The Russian occupiers, before fleeing the Kyiv region, broke the dosimetric control points at the station and looted the radiation monitoring system.
On Tuesday, April 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi, who arrived in Ukraine on a visit. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.
Thus, during the negotiations, which took place on the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, the Ukrainian leader told his interlocutor that now the world is once again on the brink of catastrophe due to Russia’s actions.
“For the Russian military (during the occupation – ed.), The Chernobyl zone and the station were supposedly ordinary territory for military operations. Territory where they did not try to maintain nuclear security. … The “Russia has maintained a contingent of armored vehicles in the Chernobyl zone, which destroyed the ground surface and raised extraordinary amounts of dust, including radioactive particles, into the air,” he said.
In addition, the president added, the Russian occupiers, before fleeing the Kyiv region, broke dosimetric control points at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and looted the radiation monitoring system.
“In the Chernobyl zone, the Russian occupiers looted and destroyed the nuclear analytical laboratory on the territory of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. For the Russian military, the Chernobyl zone and the station are a military protective, like the Zaporozhye nuclear territory. The power plant is a foothold now. There is also a risk of catastrophe from the launch of cruise missiles flying by Russia on the blocks of the nuclear power plant, “Zelensky said.
In this regard, Kyiv proposed to bring peacekeepers who can ensure the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
The IAEA chief said he and other members of the organization would continue to be in Ukraine to ensure that the country’s nuclear power plants, which are important to the world in terms of electricity supply, were not threatened.
Recall that on the eve of Grossi, visiting the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, he said that after a month of occupation by Russian troops, the radiation level at the station was abnormal.
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Source: korrespondent
