuous whine.
At this point, you can't even keep track of who’s slapping sanctions on whom anymore.
And meanwhile, the Saudis have just been quietly flipping Russian oil the whole time.
Just testing the Balloon. Bureaucrats lie through their teeth!
Lisa Jackson7 said:And then what? They're gonna start a revolution and topple Putin?
It's definitely the beginning of the end. We're looking at mass protests—which, honestly, is just how democracy works. Plus, there's the trigger. (The news about mobilizing in Russian cities is basically a shock to the system... we aren't dealing with pawns anymore) Ukraine really needs to clinch one strategic battle on the front line, and it looks like that might actually happen.
Counterpoint... That reset is actually pretty necessary given how the EU is handling the energy transition The whole Green Deal thing—basically trying to overhaul our current way of life. Everything is moving at high speed now. Look, we obviously need to make it through the winter. Meanwhile, Putin is just laughing all the way to the bank while keeping the heat cranked up. At this rate, you'd think they're aiming for some massive Eurasian union with Moscow as the capital, ruled by a single emperor.
I mean, they're pumping out Ladas without ABS, AC, or even catalytic converters—it's pretty obvious what's going on there. The real question is how long the middle class can actually handle being shut out by the West. A year at most.
Someone over in Russia is actually pushing back against this whole "Great Russia" concept And his daughter was right there with him—totally backing the old man's vision.
Maybe the military is pulling the strings here—they've got plenty of beef with them But honestly, the target just got lucky with how things played out around that car
Donna Harris11 said:The international left-liberal trash on Twitter and Reddit is out here celebrating some terrorist act, killing some random girl who doesn't even matter.
I mean, let's be real, I bet 99% of them probably hadn't even heard of her or Dugina until today, right?!
So basically, the allied parties in the European Union and the USA—you know, the ones who vibe with that controversial philosopher and Putin—are gonna lose big during this realignment. Or maybe they'll just drop down to those... "normal" extremists sitting at under 5%.
For about ten years, they actually had some real influence in the West—they were even celebrating Putin back home.
Jose Clark2 said:Who says I’m advocating for a dictatorship? I am simply observing how things work—or rather, how they have functioned for most of our history. It is a matter of fact, regardless of my personal preferences.
It's pretty tough for places like Russia and those other autocracies to really infect Western democracies.
Plus, the end result is basically proxy warfare—at least according to those Russian theories floating around.
All this talk about multipolarity and "alternative social structures" and whatnot.