The network was blown up by a "fake news" about a radiation leak at the Rostov NPP: what really happened and what the Russians are hiding

There are reports of a radiation release in Russia after the accident at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant. There is no official confirmation of this event. The Kremlin denies that there was a breakdown at the plant, but the southern regions of the aggressor country have already faced power outages. Panic is growing on social media, and Russians are remembering Chornobyl.

Some local bloggers and media outlets report a radiation leak on July 19. According to them, the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant allegedly failed to localize the emergency discharge of radioactive water, and "there is a constant leakage of radiation." The Rostov region authorities assure that "Rostov NPP is operating normally" and state that all reports of breakdowns and leaks are fake.

Meanwhile, according to social media, the radiation cloud is allegedly moving deeper into Russia. Maps of possible contamination have already appeared.

According to official data from Rosatom, the radioactive background in Rostov is normal. However, netizens believe that it is already 75 times higher than normal.

Information about the alleged leak was also published by Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council. "Radiation accident at Rostov NPP The radiation cloud is moving deeper into Russia. These are also the consequences of the "SMO", by the way," he noted.

Rostov NPP accident: authorities deny everything, Russians panic

The Kremlin denies the accident at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant. In particular, dictator Vladimir Putin has already stated that the blackout in the south of Russia was allegedly caused by the uncontrolled distribution of electricity for cryptocurrency mining.

According to economist Maxim Blunt, Russia officially claims that the power outage was caused by a false signal about an accident at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant. The Russian authorities pretend that everything is fine and there is no problem, the expert noted.

"It is not clear what happened at this Rostov NPP and how serious the accident really was," Blunt said. At the same time, he acknowledged that cryptocurrencies are indeed actively mined in Russia, in particular with illegal connections to networks. "In Russia, there have been cases of hacking from nuclear power plants. There was a case when cryptocurrencies were mined on Rosatom's computers," Blunt added.

Meanwhile, Russian chat rooms are talking about Chornobyl. They say that the authorities also concealed the accident and the radiation leak.

According to RosMedia, serious problems with power supply in the south of Russia after the shutdown of the reactor at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant have been going on for two days. In particular, there is no power in resort towns with a large flow of vacationers, including Gelendzhik and Anapa.

"The accident left 100 streets of Gelendzhik and neighboring resort villages without power... The problem with the power supply started on the 16th of July when the temperature in Gelendzhik reached 37°. Residents complain about power outages throughout the city, which causes spoiled medicines and food, broken elevators, and discharged appliances," the media reported.

In the Krasnodar region, power supply restrictions are also being introduced amid the extreme heat. According to Krasnodar Mayor Yevgeny Naumov, the system will return to normal operation on July 21. The city experienced an emergency power outage due to the failure of more than 70 substations.

In Rostov-on-Don, rolling blackouts have been canceled, but power supply is limited in some areas of the city as emergency repairs continue. There are also problems in the Stavropol Territory, and restrictions have been introduced in Dagestan.

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