Ukrainian troops have cut the power line that powers the Zaporijia nuclear power plant, a Russian nuclear adviser charged on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Rossiya-24 television channel, quoted by Sky News, Renat Karchaa, an adviser to the director-general of Rosenergoatom, the Russian company responsible for nuclear energy, said that Kiev’s armed forces had damaged the Dnieper high-voltage line that supplies electricity to the Zaporijia had cut off. plant.
There are no reports of damage and radiation levels are considered normal, according to Russian media. State news agency RIA reports that the factory has confirmed that radiation is at normal levels and that no security breaches have been detected in the complex.
The claims made by this Russian nuclear adviser have not been independently verified and come at a time of growing concerns about the safety of the nuclear plant.
The Ukrainian president, remember, said that Moscow was planning a “terrorist act” on the site of what is believed to be Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
Following Volodymyr Zelensky’s warning, the intelligence services of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry revealed in late June that Russian troops occupying the nuclear power plant are “gradually withdrawing”.
“Among the first to leave the station were three Rosatom officials, who directed the actions of the Russians. Ukrainian officials who signed a contract with Rosatom were also advised to leave,” the defense ministry’s intelligence agency said. adding that “the instructions they received stated that they must leave before July 5 [quarta-feira]”.
Source: DN
