2023-07-05 04:07:30
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspects Russia of an impending provocation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. “We now have information from our secret service that the Russian military has placed objects resembling explosives on the roofs of several reactor blocks of the Zaporizhia NPP,” Zelenskyi said in his daily video address on Tuesday. This may serve to simulate an attack on the plant in the south of the country, the head of state suspected. He called for international pressure on Moscow to prevent this.
«Unfortunately, there was no timely and widespread response to the terrorist attack on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. And that can inspire the Kremlin to new evils, »said Zelenskyy. In June, an explosion destroyed the Kachowka Dam. Hundreds of towns were flooded. Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of destroying it. Moscow denies and accuses Kiev of the crime.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located on the Kakhovka reservoir on the territory of the city of Enerhodar. (archive image)
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Zelenskyy thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his willingness to work to ensure the safety of the nuclear facility. The Ukrainian head of state said he spoke to Macron regarding the nuclear power plant, but also regarding arms deliveries and the upcoming NATO summit.
Shortly following the start of the war of aggression once morest Ukraine ordered by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, Russian troops occupied the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and have kept it under control ever since. The plant has come under fire several times, for which both warring parties blame each other. Internationally, there is great concern regarding a nuclear catastrophe – even if the power plant has now been put into cold operation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhia. (March 27, 2023)
Image: Keystone/AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky
The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, which has observers at the power plant, calls the security situation “precarious”, even if – as of Friday – it has not registered any mines or explosive devices at the nuclear power plant.
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