"As a result of recurrent bombing, the infrastructure of the (nuclear, ed) plant has been damaged, there are risks of hydrogen leaks and the pulverization of radioactive substances, and the risk of fires is high" in Zaporizhzhia.
This was stated by the Ukrainian operator Eneroatom in a note on Telegram.
"Ukraine calls on the world community to take immediate measures to force Russia to leave" Zaporizhzia "and transfer the power plant to its control for the sake of the security of the whole world", states Energoatom, highlighting that "from noon on 27 August, Zaporizhzhia works with the risk of violating radiation and fire safety standards. "
The Russians, adds the operator, "in preparing for the arrival of the IAEA mission, have increased the pressure on the personnel" of the nuclear power plant "to prevent them from disclosing evidence on the crimes of the occupants at the plant and its use as a base. military".
However, the spokesman for the Russian defense ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, says that "the radiation levels around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant remain normal" despite heavy bombardments by Ukrainian forces.
Moscow claims that the Ukrainian armed forces have bombed the territory of the nuclear power plant three times in the past 24 hours and that 4 artillery rounds have hit the roof of the fuel storage facility.
