Vladimir Rogov, a member of the civil-military council, told the country’s press this week that Russia has stopped sending electricity from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to “the areas controlled by Kyiv”, supplying it only to Russian-occupied cities. 26).
“There are four lines [de energia] and all three were crippled for a while as there were constant heavy attacks.”
Yesterday the fourth line was destroyed and it is impossible to transfer energy to the right bank of the river. [rio] The Dnieper,” Rogov told the broadcaster “Rossiya-1” in a speech republished by the Tass agency.
The speech partially contradicts Moscow’s claims that on Thursday 25th the system was reconnected to Ukraine’s national electricity grid. The Ukrainian government has not officially commented.
Rogov once again said that the attacks on the nuclear field were carried out only by Kyiv. In turn, the Ukrainians claim that the military actions are purely Russian. It is not possible to independently verify who launched the missiles or whether the two countries did so.
The state of the nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, is of great concern to the international community, amid fears of an enormous disaster.
Although it is in Ukraine and is still operated by technicians from Kiev, the structure has been under the control of Russian troops since the beginning of March. Images recently obtained by “CNN” show that the Russians also use the area to transport gun cars and stockpile weapons.
IAEA — Kyiv, this Friday, once again accused Moscow of preventing technicians from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from conducting an inspection mission at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant during visits suspended since the start of the war in February.
In an interview with the “Kyiv Independent” newspaper, Energy Ministry adviser Lana Zerkal said that Russian troops took action to prevent the convoy from going to the factory.
Rogov, on the other hand, informed Tass that the “details of the route” that IAEA members will travel to for the facility visit, which has no confirmed date yet, are being kept confidential for “security reasons”.
“There are many route options that will not be disclosed for the sake of the team’s safety,” he said.
Rafael Grossi, director-general of the IAEA, said releasing technicians from the UN subsidiary to visit the facility could pave the way for a “permanent presence” at the facilities.
“It is a difficult task. Traveling in a combat zone is not an easy thing for experts. Therefore, security needs to be ensured and everything must be done in coordination with the two countries and we expect the support of the United Nations.
“Technically, the mission’s parameters must be set and a decision must be made about what we can do, and perhaps even a permanent IAEA presence on the ground.”
source: Noticias
