Only Ukraine can guarantee that all processes at the ZNPP are carried out in accordance with standards and under control. The Russian Federation is simply not needed / GORDON
About this on August 30 in the evening video message, which published on Facebook Office of the President, said the head of the Ukrainian state Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
He reports that on the night of August 30, together with French President Emmanuel Macron, he coordinated a position “to protect Ukraine and Europe from Russian radiation blackmail”, and on the day of gossip in Kyiv, the ZNPP and the station’s referral to the director of the IAEA, Raphael Grossi, continue.
According to Zelenskyi, Russia “does not stop provocations in the directions in which the mission is supposed to arrive at the station.”
“The situation at the ZNPP and Energodar [Запорізької області], in the surrounding areas is still extremely threatening. The occupiers do not leave the station, continue shelling, and do not take away their weapons and ammunition from the territory of the NPP. They intimidate our nuclear workers. The risk of a radiation disaster due to Russian actions does not decrease even for a year, the President of Ukraine emphasized. – I hope that together with international organizations, with all our partners, we can return the station under the full control of Ukraine and force Russia to withdraw all its military personnel and weapons from the station.”
Zelensky called for “immediate and complete demilitarization of the ZNPP.”
“Only Ukraine can guarantee that all processes at the Zaporizhzhia station are carried out in accordance with standards and under control. Russia simply does not need this,” the head of state summarized.
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The ZANP was under the occupation of the Russian military and has been operating under their control since March 4. In July, “Energoatom” will conclude that the occupiers will bring military equipment to the territory of the NPP.
Since the beginning of August, the occupiers have been regularly shelling the ZNPP, blaming Ukraine for the shelling.
On August 11, a meeting of the UN Security Council dedicated to the server at the ZNPP was held. All its participants advocated the visit of the IAEA mission to the station. Grossi expressed his readiness to personally lead the mission.
On August 25, for the first time in history, the Zaporizhzhya NPP was completely disconnected from the power grid due to shelling by the Russian occupation forces. Later, the power line was restored.
On August 26, two power units of the station out of six were successfully connected to the Ukrainian power system. However, the occupiers did not stop shelling the station.
The mass media added that the IAEA mission to the ZNPP will last from August 31 to September 3. Grossi intends to keep several people at the ZNPP on a permanent basis.