According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Russia’s arrested head of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya has been released. According to Ukrainian sources, he was arrested on Friday by a Russian patrol.
He welcomes the release of Ihor Murashov, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Twitter on Monday afternoon. “I have received confirmation that Murashov has returned safely to his family,” he wrote in the tweet (see below).
According to the Ukrainian state operator Energoatom, the boss of the nuclear power plant was stopped and taken by the Russian patrol en route from the nuclear power plant to the city of Enerhodar. According to Energoatom, Murashov is responsible for nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhya plant.
Nuclear power plants under fire
Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been occupied by Russian troops since March. The facility has come under repeated fire in recent weeks during the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, which Moscow and Kiev have blamed each other for.
The shelling and fighting at the nuclear power plant is fueling fears of a nuclear disaster in Europe. The IAEA, which has several experts on site, is therefore committed to discussing a ceasefire zone around the nuclear power plant quickly.
Source: Krone
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