Russian troops set up combat positions on roofs of ZNPP reactor buildings - British intelligence

The UK Ministry of Defence tweeted about it.

"Imagery shows that by March 2023, Russian forces had established sandbag fighting positions on the roofs of several of the six reactor buildings at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP)," the British MoD writes.

It is noted that Russia has controlled ZNPP since March 2022, but this is the first sign that the reactor buildings are integrated into tactical defense planning.

According to the ISW report, Russia has likely constructed these positions because it is increasingly concerned about the prospects of a major Ukrainian offensive. The move highly likely increases the chances of damage to ZNPP safety systems if fighting takes place around the plant.

"However, direct catastrophic damage to the reactors is unlikely under most plausible scenarios involving infantry weapons, because the structures are very heavily reinforced," the analysts reported.