Russia Says Ukraine Plans Provocation At Nuclear Plant. Kyiv Rejects The Accusation

A Ukrainian official rejected what he described as a cynical claim by Moscow and said Russian forces should leave the factory they seized soon after invading Ukraine nearly six months ago, mine it and remove the ammunition stored there. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Reactor Complex (ZNPP), Europe’s largest, has been bombed repeatedly, with both Moscow and Kiev claiming responsibility. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia says Ukrainian forces are firing recklessly at the plant, but Ukraine says Russia is deliberately using the reactor complex as a base to launch attacks on its own population. The Russian Foreign Ministry said at a press conference that Guterres’ proposal to demilitarize the area around the plant was “unacceptable”. read more Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters that Moscow was taking steps to ensure security at the complex and denied that it had deployed heavy weapons in and around the plant. However, the ministry said a shutdown of the plant may be attempted if the shelling continues. read more Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian administration in the Zaporizhzhia region, said earlier that there was a risk that the shelling could damage the reactor complex’s cooling system and was quoted as saying that the plant was operating with only one unit. It is unclear how the plant will be shut down, but the ministry said two of the plant’s six units may be put into “cold storage.” The plant accounts for a fifth of Ukraine’s annual electricity production. Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power company Energoatom said closing the plant would increase the risk of “a radiation disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.” Disconnecting the complex’s generators from Ukraine’s electricity system would prevent them from being used to keep nuclear fuel warm in the event of a power outage at the plant, the Telegram messaging app said.

‘CHALLENGE’

The Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine and its “American operators” of trying to stage a “minor accident” at the plant in southern Ukraine to blame Russia. It said the “provocation” coincided with a visit to Ukraine by UN chief Guterres, who arrived in Lviv on Wednesday and was due to visit the Black Sea port of Odessa on Friday, and may involve a radioactive leak. Reuters was unable to verify the Russian claim. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dismissed the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims as “cynically laughing”. “There is a solution. You just need to get the (munitions) out of the halls, mine the buildings, free the factory personnel from the cells, stop shelling (the southern city) Nikopoli from the (factory) grounds and leave the station . “, he wrote on Twitter. In a briefing, Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense forces, said the plant’s support systems had been destroyed as a result of the bombing. Kirillov presented a slide showing that in the event of an accident at the plant, radioactive material would cover Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Guterres, who is due to meet Zelensky later on Thursday, called for an end to all fighting near the plant. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report from Reuters. edited by Mark Heinrich, Bernadette Baum and Alex Richardson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Russia Says Ukraine Plans Provocation At Nuclear Plant. Kyiv Rejects The Accusation Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Ila Goodman”

A Ukrainian official rejected what he described as a cynical claim by Moscow and said Russian forces should leave the factory they seized soon after invading Ukraine nearly six months ago, mine it and remove the ammunition stored there. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Reactor Complex (ZNPP), Europe’s largest, has been bombed repeatedly, with both Moscow and Kiev claiming responsibility. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia says Ukrainian forces are firing recklessly at the plant, but Ukraine says Russia is deliberately using the reactor complex as a base to launch attacks on its own population. The Russian Foreign Ministry said at a press conference that Guterres’ proposal to demilitarize the area around the plant was “unacceptable”. read more Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters that Moscow was taking steps to ensure security at the complex and denied that it had deployed heavy weapons in and around the plant. However, the ministry said a shutdown of the plant may be attempted if the shelling continues. read more Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian administration in the Zaporizhzhia region, said earlier that there was a risk that the shelling could damage the reactor complex’s cooling system and was quoted as saying that the plant was operating with only one unit. It is unclear how the plant will be shut down, but the ministry said two of the plant’s six units may be put into “cold storage.” The plant accounts for a fifth of Ukraine’s annual electricity production. Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power company Energoatom said closing the plant would increase the risk of “a radiation disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.” Disconnecting the complex’s generators from Ukraine’s electricity system would prevent them from being used to keep nuclear fuel warm in the event of a power outage at the plant, the Telegram messaging app said.

