The aggressor country russia is preparing to connect the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to its power grid, which increases the risk of nuclear incidents. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated this on Thursday, October 2.
Sybiha noted that russia had manually shut down the Zaporizhzhia NPP to check the possibility of connecting it to its power grid.
"Russia's next step will be even more dangerous: launching the reactor under occupation - without proper cooling, without the appropriate licenses and supervisory procedures. This is an irresponsible step taken only to demonstrate Putin's control. Such irresponsible actions by Russia increase the risk of nuclear incidents," the Foreign Minister emphasized.
According to him, russia is conducting military maneuvers with the Zaporizhzhia NPP, which brings the disaster closer. The aggressor also staged a blackout at the Chornobyl NPP, which demonstrated that russia is using nuclear safety as a weapon. Ukraine called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and partners to organize safety guarantees and temporary ceasefire windows so that repair crews could restore power to the plant.
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As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on September 30, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that an emergency situation had developed at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP.
On September 29, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine stated that the actions of the aggressor country russia create great threats to nuclear and radiation safety at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
On September 23, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported a blackout at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
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