Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski accused Russia Wednesday of increasing the risk of a nuclear accident, denouncing an attack that caused a power outage at the decomposed Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
In his posts on Telegram and X platforms, Zelenski reports that more than 20 unmanned aircraft were involved in a raid on the city Slavujiwhich was interrupted for three hours the provision of electricity at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where in 1986 the worst nuclear disaster in the world occurred.
Today, A Russian Strike on One of our Energy Substations in Slavutych Caused a Blackout Lasting More than Three Hours at the Former Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Facilities. This included the new safe confinement, which Protects the Environment from Rector 4 After…
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / володимир зеленський (@zelenskyyua) October 1, 2025
“The Russians could not ignore that an attack on Slavujic’s premises would have such an impact on Chernobyl.”said Zelenski. “And this was a deliberate attack, which used more than 20 drones, according to preliminary estimates, Russian-Iranian shahad »fill in.
Zelenski also complained that Russia did nothing to restore the outer power line at the Zaporizia nuclear power plant – which is under Russian forces control – arguing that Moscow is taking advantage of the “weak” stance on the “weak” attitude. Rafael Grossi.
The nuclear station in Zaporizia is the largest in Europe. The loss of the main source of power supply with electricity has caused concern, as electricity is essential for cooling the reactors of the nuclear power plant, even though they are closed.
The head of the IAEA has repeatedly appealed to the warring sides for maximum restraint of the Armed Forces in the area in order to avoid the risk of a nuclear accident.
Source :Skai
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