Ukraine says Vladimir Putin has given his troops an order to prepare a man-made catastrophe at Chernobyl nuclear power plant that he would then seek to blame on Ukrainian saboteurs .
The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has been disconnected from the grid and lost its power supply.
Ukraine’s nuclear power plants rely on electricity from the power grid to run critical safety systems. Those connections are at risk during Russia’s invasion.
The defunct site of the infamous 1986 meltdown has lost power two weeks after it was seized by Russian forces. Experts fear another nuclear disaster looms.