‘CHALLENGE’

The Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine and its “American operators” of trying to stage a “minor accident” at the plant in southern Ukraine to blame Russia. It said the “provocation” coincided with a visit to Ukraine by UN chief Guterres, who arrived in Lviv on Wednesday and was due to visit the Black Sea port of Odessa on Friday, and may involve a radioactive leak. Reuters was unable to verify the Russian claim. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dismissed the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims as “cynically laughing”. “There is a solution. You just need to get the (munitions) out of the halls, mine the buildings, free the factory personnel from the cells, stop shelling (the southern city) Nikopoli from the (factory) grounds and leave the station . “, he wrote on Twitter. In a briefing, Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense forces, said the plant’s support systems had been destroyed as a result of the bombing. Kirillov presented a slide showing that in the event of an accident at the plant, radioactive material would cover Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Guterres, who is due to meet Zelensky later on Thursday, called for an end to all fighting near the plant. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report from Reuters. edited by Mark Heinrich, Bernadette Baum and Alex Richardson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Russia Says Ukraine Plans Provocation At Nuclear Plant. Kyiv Rejects The Accusation Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Nona Moody”

A Ukrainian official rejected what he described as a cynical claim by Moscow and said Russian forces should leave the factory they seized soon after invading Ukraine nearly six months ago, mine it and remove the ammunition stored there. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Reactor Complex (ZNPP), Europe’s largest, has been bombed repeatedly, with both Moscow and Kiev claiming responsibility. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia says Ukrainian forces are firing recklessly at the plant, but Ukraine says Russia is deliberately using the reactor complex as a base to launch attacks on its own population. The Russian Foreign Ministry said at a press conference that Guterres’ proposal to demilitarize the area around the plant was “unacceptable”. read more Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters that Moscow was taking steps to ensure security at the complex and denied that it had deployed heavy weapons in and around the plant. However, the ministry said a shutdown of the plant may be attempted if the shelling continues. read more Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian administration in the Zaporizhzhia region, said earlier that there was a risk that the shelling could damage the reactor complex’s cooling system and was quoted as saying that the plant was operating with only one unit. It is unclear how the plant will be shut down, but the ministry said two of the plant’s six units may be put into “cold storage.” The plant accounts for a fifth of Ukraine’s annual electricity production. Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power company Energoatom said closing the plant would increase the risk of “a radiation disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.” Disconnecting the complex’s generators from Ukraine’s electricity system would prevent them from being used to keep nuclear fuel warm in the event of a power outage at the plant, the Telegram messaging app said.

‘CHALLENGE’

The Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine and its “American operators” of trying to stage a “minor accident” at the plant in southern Ukraine to blame Russia. It said the “provocation” coincided with a visit to Ukraine by UN chief Guterres, who arrived in Lviv on Wednesday and was due to visit the Black Sea port of Odessa on Friday, and may involve a radioactive leak. Reuters was unable to verify the Russian claim. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dismissed the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims as “cynically laughing”. “There is a solution. You just need to get the (munitions) out of the halls, mine the buildings, free the factory personnel from the cells, stop shelling (the southern city) Nikopoli from the (factory) grounds and leave the station . “, he wrote on Twitter. In a briefing, Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense forces, said the plant’s support systems had been destroyed as a result of the bombing. Kirillov presented a slide showing that in the event of an accident at the plant, radioactive material would cover Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Guterres, who is due to meet Zelensky later on Thursday, called for an end to all fighting near the plant. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report from Reuters. edited by Mark Heinrich, Bernadette Baum and Alex Richardson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Russia Says Ukraine Plans Provocation At Nuclear Plant. Kyiv Rejects The Accusation Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Mildred Shaver”

A Ukrainian official rejected what he described as a cynical claim by Moscow and said Russian forces should leave the factory they seized soon after invading Ukraine nearly six months ago, mine it and remove the ammunition stored there. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Reactor Complex (ZNPP), Europe’s largest, has been bombed repeatedly, with both Moscow and Kiev claiming responsibility. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia says Ukrainian forces are firing recklessly at the plant, but Ukraine says Russia is deliberately using the reactor complex as a base to launch attacks on its own population. The Russian Foreign Ministry said at a press conference that Guterres’ proposal to demilitarize the area around the plant was “unacceptable”. read more Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters that Moscow was taking steps to ensure security at the complex and denied that it had deployed heavy weapons in and around the plant. However, the ministry said a shutdown of the plant may be attempted if the shelling continues. read more Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian administration in the Zaporizhzhia region, said earlier that there was a risk that the shelling could damage the reactor complex’s cooling system and was quoted as saying that the plant was operating with only one unit. It is unclear how the plant will be shut down, but the ministry said two of the plant’s six units may be put into “cold storage.” The plant accounts for a fifth of Ukraine’s annual electricity production. Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power company Energoatom said closing the plant would increase the risk of “a radiation disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.” Disconnecting the complex’s generators from Ukraine’s electricity system would prevent them from being used to keep nuclear fuel warm in the event of a power outage at the plant, the Telegram messaging app said.

