Ukraine denied involvement in the attacks on the Zaporozhye power plant

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Novosti” news agency, the main information department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, announced that the country’s armed forces were not involved in the attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.

In a statement published last night on the web The website of this department emphasized that the armed forces of Ukraine have nothing to do with the drone attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The type of military provocation is not involved in the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant” and claimed that what happened was the fault of the Russian side, the attacks on the power plant are a simulated act that endangers the entire territory of Europe.

Meanwhile, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced that the organization’s inspectors, who are stationed at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, have detected at least three direct attacks on the facility for the first time since November. 2022.

Russi wrote this morning, Monday, in a message he published on his page on the X social network: “On Sunday, for the first time Since November 2022, and after I outlined the five basic principles for preventing a serious nuclear accident with radioactive consequences, IAEA inspectors based at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant confirmed that at least three direct attacks on the containment facilities of the main reactor had occurred. has taken.”

Without mentioning the culprits of these attacks, he only emphasized that none of the parties can gain from an attack on nuclear facilities. Grossi is a military personnel who has the authority to select targets. for attacks, they want to refrain from attacking nuclear facilities and respect the basic principles of their protection.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency also attacked He called the Zaporozhye power plant a very dangerous carelessness and announced the increased risk of a nuclear accident. At the same time, Raphael Grossi expressed his opinion that the damage done to the six nuclear power plants did not affect the nuclear safety status of this plant.

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday examined the physical consequences of drone strikes on the Zaporizhia power plant, including on one of the six reactors. One casualty has been reported. The damage to unit 6 did not endanger the safety of the nuclear power plant, but it is a serious incident that could undermine the integrity of the containment system of the reactor.”

Such attacks must be stopped immediately, he added: “This is a clear violation of the fundamental principles of protecting Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Such reckless attacks greatly increase the risk of a serious nuclear accident, and such actions must be stopped immediately. Non-observance of safety principles at the Zaporizhzhya power plant was accused by Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, including the International Energy Agency. Atom also emphasized in the interpretation of yesterday’s events that the attack of Ukrainian drones on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is a violation of the five principles of protection of the power plant, which was approved by the UN Security Council in 2023.

This Russian diplomat reminded that on Sunday the armed forces of Ukraine attacked several times with kamikaze drones, including the fifth and sixth nuclear reactors of this power plant, and this is a clear violation of the “5 specific principles” that the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the UN Security Council.

At the end of May last year, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, suggested that the UN Security Council Support five principles to ensure the safety of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Among them, it is not allowed to attack the power plant or from its territory, not to deploy heavy weapons and military personnel in the power plant that can be used for attack, not to endanger the power supply of the power plant, and to ensure the protection of all structures and systems. which ensure the safe operation of the plant.

Last day, Sunday, it was announced that Ukrainian drones carried out another attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, one of which flew towards The dining hall and the second one – the cargo was registered in the port area. This is despite the fact that 20 minutes before the accident, experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency had visited this area.

In addition, the attack of the armed forces of Ukraine on the sixth unit of the power plant was also recorded. Showing the remains of the downed drone, Yugenia Yashina, director of communications at the plant, explained the situation and noted that the dome of the sixth unit of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was attacked by a Ukrainian attack drone. He added: “Recently, the attacks of Ukrainian armed forces on these facilities have increased. Three cases were recorded on Sunday alone.”

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in early March, the nuclear and physical safety situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. called it shaky and then repeated his request for maximum military restraint and strict adherence to the specific principles approved by the UN Security Council. At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin also discussed the situation of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in a meeting with Grosi and emphasized that the Russian side is doing all it can to improve the safety of this nuclear facility.

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