At the Zaporizhzhya NPP (ZNPP), the windows of the turbine hall of the fourth power unit were shattered by an explosive wave, Renat Karchaa, adviser to the head of the Rosenergoatom concern, said in response to a question from the Rossiya 24 TV channel. He claims that this was due to the work of the UAV.
“Yes, the windows in the turbine hall were indeed shattered, they were shattered by a blast wave. But this story has more to do with the use of not artillery strikes, but drones. They do not stop this activity, ”the Telegram channel quotes “Earlier than anyone else. Almost".
Earlier, the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, announced "military preparations" at the ZNPP. According to him, while visiting the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant more than three weeks ago, he saw signs of military preparations. Experts at the site reported hearing explosions, sometimes indicative of heavy shelling near the nuclear power plant.
Zaporozhye NPP has been under the control of Russian troops almost since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In October 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ZNPP to be taken into federal ownership. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the station employees were forced to obtain Russian passports and enter into contracts with Rosatom. In October 2022, the Ukrainian military tried to recapture the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, but the Russian military mined the facilities and also fired at the APU on the water when they tried to approach, The Times reported, citing representatives of the Ukrainian special forces, intelligence and the Navy.
All this time, Russia has been terrorizing the station's employees – they are kidnapped, interrogated and tortured. On December 8, two workers were severely beaten , they were taken away in an unknown direction. In July, it became known about the death of Andrey Goncharuk, a diver of the ZNPP hydroshop, due to torture. They tried to force him to drain the cooling pools of the reactors.