Russia is planning to disconnect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from Ukraine's power grid after telling many of its staff to stay home on Friday, Ukrainian energy company Energoatom says.
and with both sides alleging the other is planning"provocations," Ukraine‘s national energy company said that many staff had been ordered to stay home and Moscow wants to disconnect the plant from the power grid.
"There is information that the Russian occupying forces are planning to stop working power units in the near future and disconnect them from the communication lines supplying power to the Ukrainian power system,” it said in a post Telegram. The Russian military"is looking for suppliers of fuel for diesel generators, which must be turned on after the shutdown of power units and in the absence of external power supply for nuclear fuel cooling systems.
The comments were made by Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Russian administration that is in control of the occupied region and reported by the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Ukraine has accused Russia of installing military vehicles inside the facility and using it as a base to launch attacks on nearby areas, risking a potential catastrophe.
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