Russian forces hold sports contest at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

This was reported by the National Resistance Center (NRC).  

According to the report, the initiator of the "sports festival" is Kremlin-appointed Yuriy Chernichuk, the so-called director of the ZNPP.  

"Volleyball, football, chess, table tennis—instead of ensuring the safe operation of a nuclear facility, the occupiers at ZNPP are hosting 'Spartakiad-2025' to boost 'team spirit,'" the statement reads.  

The resistance emphasized that this is yet another attempt to legitimize the occupation of the plant while masking crimes against civilians with entertainment at a nuclear site. Such actions pose a direct risk to the entire region and openly violate international nuclear safety standards.  

The National Resistance Center calls on the international community to respond to this threat.

• Energy Advocacy Director at the International Center for Ukrainian Victory (ICUV), says that before the full-scale invasion, four of six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant ran on American-made Westinghouse fuel.