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War in Ukraine – Lavrov: Russia is doing everything it can for the safe operation of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrovstated today that Moscow is doing everything possible to ensure that the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia her Ukrainian will be able to operate safely and in order to be able to complete its work n visiting International Atomic Energy Agency team.

Speaking at an event in Moscow, Lavrov pointed out:We are doing everything we can to guarantee that this station is safe, that it operates safely. And so that the mission there can proceed with all its plans.”

From his side its Ministry of Defense of Russia announced today that situation around Zaporizhia nuclear power plant ‘difficult but remains fully under control’following reports of shelling in the nearby town of Enerhodar.

In its post on Telegram, the ministry noted, as APE-MPE writes, that it is still ready to guarantee the safety of the IAEA mission, despite the efforts of the “Kiev regime”, as it described it, to cause problems in the visit .

Earlier Kyiv accused Moscow of trying to sabotage the IAEA visit by bombing the area near the nuclear plant.

For its part, Russia claimed that a “sabotage group” of the Ukrainian army crossed the Dnieper River with the aim of seizing the nuclear plant.

The nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia was seized by the Russian military in March and the surrounding area has since been repeatedly bombed, with one side blaming the other.

Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

“The humanitarian response to a possible accident at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant may be ‘impossible'”

Its head International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) he asked today to stop all military operations around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukrainewhich has been occupied by the Russian army, warning that not much could be done in the event of a serious accident there.

In the event of a nuclear spill, it would be difficult if not impossible to provide humanitarian aid… and this is why the conflicts must stop,” said Robert Mardini at a press conference during a visit to Ukraine.

“The scenario could be a massive event and … there is very little anyone could do to limit the dire consequences of that,” he said, when asked about emergency planning for an accident at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

The Ukrainian agency responsible for its operation said today that eshut down one of its two operating reactors due to Russian bombing. He said the other continues to operate and provide power for the station’s needs.

Source: News Beast

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