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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says ‘serious threat’ remains at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says ‘serious threat’ remains at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant By Reuters
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Published Jul 01, 2023 09:09AM ET
Updated Jul 01, 2023 10:10AM ET
(C) Reuters. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Saturday that a “serious threat” remained at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and said Russia was “technically ready” to provoke a localized explosion at the facility.
Zelenskiy cited Ukrainian intelligence as the source of his information.
“There is a serious threat because Russia is technically ready to provoke a local explosion at the station, which could lead to a (radiation) release,” Zelenskiy told a joint news conference in Kyiv with visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
He gave no further details. Ukrainian military intelligence has previously said Russian troops had mined the plant.
Zelenskiy called for greater international attention to the situation at the facility in southeastern Ukraine, which is Europe’s largest nuclear plant. He also urged sanctions on Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom.
Sanchez said that by visiting the Ukrainian capital as Spain kicks off the six-month rotating EU presidency, he wanted to underscore his support for Ukraine. Spain would provide an additional 55 million euro ($60 million) financial package for Ukraine to help the economy and small businesses, he said.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, located near the city of Enerhodar in southern Ukraine, has been occupied by Russia since early March last year, shortly after Moscow’s invasion.
Russia has previously denied Kyiv’s accusations that Russia was preparing an explosion at the plant. Kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of shelling the vast facility.
Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, suffered the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986, when clouds of radioactive material spread across much of Europe after an explosion and fire at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says ‘serious threat’ remains at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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