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Transit vehicles that previously moved through the territory of Kurchatov will have to use alternative detour routes,
We see both the assessments and the work of this structure (the IAEA), but each time we want a more objective and clearer expression of the position of this structure,
Again, pointing fingers is something that I, as director general of the IAEA, must take extremely seriously. But it is obvious that you cannot separate what we have seen here from the recent military activity that we have seen."
Asked by a reporter at a news conference to condemn the drone damage as a "nuclear provocation" by Ukraine, Grossi replied We survived a night that could have stopped the story, the history of Ukraine, the history of Europe.”
At the time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Not in favor of our country, not in favor of confirming Moscow's position, but in favor of facts with one specific goal: ensuring safety and preventing the development of a scenario along a catastrophic path, to which the Kyiv regime is pushing everyone,
Who will negotiate with them after this, after the atrocities, the terror that they are committing against peaceful residents, the civilian population, civilian infrastructure and peaceful facilities,
Preventing a nuclear accident in this terrible war is vital & attacking any NPP [nuclear power plant] is unacceptable, no matter the location,
(The ... The allies) try not to speak with me about it. But I keep raising this topic. Generally, that's it. The Olympics are over, but the ping-pong continues,
Today I was told about several cases of drone attacks on the territory, on the plant's facilities. At the plant, I saw traces of these attacks,
I was informed about the impact of drones. I was shown some of the remnants of those and signs of the impact they had,
Grossi said without saying who was responsible The danger or possibility of a nuclear accident has emerged near here,
Basically, never, ever must or should a nuclear power plant be attacked in any way.”
This means that the core of the reactor containing nuclear material is protected just by a normal roof. This makes it extremely exposed and fragile, for example, to an artillery impact or a drone or a missile,
The front lines right now are … far off, tens of kilometres from the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. It doesn’t seem that the Ukrainians are trying to reach it or attack it, but of course, … it’s a dangerous situation,
Whoever controls it, controls Donetsk itself. It’s a supply route, it’s a logistics hub, it’s a rail hub and it’s vital for both Russians to take it and for Ukraine to defend it,
The situation in the northern front in Kursk, in [the neighbouring region of] Belgorod is not fully in Russia’s favour. The Ukrainians have the initiative there. Russia has the initiative in the south [of Ukraine] in Donbas, so both sides are going for each other,
My message is the same for everyone: no nuclear accident can happen. It is our responsibility to make sure of that,
Grossi said at the news conference, A nuclear power plant of this type so close to a point of contact or military front is an extremely serious fact,
Grossi said after visiting the plant The fact we have military activity a few kilometres, a few miles away from here, make it an immediate point of attention,
We see the plant still operating, but at the same time, the fact that the plant is operating may get even more serious in terms of an eventual action against it,