“If the electricity goes out in the attack on Ukraine, the water supply will also be cut off,” he insists.
Russia, which has taken over Ukraine’s Zaporiza nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, has threatened to suspend operation of the nuclear power plant over the international community’s fears of a nuclear disaster.
According to the Tass and Sputnik news agency on the 12th (local time), Vladimir Rogov, a senior official in the Zaporiza administration appointed by Russia, said in an interview with local broadcaster that “we will protect the nuclear power plant from attack by the Ukrainian military.” “The power plant has a conservation function. .
“By shutting down nuclear power plants, we can save nuclear power and ease the burden on this liberated region,” he said.
“The Ukrainian military is deliberately targeting the cooling system,” he said.
“If this process starts, the reactor can be shut down,” he said.
This is the goal of the Ukrainian army.”
Russia has not accepted the request of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the Zaporiza nuclear power plant or the G7’s request to return control of the nuclear power plant to Ukraine.
“The IAEA’s visit is absolutely impossible before the end of August or early September,” Mikhail Ulyanov, the Russian delegation’s ambassador to Vienna, told the Izvestia daily.
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenza told the UN Security Council the day before that “no visit to Ukraine is possible without security guarantees”.
Konstantin Kosachev, deputy head of the Russian Senate, said regarding the possibility of returning control of the nuclear power plant to Ukraine, “complete control is necessary to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant.”
Absolutely not,” he said.
The Zaporiza nuclear power plant complex, which has six reactors, is the largest single facility in Europe and was occupied by Russian forces in early March, right following Russia invaded Ukraine.
At that time, a fire broke out in the buildings around the Zaporiza nuclear power plant due to the Russian bombardment, and therefollowing, there was a claim that the Russian army used the site as a shield to attack the surrounding area.
In particular, as military activities targeting the nuclear power plant and surrounding areas continued, starting with the bombardment of the site on the 5th and 6th, concerns from the international community, including the United Nations and the IAEA, are growing.
But both Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other to stop nuclear terrorism.
/yunhap news
