With deep concern, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia could simulate an attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The Russian army is said to have placed objects that look very much like explosives on the roofs of several reactor blocks.
To prevent this catastrophe, more international pressure on Moscow is needed, Zelenskyj made an appeal in his daily video address on Tuesday. And that could inspire the Kremlin to new evil,’ he said desperately. In June, an explosion destroyed the Kachowka Dam. Hundreds of cities have been flooded. Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of destroying it. Moscow denies and accuses Kiev of the crime.
The head of state of the war-torn country expressed his gratitude to French President Emmanuel Macron for his willingness to work on the safety of the nuclear facility. He spoke to Macron about the nuclear power plant, but also about arms deliveries and the upcoming NATO summit.
Explosives on the roof of the nuclear power plant
The Ukrainian General Staff wrote in its daily situation report about alleged explosives on the roof of the nuclear power plant, the explosion of which was supposed to give the impression of a shelling. The explosives were mounted on the roofs of the third and fourth reactor blocks, but were unlikely to damage the reactors themselves, according to the General Staff situation report. At the same time, the military leadership in Kiev stressed that Ukraine would not violate the norms of international law.
Renat Karchaa, an adviser to the head of Russia’s atomic energy agency Rosenergoatom, meanwhile, claimed on state television on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces would attempt to attack the nuclear power plant with missiles and drones as early as Wednesday evening. Therefore, not only should the nuclear power plant be fired, but a bomb containing nuclear waste should also be dropped at the same time. The senior Moscow official has not provided any evidence to support the claim.
Nuclear power plant occupied by Russians
Shortly after the start of the offensive war against Ukraine, on the orders of 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 sides blame each other. Internationally, there is great concern about a nuclear catastrophe – even though the plant has now been put into cold operation.
IAEA: security situation “precarious”
The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, which has observers at the nuclear power plant, calls the security situation precarious, even though it has not registered any mines or explosives at the nuclear power plant until Friday.
Meanwhile, Selenskyj’s adviser Mykhailo Podoljak has sharply criticized the IAEA chief. Rafael Grossi’s efforts to ensure the safety of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant had no effect. The IAEA is said to have turned in an attempt to ensure the safety of the nuclear power plant. Grossi was said to have “joked” instead of making the IAEA’s position clear from the start. “And if there is a disaster, he will say that they had nothing to do with it and yes, they warned of all the dangers.”
Source: Krone
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