I have no special knowledge, but it is far more in the interest of the RF to blow up the nuclear plant than for Ukraine or the US to do it because (1) it keeps Ukraine down significantly, with the loss of power and (2) it makes the use of a tactical nuclear weapon afterwards less of an escalation... "hey, we already have nuclear fallout so it's no big escalation".

Sure it could be done as a false flag, but I don't understand why the US would want to enter a full on nuclear war with Russia. I still have to believe both sides are trying to avoid that outcome. I could be wrong (there is evidence against me).

So I'm leaning against this being a false flag. I think it is more likely that Russia is considering it.

If you pay attention to my views on this conflict you'll know that I've often taken the other side. But I'm more interested in what I think is likely to be true than in being on a side.