‘CHALLENGE’

The Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine and its “American operators” of trying to stage a “minor accident” at the plant in southern Ukraine to blame Russia. It said the “provocation” coincided with a visit to Ukraine by UN chief Guterres, who arrived in Lviv on Wednesday and was due to visit the Black Sea port of Odessa on Friday, and may involve a radioactive leak. Reuters was unable to verify the Russian claim. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dismissed the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims as “cynically laughing”. “There is a solution. You just need to get the (munitions) out of the halls, mine the buildings, free the factory personnel from the cells, stop shelling (the southern city) Nikopoli from the (factory) grounds and leave the station . “, he wrote on Twitter. In a briefing, Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense forces, said the plant’s support systems had been destroyed as a result of the bombing. Kirillov presented a slide showing that in the event of an accident at the plant, radioactive material would cover Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Guterres, who is due to meet Zelensky later on Thursday, called for an end to all fighting near the plant. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report from Reuters. edited by Mark Heinrich, Bernadette Baum and Alex Richardson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Russia Says Ukraine Plans Provocation At Nuclear Plant. Kyiv Rejects The Accusation Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Claire Chiodo”

A Ukrainian official rejected what he described as a cynical claim by Moscow and said Russian forces should leave the factory they seized soon after invading Ukraine nearly six months ago, mine it and remove the ammunition stored there. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Reactor Complex (ZNPP), Europe’s largest, has been bombed repeatedly, with both Moscow and Kiev claiming responsibility. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Russia says Ukrainian forces are firing recklessly at the plant, but Ukraine says Russia is deliberately using the reactor complex as a base to launch attacks on its own population. The Russian Foreign Ministry said at a press conference that Guterres’ proposal to demilitarize the area around the plant was “unacceptable”. read more Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters that Moscow was taking steps to ensure security at the complex and denied that it had deployed heavy weapons in and around the plant. However, the ministry said a shutdown of the plant may be attempted if the shelling continues. read more Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian administration in the Zaporizhzhia region, said earlier that there was a risk that the shelling could damage the reactor complex’s cooling system and was quoted as saying that the plant was operating with only one unit. It is unclear how the plant will be shut down, but the ministry said two of the plant’s six units may be put into “cold storage.” The plant accounts for a fifth of Ukraine’s annual electricity production. Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power company Energoatom said closing the plant would increase the risk of “a radiation disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.” Disconnecting the complex’s generators from Ukraine’s electricity system would prevent them from being used to keep nuclear fuel warm in the event of a power outage at the plant, the Telegram messaging app said.

‘CHALLENGE’

The Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine and its “American operators” of trying to stage a “minor accident” at the plant in southern Ukraine to blame Russia. It said the “provocation” coincided with a visit to Ukraine by UN chief Guterres, who arrived in Lviv on Wednesday and was due to visit the Black Sea port of Odessa on Friday, and may involve a radioactive leak. Reuters was unable to verify the Russian claim. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dismissed the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims as “cynically laughing”. “There is a solution. You just need to get the (munitions) out of the halls, mine the buildings, free the factory personnel from the cells, stop shelling (the southern city) Nikopoli from the (factory) grounds and leave the station . “, he wrote on Twitter. In a briefing, Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense forces, said the plant’s support systems had been destroyed as a result of the bombing. Kirillov presented a slide showing that in the event of an accident at the plant, radioactive material would cover Germany, Poland and Slovakia. Guterres, who is due to meet Zelensky later on Thursday, called for an end to all fighting near the plant. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report from Reuters. edited by Mark Heinrich, Bernadette Baum and Alex Richardson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.