Russia Builds Fortifications Around Kursk Nuclear Plant as Ukraine Advances

Russian forces have controlled the Zaporizhzhia plant since 2022, and while Moscow maintains its grip on the facility, "the potential for the site to be used as a giant dirty bomb cannot and should not be ruled out," Darya Dolzikova, a research fellow for proliferation and nuclear policy at the London-based Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) defence think tank, said in September last year.