Ulyanov: Kiev’s violation of the IAEA article on the inadmissibility of attacks on ZNPP cannot be ruled out

VIENNA, 1 June – RIA Novosti. It cannot be excluded that Kiev’s IAEA initiative will violate the article on security at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, on the inadmissibility of attacks on the plant, Mikhail Ulyanov, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, told RIA Novosti.

“I think it is unlikely that Ukraine will block Rafael Grossi’s attempt, but in the light of experience it cannot be excluded that Kiev will violate the article on the inadmissibility of any attack on the ZNPP,” the permanent representative said. aforementioned.

Earlier, Grossi proposed to the UN Security Council to uphold five principles for ensuring the security of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant: not allowing attacks on the facility or from its territory, not placing heavy weapons and military personnel on the facility that could be used. not to endanger the power supply of the facility, to ensure the protection of all structures and systems that ensure the safe operation of the facility, and not to take any action that would harm these principles.

Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper, near the town of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity – the power plant has six power units with a capacity of 1 gigawatt each. In October 2022, the nuclear power plant became the property of the Russian Federation.

The Ukrainian army continues to regularly bomb Enerhodar and the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant adjacent to the city. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Kiev regime continued to deliberately bomb the ZNPP, trying to create the appearance of a threat of nuclear disaster. The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed the need to create a security zone around the ZNPP.

Earlier, Aleksey Yasinsky, Director of Strategic Communications of the ZNPP operating organization, said that on the territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP there are no heavy weapons and no heavy weapons, the operating company represents nuclear security.

The Zaporozhye region became the subject of the Russian Federation after a September 2022 referendum, in which Kiev did not recognize the results and continued to bomb the region. Today, more than 70% of the Zaporozhye region is under Russian control, the city of Zaporozhye, the former regional center of the region, remains under the control of Ukrainian troops since March 2023, Melitopol temporarily became the administrative center of Russia. area.