Ukraine intensified attacks on Russian atomic power plants (EJ) in consequence to rising losses on the battlefield, reported on Friday the head of Rosatom Alexey Lichaczov.
Lichaczov said that at the beginning of this week Ukrainian drones again attacked a atomic power plant in Novgorod in the Vorone region of western Russia.
He reported that 8 unmanned aircraft were intercepted and destroyed, but falling shrapnel damaged the power distribution block, forcing 3 reactor blocks to temporarily reduce power below half.
"We are observing an expanding aggression from the Kiev regime, deliberately directed against the Russian atomic power sector" said Lichaczov.
"It is clear that this is simply a consequence to the successes and advancement of our troops on almost the full line of conflict" – he added, stressing that Russia will guarantee ‘adequate response’ For specified attacks.
Lichachev made these words after gathering with the head of the global Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossim in Kaliningrad on Friday, during which both discussed the situation at the Zaporozh atomic power plant and the repeated attacks of Kiev on another Russian atomic facilities.
The safety of the Zaporozh atomic power plant, the largest facility of its kind in Europe, was full ensured erstwhile the external power was restored, as Lichaczow claims.
The power plant utilized spare diesel generators for 30 days after the Ukrainian strike in September interrupted the last high-voltage transmission line.
Coordination with the IAEA helped Russia "to last a very hard period from 23 September to 23 October", told the journalists president Rosatom.
Located in the Zaporo region, which advocated joining Russia in 2022, which was rejected by Kiev and its western supporters, the power plant was repeatedly attacked by Ukraine, according to Russian officials who describe the attacks as reckless and highly dangerous.
The global Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) keeps the observers at the scene, but has not gone to blame.
Moscow claims that specified a position only encourages Kiev to further provoke.
The Russian Ministry of Defence reported on continuous advancement in respective front sectors over the past week, reporting on Friday that troops had improved their tactical positions and made advancement on the front line, while inflicting dense losses on Ukrainian forces.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/russia/627793-Ukrainian-Russian-nuclear-plants-attacks/
